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Metal packaging personalization, customization, printing on demand

Release date:2022-08-07 Author: Click:

Metal packaging personalization, customization, printing on demand

 

The digital printing technology of metal containers is one of the most obvious trends in MetPack 2017, which responds to the emerging market demand for small batches, individualization and customization of metal packaging in the Internet era. In a sense, digital printing technology allows the number of copies of metal containers (starting quantity) to even be reduced to 1 can without an unusually large cost difference with larger batches of jobs, and the same batch of printed images (data ) is also variable. Compared with the traditional printing method of metal cans, which often requires tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, and the printing data is fixed, it truly realizes personalization, customization, and on-demand printing, plus "zero" changeover time. It not only opens up more application possibilities, but also greatly increases the effective production time compared to traditional printing modes.

 

The following will introduce the digital printing technology of metal cans that several suppliers have introduced through MetPack. They all use inkjet printing technology and have a wide range of applications, involving two-piece beverage cans, aerosol cans, and single-piece aluminum bottles (cans). , aluminum hose, liquid medicine cartridge with injection function, etc.

 

Interkoff D240: A high-definition digital printing press for hollow cylindrical containers that integrates the three major graphic arts

 

HinterkopfGmbH is a family business that has been passed down from father to son and has been operating for 55 years. It has developed and manufactured equipment and complete lines for high-volume automated production and printing of cans, bottles, aluminum Hoses, or other cylindrical bodies made of aluminum, iron, or plastic. The company's product range includes trimmers, washers, coaters, printing machines, varnishers, necking machines, capping machines, drying units and tank collectors that function like balancers. The first-class concept, modern design and the use of robots ensure high stability, high efficiency and long service life of the production system.

 

In 2013, Interkoff claimed to be "integrating the advantages of three major graphic arts technologies of offset printing, screen printing and flexo printing", and the high-definition digital printing machine D240 for hollow cylindrical containers was born and harvested in Germany in 2015. The first user, Ritter GmbH, is a supplier of plastic containers such as cartridges with injection capabilities.

 

The digital printing technology of metal containers is one of the most obvious trends in MetPack 2017, which responds to the emerging market demand for small batches, individualization and customization of metal packaging in the Internet era. In a sense, digital printing technology allows the number of copies of metal containers (starting quantity) to even be reduced to 1 can without an unusually large cost difference with larger batches of jobs, and the same batch of printed images (data ) is also variable. Compared with the traditional printing method of metal cans, which often requires tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, and the printing data is fixed, it truly realizes personalization, customization, and on-demand printing, plus "zero" changeover time. It not only opens up more application possibilities, but also greatly increases the effective production time compared to traditional printing modes.

 

The following will introduce the digital printing technology of metal cans that several suppliers have introduced through MetPack. They all use inkjet printing technology and have a wide range of applications, involving two-piece beverage cans, aerosol cans, and single-piece aluminum bottles (cans). , aluminum hose, liquid medicine cartridge with injection function, etc.

 

Interkoff D240: A high-definition digital printing press for hollow cylindrical containers that integrates the three major graphic arts

 

HinterkopfGmbH is a family business that has been passed down from father to son and has been operating for 55 years. It has developed and manufactured equipment and complete lines for high-volume automated production and printing of cans, bottles, aluminum Hoses, or other cylindrical bodies made of aluminum, iron, or plastic. The company's product range includes trimmers, washers, coaters, printing machines, varnishers, necking machines, capping machines, drying units and tank collectors that function like balancers. The first-class concept, modern design and the use of robots ensure high stability, high efficiency and long service life of the production system.

 

In 2013, Interkoff claimed to be "integrating the advantages of three major graphic arts technologies of offset printing, screen printing and flexo printing", and the high-definition digital printing machine D240 for hollow cylindrical containers was born and harvested in Germany in 2015. The first user, Ritter GmbH, is a supplier of plastic containers such as cartridges with injection capabilities.

 

The reason for this is due to the D240's highest resolution of 1200dpi, which is converted into a printing line count of more than 100l/cm, thus obtaining photo-level printing quality - subtle details and layers can be reproduced; at the same time , the 2-point font size is still sharp and clear (the lower limit of the clear anti-white text font size is 3 points).

 

D240 uses the special UV printing ink produced by Interkoff itself, and the eight-color printing achieves bright and bright color effects. In addition to the four primary colors of CMYK, a high-fidelity six-color system can be used; in addition, white basecoats, spot colors, and topcoats or spot coatings can be printed, giving the printed surface the three-dimensional appearance of millions of color decorations.

 

The printing speed then depends on the diameter of the cylindrical container and the resolution used. For example, when the diameter of the cylindrical container is 50mm and the resolution is 800dpi, the printing speed is 120 cans/min. As the resolution and diameter decrease, the printing speed will be further increased to the upper limit of 240 cans/min.

 

Digital workflows allow for instant changeovers—a dramatic increase in effective production time, and makes low-volume, customized, on-demand printing a reality. The D240 adopts a digital workflow, and the selected image is directly printed on the surface of the cylinder. Thanks to the digital proofing technology, the color correction process is omitted, and the perfect image quality can be obtained from the first can. At the same time, it involves image replacement, image size replacement, and even adjusting the image to suit the cylinder size and other changing tasks can be completed in an instant by pressing a button, resulting in a 20%~50% increase in the actual effective production time compared to traditional printing methods. , and gained considerable cost advantages in small batch, customized, on-demand printing.

 

In addition, even when changing cylindrical containers of different diameters, the entire changeover time is only about 20 minutes, which is much less than other printing forms.

 

The modular servo direct drive system ensures high precision, and the touch panel makes operation easy and convenient. D240 is developed based on the control and software concept of direct servo drive, and can be configured and set according to customer needs. Workers can operate the equipment and manage printing jobs through the touch panel.

 

D240 is equipped with 16 double-mandrel workstations, which can complete the processes of feeding, positioning, pretreatment, eight-color printing, high-power curing and drying, optical printing image control, and blanking.



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