Labelexpo South China technology preview

AEBO – Bishixi – Caisheng – China Lisontec – CLS – Darui- Dongguan Co-Mo Adhesives – Epson – Fortuna Imatek – General Inkjet Technology – Guangdong Arojet – Guangdong Hele Label – Guangzhou SAPA Precision Machinery – Guangdong Yuehele – Guangdong Yinghui – Hangzhou Todaytec – Haotian – Henan Yinjinda – HOACO – Huzhou Unifull – IECHO – INKBANK – Label Source – Ningbo Vorey – Omet – Pulisi – Re – Reborn – Shenzhen Runtianzhi Digital Equipment – Shenzhen Color 9skys Technology – Voyantic – Xiamen SDIOT – Weigang – Wenzhou Xingneng – Wuxi Tianniu – YG Group – Zhuoli – Zhejiang Yuehong - Zonten

AEBO is one of the leading thermal transfer ribbon coating and slitting manufacturers in Nanjing, South-East China. Their main products include barcode ribbons(wax, premium wax, wax-resin, resin and near edge) which are widely used in the areas of inventory and warehouse, logistics and transportation, retail, pharmaceutical and healthcare, and garment and apparel.

Bishixi promotes its range of label rewinders, label dispensers and handheld label applicators. 

Caisheng showcases its CS-JQ350G offset press, capable of printing both in semi-rotary mode at 60m/min and 160m/min in full rotary mode. The press includes cold foil stamping and inspection camera.

China Lisontec showcases its range of self-adhesive labels, thermal transfer ribbon and product care labels.

CLS demonstrates its RFID converting lines, which include encoding, inspection, and labeling. The company provides the full range of supporting equipment and software and provides consultancy on RFID tag automation on production lines. 

Darui showcases the J3 laser die-cutter with a linear cutting speed up to 50m/min. It also features lamination, waste removal, slitting and sheeter.  The company also shows its fully automated S Series digital plotter.

Dongguan Co-Mo Adhesives showcases its UV acrylic hot melt pressure sensitive adhesives, rubber-based hot melt adhesive for paper labels, glue sticks for carton sealing with a quick setting time and EVA granules for carton sealing and box erection. 

Epson promotes its SurePress L-4733AW and L-6534VW digital label presses. The SurePress L-4733AW is a water-based digital press which incorporates Epson’s MicroPiezo inkjet printhead and new SurePress AQ ink, designed for both coated and uncoated paper-based stocks. The L-6534VW is an LED-UV curing inkjet press using Epson’s PrecisionCore heads. The press includes corona treatment, White ink, digital varnish, and an additional UV curing unit.

Fortuna Imatek promotes its polypropylene, PET, Canvas/textile, non-RC photo papers, with applications in segments including photo imaging, signage, inkjet printing, labels and medical.

General Inkjet Technology launches its Label Smart and Label Modular digital presses. The Label Smart is an entry level CMYK + double white color configuration. The Label Modular series supports up to nine color channels and a range of options including flexo printing, varnishing and foil-stamping. Print resolution is 1,200dpi.

Guangdong Arojet showcases its iHEM-330 and E-C-440 inkjet presses. The iHEM-330 prints up to eight colors. A range of modules are available including flexo coating and foil stamping.
The E-C-440 is a water-based inkjet press targeted at business and commercial printing applications on materials including coated paper, newsprint, coated board and rice paper. 

Guangdong Hele Label promotes its range of pressure-sensitive laminates. A range of functional coatings are available including water and oil resistance and for inkjet and laser printing. A wide range of adhesive formulations are available. 

Guangzhou SAPA Precision Machinery specializes in hot stamping technology. Its DMS product line is designed for both flatbed and rotary applications for labels, pouches and folding cartons. Applications include Spot UV, 3D embossing, cast cure, hologram.

Guangzhou Xinzhu showcases its label materials, including paper labels: direct thermal ECO/TOP, semi-gloss, woodfree, fluorescent paper; film materials: PP, PET, PE, BOPP; Inkjet materials: water-based inkjet, UV inkjet. Their products are widely used in  boarding passes, baggage tags, RFID baggage tags, concert tickets, parking tickets, water-soluble labels, fruit tags, wristbands, and security labels.

Guangdong Yuehele Label Materials promotes its adhesive label materials including thermal paper, thermal transfer paper, semi-gloss paper, PP/PE, PET, PVC, and synthetic paper.

Guangdong Yinghui showcases its self-adhesive label materials used across a wide range of applications including household chemical products, food and beverage products, electronic and electrical products.

Hangzhou Todaytec is a global leader in thermal transfer ribbon solutions. The company has marketing subsidiaries in the USA, UK, India, Brazil, Mexico, Hong Kong, Canada, France and Vietnam. 

Haotian launches its new HGP-220/330 digital press.series, which integrates both Kyocera and Xaar printheads. 

Henan Yinjinda showcases high shrinkage, high transparency, high strength, recyclable polyester resin (PETG) and functional polyester (PETG) heat shrinkable films.

HOACO showcases its RFID laminating machine. This machine is a customized machine to laminate INLAY between printing materials and liners. The other functions including die-cutting, rewind and unwind.
The equipment is suitable for alcohol anti-counterfeit tags, electronic tickets, electronic train tickets, RFID clothing tags, RFID logistics tags, airport luggage tags and other multilayer composite RFID tags.

Huzhou Unifull showcases its range of self-adhesive labels include wovens, coated and uncoated labels widely applied in clothing, bags, shoes, hats, toys, logistics and other fields.

IECHO demonstrates itsLCT350 laser die-cutting machine integrating automatic feeding, automatic deviation correction and automatic waste removal. The platform is suitable for different processing modes such as roll-to-roll, roll-to-sheet and sheet-to-sheet. It will process materials including self-adhesive labels and stickers, PP, PVC, cardboard and coated paper. 

INKBANK showcases its Single Pass UV Inkjet ink, which allows over 90 percent of materials to be printed directly without pretreatment, enhancing efficiency for custom, small-batch label printing. The ink offers a spectrum of colors, compatible with KYOCERA, EPSON, FUJIFILM Samba/Starfire, and other printheads. 

Label Source showcases its inline flexo press and Hanlabel hybrid press. The inline flexo press has a total installation base exceeding 400 sets in the global market. The Hanlabel hybrid press can add modules including flexo stations before or after the digital unit, digital embossing/foil stamping, auto registration and Inline Inspection.

Ningbo Vorey showcases toner type digital label printer and inkjet type digital label printer. As the pioneer in this line, VOREY has different levels digital label die cutter from desktop model VD240P to fastest speed model VD3350 to meet customers’ requirement. 

Omet promotes its KFlex modular press which uses the Switch system to change between modules to allow printers to adapt the press configuration to all production needs. The print group has independent servo drive of impression roll and plate cylinder and the Vision-1 automatic register operates in both vertical and horizontal directions. The press can be configured with extended dryers for water-based inks and coatings.

Pulisi showcases its DSMART-220, DPIM-330 digital press and SPRINT inspection machine. The Aobead DPIM-330F hybrid press supports web widths up to 520mm. Hybrid options include flexo print/coating, digital cold foil, digital varnish, laminating, slitting and defect quality management.
The entry level DSMART-220 digital press has a resolution of 1200x600dpi with printing speeds up to 60m/min, with an optional 330mm width. The standard mode is CMYK and white is optional.

Re showcases a range of processing equipment which covers the entire process of label production, printing, and slitting, including pneumatic/electromagnetic powder brakes and clutches, web guiding systems, tension controllers, load cell, mechanical chucks/safety chucks, expanding shafts, viscosity control systems and slitting systems. 

Reborn launches its new generation RBJ-Remix 3DW digital UV embellishment and modular digital UV embellishment series. The machine is equipped with a 2000-meter unwinding and rewinding unit and has forward and reverse rewinding functions. The maximum printing speed is up to 55 m/min depending on the substrate. The machine can apply tactile varnishes and braille with application of fine text, lines and simulated hot stamping. Optional modules include flexo coating unit, digital cold foil unit, die cutting, slitting and sheeting units.

Shenzhen Runtianzhi Digital Equipment launches its Flora J-350 GT HD UV inkjet label press printing at 1200 x 1200 DPI resolution at 100m/min (328ft/min) with 7-colors (CMYKWOV). The press is configured with a flexo station for White or primer and a dedicated inkjet varnish unit for digital embellishment or spot coating, followed by semi-rotary die-cutting and waste stripping. Media range is between 0.04-0.35mm on coated paper, synthetic paper or film. The press can be optionally configured with additional flexo, cold foil and laminating modules.

ShenZhen Color 9skys Technology showcases its packaging proofing system using the Epson SureColor S80680 as the output device. The system allows the effective simulation of spot colors.

Voyantic demonstrates its RFID testing and quality assurance system. The company specializes % in RAIN RFID and NFC measurement and testing solutions for tag design, application development and production. 

Xiamen SDIOT provides RFlD tags and traceability management systems with a focus on supporting industries including shoes and clothing, the book industry, warehousing and logistics industries and asset management. Services includes label selection, antenna design, face label printing, adhesive composite, die cutting, personalized coding, performance inspection and data initialization to achieve a ‘one-stop’ service. 

Weigang showcases its WG S350 Pro, ZJR S350 Pro Hybrid press and WG S230 digital press.
The WG S350 Pro digital UV inkjet press has a printing speed up to 60 m/min and print width of up to 350mm. Print resolution is up to 1200 x 600 dpi, with 900 x 600 dpi and 600 x 600 dpi also available. Additionally, the WG S350 Pro uses GGS graphic software from Hybrid Software, which handles the workflow including color management.
The servo-driven ZJR S350 Pro Hybrid flexo/digital press uses sleeve technology for the flexo units, which are seamlessly integrated with the digital print engine, enabling one-pass 10-color printing. 
The compact WG S230 digital press can be used both for customized printing and proofing, Print width is up to 230mm. The machine supports a maximum roll diameter of 700mm, reducing the time spent on material loading and unloading.

Wenzhou Xingneng showcases its FX-1650 hot melt coating machine. Using computerized PLC control technology, the machine has a high degree of automation and fast running speed. The 800kg solvent tank ensures a high speed glue supply, and the machine is equipped with non-stop unwinding.

Wuxi Tianniu promotes Its coating technology, both for UV hot melt adhesive and UV silicone coating. The coating system can also apply high speed water-based and solvent-based coatings for pressure-sensitive label applications. 

YG Group promotes its label materials used in a range of industries including logistics and transportation, retail, food and beverage industry, chemical and pharmaceutical, electronics and medical.

Zhuoli promotes its wax, wax/resin, resin, textile resin, near-edge ribbons and color ribbons. All their products are in compliance with RoHS,REACH regulations and areISEGA and UL certified.

Zhejiang Yuehong produces thermal papers for a range of applications including lottery tickets, logistics, hospitality and retail .

Zonten will debut its 235 digital press and TEBA-450 flexo press. The 235 digital press prints with five colors (CMYK+W), covering about 85 percent of the Pantone color gamut. The opaque White allows printing on transparent and metallic materials. 
The TEBA-450 in-line flexo press is fully servo-driven. Modules include cold foil, silk screen, turn bar, delam and relam, die cutter, slitting and sheeter.