Labelexpo Asia 2023 promises to be filled with innovation and the industry’s most exciting trends. A host of players are showing the latest products and technology from 5-8 December 2023 at Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC).
This year’s show will celebrate its 20th anniversary and feature over 350 exhibitors. Along with live demonstrations of the latest label and package printing technology, there will be a dedicated forum on RFID Smart Label innovation and several Label Academy Masterclasses to give converters insight into industry trends and practice.
Labelexpo Asia 2023 will also provide a platform for shared learning throughout the label and packaging industry by jointly hosting the China International Label Packaging and Printing Summit in partnership with the China Packaging Federation.
Kevin Liu, China project director of Labelexpo Global Series said: ‘In the past four years, the label and packaging industries both at home and abroad have developed a range of exciting new equipment which will be presented at Labelexpo Asia 2023 all under one roof. We expect more than 350 domestic and foreign exhibitors to gather in halls E1, E2 and E3 of SNIEC in a space of over 30,000 square meters.’
Avery Dennison’s sustainable and digital solutions
Avery Dennison’s stand envisions a connected and circular future. The company demonstrates its latest sustainable solutions, including labeling materials with a lower carbon footprint, and solutions that enable packaging recycling or reuse. There will be live demonstrations of the company’s Cloud-based digital supply chain solutions and how intelligent labels enable consumer interaction and end-to-end transparency.
Avery Dennison will be unveiling their new range of VI materials. These solutions eliminate the need for a liner, thereby reducing material use and waste.
Weigang’s flexographic printing press
Weigang’s latest flexo press adopts the latest German servo control technology. Each printing unit is driven by multiple independent servo motors – there are 23 servo motors in total for an 8-color machine which ensures accurate registration during high-speed running.
The press uses a plate sleeve system which is light, easy to handle, convenient and fast to change. This type of design improves printing quality and reduces maintenance. Chilled anvil rolls make the press well equipped to handle film materials including PET, OPP, CPP and PP.
Weigang launches its new digital press, which can be configured with flexo print units for pre-coating, printing solid colors and varnishing up to a full hybrid configuration including inline die cutting.
Konica Minolta’s AccurioLabel presses
Konica Minolta launches in the China market its AccurioLabel 400 new generation full color digital label press, now with additional White station (CMYK+W). The machine prints at up to 39.9 m/min with a print resolution of 3,600 x 2,400 dpi. It is fitted with automated color management and the IQ-520 automatic intelligent quality monitoring system.
Also on display is the established AccurioLabel 230 4-color digital label press, launched by Konica Minolta in 2019. The press prints at 23.4 m/min at 3,600 x 1,200 dpi resolution.
KURZ’s digital printing machines
KURZ digital transfer will have you taking on customized, metallic-gloss print jobs – from small batches to bulk production. With fast printing speeds, quick job switches, and no need for additional tool and set-up costs, our KURZ digital printing machine modules are the speedsters in digital transfer finishing. We provide you with a state-of-the-art package for digital print solutions from a single source: digital print machine modules, glossy digital transfer coatings, customized inks and efficiency-boosting software.
Rhyguan Machinery’s Rhyguan PLUS-330
The Rhyguan PLUS-330 is designed to finish digitally printed labels with high-quality embellishments. Adding value to labels that help brands sell their products faster. The Rhyguan plus330 has a factory modular design that enables you to pick only the modules you need, in the sequence you need them.
There are new modules like fast silk screen printing; silk foil; digital foil.
Fast silk screen is fully digitally controlled servo-driven units. Not only the paper tension and the step-and-repeat is servo controlled, but also the up-down-movement of the blades, the actual pressure applied is controlled from the user interface. This makes the results repeatable and stable. The modular can be combined with the Rhyguan silk foil unit.
Silk foil is an optional warm lamination unit behind any of the silkscreen units from Rhyguan. Full rotary warm lamination onto suitable (thick) silkscreen glue will allow for the transfer of foil onto the glue, creating a nice 3-d effect with the foil, without the disadvantages of hot foil/embossing. Also suitable for some doming applications.
Digital foil, as well as digital varnish and digital silk results. Fully digital without a need for plates. Very suitable for ultra short-run jobs, and personalized labels, or high-end security applications.
Brotech’s iDM 330 and SDF Plus
The Brotech iDM 330 Digital Embellishment System is a multifunctional machine that supports digital white, digital metalization and high build digital varnish including braille capability. The Brotech SDF Plus employs a modular platform-based design and can be switched to run from left to right or right to left.
The SDF Plus can be flexibly configured with multiple flexo printing units and die-cutting units on the same platform, while a rail mounting system can accommodate units such as the cold foil, turn bar and waste removal.
