Digital Printing-Hybrid - Inkjet/Flexo

Understanding the impacts hybrid and stand-alone digital printing can have on a company and its customers is essential in deciding on a digital technology.

Nilpeter and SCREEN have announced a partnership between the two companies in support of the PANORAMA digital printing platform. The hybrid system combines a five-color inkjet engine produced by SCREEN with flexographic and converting components from Nilpeter.

ASL Print FX has invested in a new MPS EF SYMJET hybrid press. The press, which features an integrated Domino N610i inkjet unit, is located in ASL's Napa, Calif., facility, and will be utilized primarily for wine label production.

The PROSPER Plus Imprinting Solution is the newest KODAK Stream Inkjet Technology component product line, developed based on KODAK PROSPER S-Series Imprinting Systems, which is designed for packaging and product decoration applications.

Since installing its Heidelberg-Gallus Labelfire 340 hybrid press, Hagerstown, Md.-based Hub Labels has been able to provide its customers with high-quality labels in short runs and short lead times. The Labelfire combines digital, flexo, cold foil, rotary screen and diecutting.

Hybrid printing platforms that combine digital and conventional technology have created a lot of buzz in the industry in recent years. packagePRINTING hosted a webinar recently featuring two early adopters of the technology and the impact it's had on their business and their customers.

Data Communications Management of Brampton, Ontario has installed the first Heidelberg-Gallus Labelfire 340 in Canada. The press was acquired in response to increasing customer need for short runs and customization of labels.

Domino has created a brand new video titled “When Flexo? When Digital? When Hybrid?” This video walks through various scenarios and criteria of when best to choose flexo, when best to choose digital and when best to choose hybrid.

In this webinar, we’ll hear from two package and label printers that have successfully implemented hybrid printing technology.

Advantage Label & Packaging Inc. was looking for a solution to better serve customers and increase margins. To meet its needs, it decided on two digital hybrid solutions from Mark Andy, a Digital One and Digital Series press, both installed in late 2017.