Targeting the folding carton industry, the much-anticipated B1 6,000sph VariJET 106 is at the heart of the collaborative development between Koenig & Bauer and Durst. It integrates inkjet technology into the platform of the high-performance Rapida 106 offset press.
The VariJET 106 combines the strengths of digital inkjet with those of classic offset printing and inline finishing. It is an efficient hybrid printing system for digital packaging printing which can produce personalised products on short and medium runs.
Koenig & Bauer Durst also issued an update on the Delta SPC 130 and the CorruJET 170, which deliver the stringent requirements of the packaging sector. A digital priming unit for uncoated media will broaden applications and extend media and colours.
The Delta SPC 130 FlexLine Automatic combines a well-engineered mechanical design with easily accessible sub-assemblies and selected components to guarantee durable quality, high performance and reliability. It can manage small formats from 500 x 600mm through to very large formats with maximum dimensions of 1,300 x 2,100 and print a maximum thickness of 12mm with water-based, food-safe inks. The Delta SPC130 FlexLine machine includes feeder, six-colour single-pass printing, cooling section and stacker.
Based on Koenig & Bauer’s RotaJET inkjet web press for commercial printing, the CorruJET 170 post-prints sheets of corrugated up to 1.7m wide at up to 137m/min on water-based, food-safe inks.
The VariJET 106, Delta SPC 130 and CorruJET 170 are designed to provide automated, productive, food-safe printing systems. They deliver shorter response times, more variants, shorter run lengths and individualisation, and enable more small-value orders.
Robert Stabler, Managing Director, Koenig & Bauer Durst, said: “Brand owners are looking to ensure the new production methods are reliable, compliant and cost-effective, while converters need capabilities and competencies to mass customise without any compromise on quality. We deliver on this.”