Package Printer Installs Nilpeter Flexo/Digital Combo Press

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill.—International Label & Printing Co., Inc. has recently installed a 13-inch Nilpeter FA-3 combination digital/UV flexographic press.

The machine contains three UV flexo units in addition to a Caslon 4-color digital module—all in-line, providing the company with numerous printing options. “This press will allow us to better serve our customers with digital quality and the flexibility of multiple-version, medium/short-run capabilities that only digital printing can provide,” said Tony Dardano, executive vice president/sales and marketing for the company.

The press is currently the only installation of its kind in North America and, according to Nilpeter, “combines the advanced flexibility of digital printing with the proven reliability of conventional flexographic printing and converting.”

The Caslon digital module supports many standard substrates without any requirement for pre-coating or specially coated materials. The Caslon produces high-gloss printing with no need for varnish, and the non-contact printing also makes printing on rough surfaces much easier. Built for heavy-duty production, the Caslon increases productivity and makes versioning simple. Its inks are comparable to conventional UV flexo inks.

International Label & Printing, in business since 1929, caters to a wide variety of markets including food and beverage packaging, advertising specialties, coupons, and thermal transfer labels and tags, while producing an assortment of paper/film/foil pressure-sensitive labels using flexographic, offset, letterpress, and now, digital technology.