Heidelberg has joined forces with Alcan Packaging Singen to help mutual customers in the packaging and pharmaceutical sectors print short packaging runs “digitally, cost effectively, reliably and at a high level of quality”. The co-operation is part of Heidelberg’s Linoprint innovation project.
“Since the beginning of 2009, our collaboration with Alcan Packaging has been focusing primarily on the area of aluminium foils,” explains Sven Michael, head of consumables at Linoprint.
“Alcan Packaging and the Linoprint team are working closely on the development of printing stocks, such as blister packaging films,” states Kurt Peter Müller, Alcan’s regional sales manager North Germany. In this way, both companies aim to ensure that customers with the Linoprint digital Drop-on-Demand (DOD) inkjet technology can print new printing stocks from Alcan immediately after they are introduced and with optimum quality – without losing time in adjusting production operations to the new material.
Alcan Packaging customers can use Linoprint printing systems with the manufacturer’s foils that are already available. Until now, digital printing methods have been used primarily for marking the products with just batch designations or best before dates. Linoprint is said to extend the application to ensure efficient production and optimum print quality, while meeting the new consumer protection provisions – even for the shortest runs.
Modular design enables the inkjet systems to be integrated into both new and existing packaging lines.
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