Lotus Labels, Eastbourne, UK, has finalized an order for the very latest in toner-based print engines from Xeikon. Xeikon specifically designed the CX30 for printing self-adhesive labels while also enabling it to print card stock up to 0.55 mm thick. The new unit is replacing an existing ten-year-old Xeikon press.
“The world of labels continues to evolve, and while our initial Xeikon investment was still very capable and only recently earned us the Label Printer of the Year award, production speeds and toner technology have advanced significantly in the near nine years since the arrival of our first Xeikon press. We are purchasing the latest technology to ensure that our customers continue to receive the best and most environmentally friendly labels and packaging available.”
“The Xeikon CX30 uses the latest ECO toner from Xeikon and produces color-calibrated print on a wide variety of substrates for our ever-growing list of customers in the high-end label sector. The quality of the latest Xeikon software will help to ensure that our waste figures are kept to the bare minimum before we produce good, saleable copy.”
“The new press will also allow us to expand our efforts in the production of printed carton packaging for a growing range of clients for whom we have already been producing labels for some time. Our proposition to produce labels and cartons on the same press, hence perfectly color-matching both products, has seen a lot of interest.”
“With Xeikon dry toner, we believe that we have the most suitable technology for digital carton production. The ability to handle the thickness and substrate ranges that carton board requires gives us advantages that other processes can’t offer.”
“The environmentally friendly features of the Xeikon CX30 will include significantly reduced waste along with lower energy consumption, contributing to a “greener” production process. The toners are odorless, migration-free, and vegan, making them safe for direct food contact, as traditionally this has been the advantage of Xeikon toner-based technology.”
– Andreas Schillinger, Managing Director of Lotus Labels.
Suitable substrates include coated and uncoated papers, thermal transfer papers, eco and standard films, metallized substrates, and thicker cardboard materials.
The Xeikon CX30 label press can serve a wide range of end-user applications within the self-adhesive label market, including the ability to print an opaque underlay or overlay where required. The CX30 comes equipped with five dry-toner print stations (CMYK + single-pass opaque white) and prints at 1,200 dots per inch. The Xeikon CX30 incorporates the latest advances in toner production and engine enhancements, delivering consistent print quality and vibrant, precision-produced prints.
Like all of Xeikon’s market-leading digital print solutions, the CX30 connects to the cloud and features both human-machine and machine-machine interfaces. The advanced workflow provided prepares the user for digital print manufacturing, including unique digital applications like full-color variable data printing.
Lotus Labels will continue to run one flexo press alongside the Xeikon: “Our work mix has changed over the years, but flexo is still important to our customers and to our business model.”
When Andreas Schillinger joined the company back in 2014, it ran four flexo presses: “The market was changing quickly to shorter digital runs. We needed to adapt the business to the new way of working.”