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EFI launches Vutek h+ series Komori hints at
Drupa launches
hybrid printers wraps off “a new environ-
Komori will take the
mentally friendly offset
press and a next generation
EFI has unveiled the table allows for better con- digital printing machine” at
Vutek h3+ and Vutek h5+ trol of thicker media and Drupa in May.The manufac-
hybrid flatbed/roll-fed LED thin-light-edged materials turer celebrated its cente-
printers. The manufacturer thanks to double the vacuum nary last year, when the
said the Vutek h+ series is a strength on the print table. company’s purpose for the
re-engineered and refined New media hold-down next 100 years was defined
version of the high-volume, rollers mount to existing as: “Delivering Kando
superwide-format hybrid MEG rails and the spring roll- beyond expectations by con-
Vutek h series platform. The ers force media into the vac- tributing to society with
enhancements made for the The Vutek h5+ can print up to 109 boards per hour uum, often eliminating the print technology.”
Vutek h+ series are said to GM for display graphics and the key pain points for our need for MEG skis entirely. President Satoshi
offer improved productivity, OEM ink at EFI, said: “We customers, all while improv- Mochida stated: “At Drupa
print quality, reliability, are excited to bring these ing ease of use and offering When MEG skis are needed, 2024, under the theme of
capability, and profits. The new printers to market. the LED environmentally they are now available in Connected Automation, we
Vutek h5+ can print up to Vutek printers have been the friendly benefits you expect thicknesses of 0.063, 0.094, will promote automation
109 3.2m-wide boards per leader in the hybrid category from EFI Vutek technology.” and 0.012 inches. The Vutek that maximizes customer
hour at 1,200dpi resolution in signs and display graphics EFI said media handling h+ series also offers new value and propose solutions
while the Vutek h3+ can for more than two decades, improvements are some of optional colour configura- that are friendly to both peo-
print up to 74 boards per with more than 300 installa- the most notable enhance- tions; CMYKcmyk + W + ple and the environment in
hour. tions worldwide. The Vutek ments in the Vutek h+ Clear, CMYK x 2 plus 2W, order to make the future sus-
Todd Zimmerman, SVP/ h+ series answers some of series. An upgraded vacuum and CMYK x 2 plus Clear. tainable.”
Fero in world first with new Premier’s lamination

Lamina Packline SA film portfolio

Fero Retail Marketing has Premier Paper Group has
become the world’s first added three new brands as
installation of a clever new part of its ongoing develop-
semi-automatic packing line ments into the lamination
from Lamina System, which film market.The business,
the point-of-sale specialist which launched its
helped to develop. Fero has Lamination Films division
facilities in Letchworth and in 2022 following the acqui-
Sandy and is part of the sition of Zulu Packaging, is
£77m-turnover Writtle Fero head of operations Matt Foney, Garry Woods and Neil Thayer now offering three new Premier adds three new brands
group of businesses. grades: Advantage,
The company installed the ality for some time, and the continuously without stop- Essential, and ProFilm. digital print processes.
new Packline SA device at its development involved Garry ping,” Thayer explained. “It Advantage is available in Finishes include matt, gloss,
Sandy site earlier this year. It Woods, operations director doesn’t matter what size it is, both gloss and matt finishes, silk, and soft allure, for the
automates a process typically at Fero Sandy, and Lamina the machine will sense the across a wide array of sizes, enhancement of magazines,
handled manually by out- System design manager pack size, fold it, and apply and is said to offer “a cost- brochures, and packaging,
workers, by using hot melt Jesper Hjalmarsson bringing the glue immediately.” effective solution to litho- while the antibacterial films
glue to seal corrugated their combined expertise to Fero is a B-Corp, and based lamination offer an added level of pro-
FEFCO 401/2 packs up to the project. Thayer said the line also had requirements on applica- tection.
tions such as magazines,
50mm thick. “The main USP is due to its environmental benefits as it brochures and book covers”. Premier’s lamination port-
Neil Thayer, owner at UK genius of design and con- does away with the need to Essential is described by folio is available for delivery
and Ireland agent Finishline struction, there is no need for use vinyl tapes. “Branded Premier as a reliable and alongside all media pur-
Machinery, said that Lamina any set-ups, meaning differ- vinyl tape is expensive and of multipurpose lamination chases, next day throughout
had wanted to build a ent sizes and capacity of col- course it’s a plastic in terms film range which features the UK on Premier’s own
machine with this function- lated packs can be hand-fed of recycling,” he added. options suitable for litho and fleet of vehicles.
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