[dropcaps style=’2′]Vasai-based Barcom Industries has become Asia’s first to install the Mark Andy Digital One label press. According to Prasanna Sahu of Barcom Industries, the company’s commitment for digital label printing was growing and hence was looking for a production-level hybrid solution that combines digital printing with in-line converting. According to Sahu, Digital One’s ease of operation, high quality output and fast production speed were some of the reasons for installing the press. He addded, “Compact design of the press takes up less space and makes working around the press easier, resulting in faster makeready and less fatigue of the press crew.”[/dropcaps]
Digital One is an entry-level digital label press designed for short- and micro-run prime labels. The 4-color press with dry toner printing process has a multi-function flexo deck for spot colors, laminates, adhesives or varnishes. The Digital One provides inline converting and finishing, delivering ready-to-ship label production – unlike many other small footprint digital presses.
With Digital One the possibilities are many, including micro runs, versioning, variable data printing and shorter delivery times. Prasanna said, “Shorter delivery time is one of main reasons for this investment. Now we will be able to deliver various short-run jobs faster than before. This is primarily because digital printing eliminates several processes such as the need of making plates, registration, color matching, reduces wastage and time.”
Barcom Industries started business in 2002 with a used Mark Andy 830 press, followed by Scout, a fleet of Mark Andy 2200 presses. Today, the company houses several Mark Andy Performance Series P5 presses alongside the Digital One. It also houses eight Rotoflex inspection slitter rewinders with 100% fault detection systems and will soon receive four new Rotoflex HSI label inspection, slitting and rewinding machines with 100% Nikka L1 inspection cameras. Barcom has also opted for Rotoflex bi-directional pharma inspection.
The press was installed at Barcom by Flexo Image Graphics, the sole distributor of Mark Andy presses in the Indian sub-continent.
– Pranay Mathur
