UV inkjet digital printing provides variable-data-printing capabilities for package printers.

By Tom Polischuk

UV inkjet in the mix

There are a number of digital technologies that are staking a claim in package printing. These include digital printing systems such as HP Indigo’s offset technology and Xeikon’s toner-based electrophotographic (EP) systems.

Non-contact, single-pass inkjet systems represent a relatively new technology that will have an increasing impact over time as technical developments continue and costs come down. A number of companies have been moving into this space with aqueous and solvent-based systems and even more recently, with UV inkjet systems.