Henkel opts for Leibinger CIJ printers

Henkel Slovenia has opted for Leibinger Jet3 Up CIJ printers to maximize productivity by marking and coding one million products daily on 22 production lines at its Maribor factory with speeds of up to 180 units per minute.

Henkel’s European Centre of Excellence for Hair Coloration & Hair Care Products, set up in 2024 in Maribor, Slovenia, is the largest hair care facility in the Henkel Group, with 700 employees.

More than 260 million hair care products under well-known brands such as Schwarzkopf, Palette and Syoss leave the factory annually and are exported to more than 30 countries.

The plant operates 22 production lines, and over a million finished products roll off the lines daily. This is only possible thanks to production speeds of up to 180 units per minute. Most production lines are equipped with Leibinger Jet3 Up printers.

‘All our printers are networked and receive print texts from the production information system,’ explains Borut Suhadolnik, PMO production and technical director at Henkel Maribor. ‘The printers start up immediately and print very smoothly. They are extremely user-friendly, which simplifies our employees’ work.’

Suhadolnik greatly appreciates the minimized downtime and maximized productivity: ‘The Leibinger printers have significantly increased the productivity of our lines. Thanks to their nozzle sealing technology, there are no longer any production stops.’

The fully automatic nozzle sealing technology, Sealtronic, does not require the cleaning cycles that are typical for conventional CIJ printers. As soon as the printer stops printing, the nozzle in the print head closes the ink circuit airtight and prevents the ink from drying out. When the printer starts up again, the nozzle opens, and the printer continues printing.

Following the successful introduction of the printers at Henkel Maribor, Henkel awarded Leibinger the status of a listed vendor worldwide.

‘We are very pleased with the positive feedback from the customer and look forward to further collaboration,’ said Vojko Arzenšek from Adheziv, Leibinger's sales partner in Slovenia. ‘Fast, high-quality customer service, reliable supply of consumables and our many years of experience in the field of coding and marking are decisive to our success.’