Labelexpo Day 1: Epson shows SurePress with inline finishing

Epson showed its new SurePress L-6534VW with inline finishing on its stand, which also included the L-4533 SurePress and a new range of label printers – Colorworks – intended for inhouse applications.

Marc Tinkler, head of product marketing, Commercial and Industrial at Epson Europe, told Print21 that the new SurePress L-6534VW would be appealing to printers looking for durability, quality, consistency, and performance.

“With a 50 metre per minute print speed, and a central drum system rather than the more usual camber plate, the press is able to produce the highest quality print at high speeds,” he said.

The new competitively priced SurePress UV inks also comply with the European Framework Regulation on Food Contact Materials (FCM).

The press combines Epson’s PrecisionCore printheads around the central impression drum to provide what Epson says is “outstanding image quality and precise colour to colour registration”.

With Epson’s proprietary Nozzle Verification Technology and automatic head maintenance, manual intervention by an operator is minimised.

The SurePress L-6534VW uses low migration CMYK inks with a high opacity white as standard, and includes an innovative inline digital varnish for value added label production.

According to Epson, a high precision web feed system ensures substrate waste is minimal and provides consistent re-registration on a pre-printed roll. Together with a corona treater, web cleaner, and ioniser, the press provides versatility in print production.

Tinkler said, “The new model offers faster full colour variable data printing and supports a wide range of label substrates for many different applications. And now with the SurePress inks complying with the European Framework Regulation on Food Contact Materials (FCM), customers can be assured they are buying an industry leading solution.”