SurePress L-6534 Digital Label Press Intro Webinar

Epson engineers had three design goals for the SurePress L-6534 digital label UV printing press:
1. Reliable enough to print labels 22 hours/day 7 days/week
2. Consistent digital print quality even after a year of continuous use
3. Cost-effective, automatic operation that minimizes labor and consumables
Epson also identified four key trouble spots to overcome in a digital press:
1. Fine registration control - for readable text as small as 2-point
2. High opacity white ink - applied with other inks in one pass, with one print head, and no need to condition the ink
3. No color shifts, no calibration for repeat jobs
4. Widest possible color gamut with the fewest ink colors
Finally, they looked at high print volume, achieving 5X the packaging industry’s average of 350,000 square feet of labels per month per printing press
In this video, Epson’s Mike Pruitt and Mike Nyman explain how Epson reaches those impressive print volumes while maintaining beautiful print quality, reliability and economy.
To learn more, visit www.epson.com/surepress
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Print volume
According to consultant I.T. Strategies, commercial printers serving the packaging industry require label presses to print an average of 350,000 square feet/month.
In theory, digital label presses in the $500,000 price range should do that in just one shift, but many fall short.
The Epson L-6534 digital print press is capable of five times the requirement, or 1.75 million sq feet/month, with very consistent speed, reliability, quality and operational ease via a highly automated, high quality process with minimal mechanical adjustments:
• The Epson center drum ensures consistent distance between the print head and print surface
• Web steering and automated web tension monitoring ensures a predictable feed
• Automatic nozzle verification ensures quality without manual inspections
• Electronic adjustments minimize mistakes
Another key is compatible print engine components:
• Print heads designed for a specific UV printing ink set
• Pinning and curing LEDs that emit the correct wavelength for the ink
• Internal components move the ink without premature curing
• A very precise, reliable robotic controller
A third is preset-driven substrate changes
• The digital press remember all the details of previous jobs so settings can be recalled later or after a roll change
A fourth: manual maintenance just once per day, regardless of the number of shifts
A fifth: totally automate or eliminate many processes, including substrate loading and calibration. Others are totally electronic, minimizing mechanical errors.
Common problems that Epson has addressed
• Dirty or dusty substrate, solved with a vacuum suction before it enters the label press
• Consistent reliability of the print engine, achieved by developing and testing all components as a complete system
• Preservation of fine detail in small text, achieved with LED UV pinning lamps in very close proximity to the print heads to prevent droplets from moving or spreading
• Static on film, minimized with electronic ionizer bars
• Certain film surfaces not quite ready to receive UV ink, solved with corona treating devices
• Web breaks, minimized with automatic monitoring of web tension and an optical splice detector
• A lack of operator training, solved with Epson training on site
Expectations for a printing press supplier, achieved by Epson
• A fair, comprehensive price, bundling all the required components
• Consumables minimized and priced per volume printed
• Tiered pricing for ink based on print volume
• A supply chain for inks and spare parts that is redundant and robust
• Good manufacturing processes, including ink manufacturing in a clean room environment with virus checking, and a declaration of toxicity and conformance with standards
• Value-adds included, such as simulated gold foiling and digital spot varnish
In sum, a successfully integrated UV printing press is…
• Reliable and printing round the clock without operational issues or print quality issues
• Fed a steady stream of jobs using intelligent workflow software
• Doing the principal maintenance throughout the day automatically
For more information how Epson UV ink technology can benefit your business, please contact us at epson.com/product-label-print...