Labelexpo Day 3: Oki launches label printers for bespoke jobs

The Oki stand had the new Pro 1050 CMYK + white label printer as the centrepiece, the new system aimed at the burgeoning craft food and beverage markets.

In Australia the LED printers are available through Labelpower and Gulmen Engineering, and were seen on the stands at PrintEx.

Oki says it has developed the Pro 1040 and Pro 1050 narrow-format label printers specifically for the growing market of users who need on-demand label printing that is easy to set up and requires minimal training to use.

On the stand, Oki’s Atsumi Honda told Print21 that the new printer will enable businesses to produce high quality labels in-house with minimal waste. He said, “We are targeting the food, beverage, and household items sectors.”

The company said converters who require short run production will also find these printers beneficial. It says users will benefit from a wider choice of label designs with a lower print-volume/high SKU mix, reduced pre-printed label stock and reduced wastage. The ability to print in-house will also remove the necessity to wait for consignments of externally printed labels to arrive.

The printers provide the ability to print on a wide range of materials in professional four or five-colour finishes. The Pro1040 prints in CMYK, whilst the Pro1050 prints in CMYK plus white (CMYK+W).

With the white toner, users have the added advantage of printing on transparent or coloured label media – this is done by printing an opaque white background under the CMYK image.

The printers are able to print on a variety of roll widths onto standard stocks. Because they are LED, there are few moving parts. They print onto standard label materials, including synthetics. RRP in Australia will be $11,475 for the four-colour version, and $15,945 for the five-colour with white.