Xeikon recently put its TX500 digital technology on display at the China Print tradeshow in Beijing, China, which was its first ASEAN viewing.

The Xeikon TX500 digital press runs TITON toner, which is a food safe and durable digital printing technology. Its prints are resistant to high temperatures, up to 260°C, ensuring packaging integrity and product protection. Thanks to its unique formulation, TITON can print directly onto paper-based packaging materials without additional varnishing or lamination to protect the print.

Xeikon said it opens new market opportunities in label printing, in paper-based flexible packaging, in security printing and more, suitable for short- to medium-runs.

The Xeikon TX500 is the company’s first digital press model to run TITON technology, and is a new member of the CHEETAH series.

With TITON, Xeikon is setting out to meet the industry’s need for environmentally friendly and product-safe packaging production.

The new toner formulation combines the best features of toners and UV inks, merging dry toner’s food-safe and odourless properties with the particular resistance to chemicals and mechanical abrasion of UV inkjet ink. 

Some of the machine’s other features include:

• Roll-to-roll configuration with variable repeat length
• Print width of 508mm
• Print speed of 30 m/min (depending on substrate grammage)
• Media weight of 40gsm to 350 gsm
• Print resolutions of 1200dpi using five print stations and dry toner
• CMYK colour, with single pass opaque white

Xeikon Greater China general manager Sean Wu said, “The machine that we have on the show floor was manufactured in April, and we managed to get it to China Print – all within a month. I was really surprised.

“China is an emerging market for Xeikon and we want to showcase the innovation of the TX500 and the applications that can be achieved with it. After China Print, this unit will be moved into our Shanghai Innovation Center, where customers can continue to learn more about the machine.

“The TX500 can achieve very fine prints, can be used for applications requiring security printing like passports, concert tickets, and anti-counterfeiting labels, and also allows for personalisation. It prints up to 20,000m per day – non-stop – and is a true workhorse.”

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