Short Run Digital Printing - Directly Onto Packaging Film
Print Rolls to Load or Integrate Printer Directly with VFFS MachineMVZ 1000 Short Run Packaging Film Printer
Short run packaging film printer designed to be used in-line with your vertical form fill and seal bagging machine or as a stand-alone printer producing rolls to add to your VFFS machine in the normal way.
The MVZ 1000 full-colour printer allows for full customisation of the packaging and, together with the in-line finishing, creates a fast and affordable packaging solution.
If you need to produce a short run of bags for multiple customers incorporating their own brand without changing from one film roll to another, this is the solution. The design runs can be as short or long as required. You just program the design changes into the printer for a continuous flow of film.
Low Cost Entry Solution to Short Run Packaging
There are already major brand printers on the market, notably Xerox and HP. By comparison, the MVZ 1000 is a unique, low entry cost solution that provides the ultimate flexibility to produce cost-effective short-to-medium run and individual packaging. It is designed and built specifically to integrate directly with VFFS machines.
Demonstration available (subject to Covid restrictions).
MVZ Launch Video
Technical Information
- Single pass printing with 1600dpi resolution at a speed of 9 or 18 meters/minute.
- Up to 42’’ (1067mm) printing width achieved through 5 fixed printheads with a total of 352,000 nozzles.
- Continuous runs up to 1000+ metres (no need to cut the media web to maintain inkjets).
- Inks are water-based dye and are completely odourless.
- The ink is delivered by 5 printheads each with five colour channels (CMYKK).
- A 1.2 picoliter drop size means instant drying time and a wide colour gamut.
- Printheads can be filled from 2L cartridges or 10L bulk tanks.
Integrate directly onto VFFS machine or run off film rolls to drop onto multiple machine lines
MVZ 1000 Digital Packaging Printer
Short run packaging film digital printer designed to be used in-line with your vertical form fill and seal bagging machine or as a stand-alone printer producing rolls to add to your VFFS machine in the normal way.
The MVZ 1000 full-colour digital printer allows for full customisation of the packaging and, together with the in-line finishing, creates a fast and affordable packaging solution.
If you need to produce a short run of bags for multiple customers incorporating their own brand without changing from one film roll to another, this is the solution. The design runs can be as short or long as required. You just program the design changes into the printer for a continuous flow of film.
Low Cost Entry Solution to Short Run Packaging
There are already major brand digital printers on the market, notably Xerox and HP. The MVZ 1000 is a unique, low entry cost solution that provides the ultimate flexibility to produce cost-effective short-to-medium run and individual packaging. It is designed and built specifically to integrate directly with VFFS machines.
Demonstration available (subject to Covid restrictions).
MVZ Launch Video
Technical Information
- Single pass printing with 1600dpi resolution at a speed of 9 or 18 meters/minute.
- Up to 42’’ (1067mm) printing width achieved through 5 fixed printheads with a total of 352,000 nozzles.
- Continuous runs up to 1000+ metres (no need to cut the media web to maintain inkjets).
- Inks are water-based dye and are completely odourless.
- The ink is delivered by 5 printheads each with five colour channels (CMYKK).
- A 1.2 picoliter drop size means instant drying time and a wide colour gamut.
- Printheads can be filled from 2L cartridges or 10L bulk tanks.
Integrate directly onto VFFS machine or run off film rolls to drop onto multiple machine lines
Line Equipment is the first UK manufacturer of VFFS machines to integrate this digital printer to a packaging line.
The video shows our installation
MVZ Case Study
From its headquarters in Milan, Italy, 101CAFFÉ distributes high-quality coffee from over 800 Italian coffee roasters to a distributed network of specialty shops located in Italy, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland.
The success of the business is linked to its ability to provide coffee suited to the individual tastes of coffee drinkers in Europe.
“Today, there is no longer a single coffee,” says Umberto Gonnella, CEO at 101CAFFÉ. “Consumers want to be able to choose coffee with an intensity that reflects their taste and expresses their tradition. The success of 101CAFFÉ comes from our ability to provide extraordinary coffees and related products customised to the specific taste of the region.”
The success of the company had led to a problem with packaging: 101CAFFÉ relied on a manual process for packaging its products, which was complicated and often resulted in difficulties with stock supplies, scheduling, and reorders.
When the brand automated all areas of its business, it decided packaging should also be part of the automation process.
“We have 1400 product references. Clearly, with this depth of range, the only answer was to have a technological tool that would allow us to be extremely agile in the creation and production of our packaging,” says Mr. Gonella.
Customised, Flexible Packaging Inline with Bagging Machine
With the MVZ digital printer installed, 101CAFFÉ now produces its flexible packaging on demand and can customise it based on the type of coffee and the region to which it will be shipped.
“Digital technology has changed the way we print and the way we pack,” continues Mr. Gonella. “Having integrated live printing in real time with our packaging has truly resulted in something extraordinary. We can adapt quickly to meet the needs of consumers and what they expect to see even in a package. Our designers make a change, and we immediately see it on the self.”
101CAFFÉ estimates that in less than three years, the MVZ will generate a positive return on investment.
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