09.07.21
Digital printing now represents over 80% of Limpet Labels' business, which prompted the label specialist to expanded its machinery with a third Screen inkjet press. The company made the move to add the Truepress Jet L350UV SAI S 7-color press.
“This machine enhances our color gamut while at the same time helping us save ink, making our operations more cost-efficient," says Nathan Williams, operations manager, Limpet Labels.
The Japanese word sai means "colourful," and the new Screen SAI series was developed to help printers produce a wider range of pantone colors to meet brand owners’ challenging demands.
Williams says, “To print the right blue color, for example, previous generations of print presses often needed large amounts of ink, applied in different layers. The newest Screen SAI press, however, achieves the right color much more easily, and saves us about half the amount of ink.”
As well as cost savings, the new press enables Limpet Labels to address its customers’ increasing interest in meeting challenging eco-friendly standards. The L350UV SAI also helps Limpet Labels reduce material waste by requiring minimal to zero setup in between live jobs.
The reliability of Screen’s presses, their uptime of over 95%, and high production speed of up to 60 m/m, were key arguments for Limpet Labels’ decision to invest in a third Screen machine. Active in the chemical and industrial label markets, as well as other sectors, Limpet Labels has been working with Screen for seven years. “Each generation, Screen equipment and software provides even more stability and color consistency,” Williams remarks. “This newest, high-end SAI technology is as easy to use as an iPad, and it doesn’t require a lot of training for our operators to use the machine in the best possible way.”
Since shifting from toner to inkjet, the amount of orders Limpet Labels is producing digitally has grown by around 230%. With inkjet enabling the company to target new markets both within the UK and mainland Europe, Limpet expects its “healthy and steady growth” to continue, with more investments in digital inkjet printing to come in the next few years.
“This machine enhances our color gamut while at the same time helping us save ink, making our operations more cost-efficient," says Nathan Williams, operations manager, Limpet Labels.
The Japanese word sai means "colourful," and the new Screen SAI series was developed to help printers produce a wider range of pantone colors to meet brand owners’ challenging demands.
Williams says, “To print the right blue color, for example, previous generations of print presses often needed large amounts of ink, applied in different layers. The newest Screen SAI press, however, achieves the right color much more easily, and saves us about half the amount of ink.”
As well as cost savings, the new press enables Limpet Labels to address its customers’ increasing interest in meeting challenging eco-friendly standards. The L350UV SAI also helps Limpet Labels reduce material waste by requiring minimal to zero setup in between live jobs.
The reliability of Screen’s presses, their uptime of over 95%, and high production speed of up to 60 m/m, were key arguments for Limpet Labels’ decision to invest in a third Screen machine. Active in the chemical and industrial label markets, as well as other sectors, Limpet Labels has been working with Screen for seven years. “Each generation, Screen equipment and software provides even more stability and color consistency,” Williams remarks. “This newest, high-end SAI technology is as easy to use as an iPad, and it doesn’t require a lot of training for our operators to use the machine in the best possible way.”
Since shifting from toner to inkjet, the amount of orders Limpet Labels is producing digitally has grown by around 230%. With inkjet enabling the company to target new markets both within the UK and mainland Europe, Limpet expects its “healthy and steady growth” to continue, with more investments in digital inkjet printing to come in the next few years.