Labelexpo Americas 2024: Finishing and converting

Since Labelexpo Americas 2022, both digital and flexo printing presses have undergone significant advancements—digital presses have surged in speed, while flexo presses have embraced greater automation and efficiency. Mirroring these developments, finishing and converting equipment has evolved to keep pace, ensuring seamless integration and enhanced production capabilities.

“We are excited we were able to demonstrate the synergies between our technologies and how they can deliver unparalleled value to our customers in today’s extremely competitive market”

One of this year’s standout innovations was the introduction of much faster die-cutting systems. These advanced systems are engineered to handle the escalating speeds of modern printing presses, ensuring that finishing processes remain equally efficient and automated. This enhancement allows flexo technology to stay competitive with digital printing, especially in the production of shorter runs.

In addition to die-cutting advancements, there have been significant strides in digital embellishment techniques. Innovations such as inkjet varnishing, various digital metalization options and laser die-cutting are contributing to more streamlined and efficient production workflows. Other notable highlights included inspection rewind units, shrink sleeve converting equipment and specialized machines for RFID label production, all underscoring the ongoing technological progress in the industry.

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