Gallus’s Advanced Labelmaster flexo press is now available in Australia, which hits speeds of 200 metres per minute, and will officially debut it in Brussels for Labelexpo in September.
The multiweb upgrade feature allows for a higher level of automation and flexibility in the printing process, as Gallus says Advanced press allows for finishing and printing units to be changed quickly and easily at any machine position.
James Rodden, head of sales, Oceania, Gallus says, “The Labelmaster has now been released for sale in Australia, I expect strong interest for it at Labelexpo and hope to see the first Labelmaster installation into our region by February 2018.
“The Gallus Labelmaster is a new machine system, with a speed of 200 metres per minute. It is a 440mm web width, with an adjustable platform system which allows for basic flexo technology with less automation, or a more advanced printing platform with a combination of various printing processes.
“You can have a fixed platform, or an advanced platform where you exchange flexo for alternatives, such as screen printing. It scales from basic to advanced.”
“It can do flexo, screen printing, hot and cold foiling, and die cutting.
“Where you see a lot of these different applications being used is in the wine industry, where embellishing is commonplace. The beverage sector is increasingly using more printing techniques to finish labels too.
“Most customers in the label business do combination printing, mixing up techniques and embossing. Gallus customers are used to combination presses which allow for these applications.”
At Labelexpo, Gallus will also be displaying its latest digital label press, the Labelfire 340.
The company says that although five percent of label volume is printed digitally, this is rising rapidly with double-digit growth rates. Gallus anticipates that in the medium term, just under half of the presses sold in this sector will be digital.
Rodden says, “The Labelfire 340 is a digital label press capable of 50 metres per minute in an eight-colour setup; CMYK plus white, orange, violet and green. It offers a reel to reel finished label solution with a high native resolution of 1200x1200dpi.
“As a hybrid-type press, with inline die cutting, it is a great complement to conventional machines.
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