Change is Good

Last October, Xeikon began concentrating on folding carton and label markets. "Our presses have a real advantage for short runs because there is literally no cost for films, plates, or makeready between jobs," comments Don Bence, packaging group vice president and general manager. "We can apply water base or UV coatings inline, and the product coming off in most cases you couldn't tell from an offset job. The dry particle toners exhibit no dot gain, no color variations, and are not affected by temperature and humidity. With electrophotography, we don't see any of the doubling or separation which occurs with offset inks."