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

By Tom Polischuk

Aquaflex started into UV digital printing about nine years ago with its Argio™ system. According to Mac Rosenbaum, VP for Aquaflex, the company entered into a strategic partnership with Jetrion to provide an upgrade path for printers that needed variable-data capabilities.

“Aquaflex still views UV inkjet as a specialty application where variable-data printing is a requirement of the job,” notes Rosenbaum. “In these cases, the digital process provides a function and adds value to the package. Even though the single-color digital process is slower than a traditional flexo process, inline converting and diecutting efficiencies make the combination practical.”