Labelexpo Day 2: Xeikon focuses on end to end solutions

Digital pioneer Xeikon had four distinct production suites on its booth, as the company focused on its strategy of providing end to end solutions for digital print businesses. 

Trevor Crowley, ANZ regional manager at Xeikon, said, “We are running full solutions. We understand that as business gets tighter, and as skill levels diminish, that printers are looking to their supplier, they want a partner that will work with them, that ash the know-how, power and commitment to do that, and that is where Xeikon, now part of the Flint Group, sits.”

The four production suites include the Label Discovery Package, an entry-level solution addressing 90% of all end-user label applications; the Xeikon CX500, addressing high-end food and wine label printing; the Xeikon PX3000, the ideal solution for health and beauty markets and high-performance durable label printing; and Xeikon aXelerate, helping printers and converters to go the extra mile.

Crowley pointed to the Discovery solution on the stand as an example of what the company provides. Disocvery is the entry level system, which comprises the Xeikon 3030 print engine and the supporting ecosystem. He said, “Whether you are looking to enter the digital print market, or are an established printer looking to take the next step, Xeikon will provide all you need.”

Xeikon has both toner and inkjet print systems, and its presses are able to print on a wide range of media; according to Crowley, this meets the need for new opportunities.

“For instance, the EU has a new directive, which will likely be replicated around the world, that label on drums must be able to withstand three months at sea if that drum goes overboard, with the salt, the sun, and the sand not impacting adversely on the legibility of that label. Xeikon came out on top in all the tests,” he said.

According to Crowley, the company is also developing rapidly in track and trace, with a co-development with UPM Raflatac offering label printers the opportunity to provide track and trace solutions to the market.

Crowley said, “Track and trace works both ways: it enables consumers to check the veracity of the product, and it gives the brand a direct line to the consumer, something which they have not had before.”

The company also introduced its latest advisory tool Transform, sharing its deeper understanding, experience, and valued digital printing expertise with the international label community. Xeikon can offer printers and converters insights into different ways of transforming a label printing business into a business for the future.