Muller Martini shows VSOP press at Labelexpo

Muller Martini reported it attracted more visitors than ever to its stand at Labelexpo Europe. 

‘Our stand was very well attended on all four days and we made a lot of new contacts,’ said Andreas Hitzler, head of marketing and sales at Muller Martini Printing Presses. ‘The VSOP printing unit used to showcase stepless, variable size offset printing and its applications went down very well with visitors.’ 

A presentation, ‘Web Offset Printing with EB Drying’, given by Bernd Schopferer, product and marketing manager, in the Package Printing Zone was also well attended. He reported on the many benefits of electron-beam hardening (EB drying) for package printing. ‘EB drying is especially well suited to foodstuff packaging, since the ink film is immediately hardened all the way through,’ Schopferer said. ‘The result is a high-quality, low-odor and low-migration print product, manufactured under reliable production conditions, without the use of photoinitiators or the emission of pollutants.’ 

The company used its VSOP (Variable Sleeve Offset Printing) press to demonstrate the benefits for package printing, showcasing stepless, variable size offset printing and its applications. 

Muller Martini also provided information about the printing of safe food packaging using electron-beam hardening at the exhibition stand of ink manufacturer Sun Chemical. The stand showcased industrially manufactured packaging that had been printed on VSOP printing presses by combining offset and flexo printing techniques. The printing inks on these items were hardened by means of electron beams. 

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