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B2+ Digital Inkjet Press Brings New Opportunities

Plenty of commercial printing companies have expanded into the packaging market in recent years, and many times they do so by way of digital printing technology. Spectrum Printing Co. of Tucson, Ariz., is a good example.

Typical of the short-run projects Spectrum can handle with its new digital press is this carton for a dozen 4-fl-oz bottles of a brain boost supplement.
Typical of the short-run projects Spectrum can handle with its new digital press is this carton for a dozen 4-fl-oz bottles of a brain boost supplement.

A 35-year-old print house specializing in direct mail and various marketing and promotional materials, Spectrum Printing Co.has been taking advantage of digital printing and finishing technologies for some time now. But the 2020 installation of an Impremia IS29 sheetfed inkjet digital press from Komori opens up attractive opportunities in packaging, cartons to be specific.

β€œPrior to the arrival of this Komori press, I’d say we dabbled in packaging,” says Ken Huizenga, Operations Manager at Spectrum. β€œBut we were limited to 13 x 19 inch sheets, which is just not the most practical way to operate.” The recent installation of an Impremia IS29 sheetfed inkjet digital press has opened up new opportunities for Spectrum Printing Co.The recent installation of an Impremia IS29 sheetfed inkjet digital press has opened up new opportunities for Spectrum Printing Co.

The IS29, Huizenga points out, handles sheets measuring 23 x 29 in., usually referred to as B2+, at 3,000 sheets/hr single-side or 1,500 double-side. Sheet thickness can be anywhere from 18- to 24-pt, and moving from one thickness to another is easy, says Huizenga. Another thing Huizenga greatly appreciates is the IS29’s use of UV-cured inks.


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