Canon demonstrated ‘The Power to Move’ at Labelexpo Europe 2025 (16-19 September 2025 in Barcelona, Spain), highlighting how it can support converters and print providers to respond to customer demands, achieve high productivity, enhance their sustainability efforts and elevate their label and packaging production.
On Canon’s stand, visitors saw a selection of solutions for label printing and folding carton, including the newly developed UVgel Factory for Labels, the Edale CartonLine and a virtual demonstration of the LabelStream LS2000.
Canon’s stand at Labelexpo Europe 2025 featured a virtual display of Canon’s forthcoming LabelStream LS2000. Based on innovative Canon Qualinx technologies, the LabelStream LS2000 is Canon’s first water-based, 5-color (CMYK plus white) inkjet digital label press. Designed for production at speeds of up to 40 m/min with a maximum printing width of 340 mm, it is the ideal solution for label converters looking for a reliable, sustainable, productive and easy-to-operate digital press.
Suitable for a wide range of applications, including labels used on the exterior of food packaging and everyday items such as food and beverages, personal care, household goods and electronics, the LabelStream LS2000 inks are compliant with several food safety standards. The dedicated virtual LabelStream experience will feature video content, expert presentations, and a range of samples produced on the LabelStream LS2000, printed on materials commonly used for label printing in Europe.
For the first time, Canon showcased the newly developed UVgel Factory for Labels. Developed in partnership with Canon’s finishing partners, the solution comprises Canon’s Colorado M-series, the Fotoba Jumbo Roll JRL 17 and a Colex flatbed cutting table. Producing high-quality, customised labels that don’t require lamination, the UVgel Factory for Labels can also provide a premium look to each label, thanks to its unique FLXfinish+ technology, which can combine matte and gloss effects on the same print. Similarly, its FLXture technology can give each label a textured feel, giving retail products, for example, a premium effect to stand out from competitors on the shelf. Throughout the event, visitors will see the automated roll printing and digital finishing of an array of applications on this solution, including cut-through and kiss-cut self-adhesives and labels.
Also on display was the Edale CartonLine, a single-pass flexographic carton production line that offers high-quality printing, multiple in-line embellishments and in-line flatbed finishing. With this production line, Edale, a Canon company and a leading manufacturer of flexographic printing and converting solutions, demonstrated how flexo can streamline existing carton production processes by reducing high labour costs, minimising work-in-progress and freeing up valuable factory space to unlock new revenue opportunities and enable more efficient operations.
