Fuji Xerox Australia has signed an exclusive distributorship deal for Durst digital UV inkjet label presses in Australia, and is now selling the Durst Tau 330.
It will enable Fuji Xerox to provide digital label printing solutions, and it says the Durst Tau 330 will meet customers' increasing demand to convert time-consuming print jobs run on conventional presses into profitable print jobs.
The move comes as rival Konica Minolta is seeing a significant uptake of its own recently launched digital label press the bizhub cf70, and it puts Fuji Xerox into a growing market, albeit in a crowded field with vendors such as HP, Xeikon, Epson, Screen and EFI already in there.
The Durst Tau 330 UV digital inkjet printer prints images on the substrate by exposing its ink to UV light, which dries the ink almost immediately. This allows it to print directly onto various substrates quickly, including heat-sensitive films and labels. According to Fuji Xerox, the UV ink dries faster than solvent ink, the digital UV inkjet technology built into the system meets the need for efficient printing.
Durst says its single-pass UV inkjet printing technology with dual printhead architecture prints in full color at a high speed of 37 meters per minute. This is while printing in the highest print resolution in UV inkjet label printer class of 1,260 dots per inch, its high definition mode.
Steve Ford, general manager, Production Sales & Marketing, Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific, says "As packaging and label markets are linked to consumer spending and population growth, it is a key printing segment with great potential. Today digital printing has limited penetration in this segment, however, as it advances globally and the demand for traditional printing tapers off, many of our existing customers are rapidly diversifying and are looking to us for a reliable and comprehensive solution. This partnership will help our customers expand and grow their business in the label and packaging segment of the industry."
The Durst Tau 330 series comprises the Tau 330, an entry-level Tau 330E, and an optional inline Laser Finishing System 330.
Visitors to PacPrint will see sample applications of a Durst Tau 330 on display.
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