According to China Packaging News, the world’s first high-volume digital press for printing woodgrain, stonework, and other creative decorative patterns on decorative paper is now in operation. The production plant using this machine is located in Arnsberg, Germany – where the headquarters of the IPP Group, the international decorative paper printing company, is located.
“Digital printing is an important part of the company's strategy. After years of hard work, we have worked hard to achieve this and have finally mastered all aspects of digital printing. The team at INTL is very proud because they have always been united and accomplished.†Frank Schumacher, Group Spokesman for the Management Board, continued to add, “Using this press, we can bring real additional benefits to market partners – not only in terms of batch throughput, but also to make decorative paper digital The scope of printing has been expanded."
The InterPlatt Group (IP Group) in Germany regards this new printing press as an important complement to classic gravure printing. By using this technology, the machine can also economically print a small amount of newly-decorated decorative paper. In addition, the machine can also be used to print a small amount of special decorative paper.
Holger Dzeia, director of marketing and sales at the IP Group in Germany, explained the background of the investment: “Our customers need more flexibility, especially for the first few printings or for the newly developed decorative paper. The market test has the highest requirements for batch flexibility, and then, after the increase in print volume, we can achieve a “seamless†transition to the production of gravure printing on decorative paper, and now our customers may also purchase at low prices. A small amount of upholstery paper that will soon be out of the way, InterPlatt can provide problem solving solutions, and until now, the industry could not solve this kind of problem at all.We look forward to exciting conversations with our customers. We can't wait any longer. Now we can meet their expectations and advice in a targeted manner."
The KBA RotaJet 168 is an innovative inkjet digital press that can be used to complete all operations in one go. It is designed and manufactured by Koenig & Bauer AG, one of Germany's largest press manufacturers in Wurzburg, Germany. The machine has a maximum print width of 1680mm and a maximum print speed of 150m/min. A data transfer rate of 2.2 megabytes per second will ensure that the data flow will not be interrupted. The exclusive Interpret system solution will ensure that traditional decorative paper can be printed with water-based inks and achieve normal lightfastness. This will ensure the successful completion of impregnation and subsequent processing.
“Through the introduction of this digital press, the IP Group in Germany has once again consolidated its position as a technological leader in the field of decorative paper printing,†commented Robert Bierfreund, Director of Group Engineering, “This printing The machine is a truly global innovation machine.After years of preparation and great enthusiasm in research and development, we now have technology that can cover the high-performance mass production of decorative paper by digital printing in the range of performance. Our team is indeed proud of this."