Picture Gallery: Sneak preview to the biggest Label show - 37 exclusive pictures

Welcome to Labelexpo Europe, the four-day show from 24-27 September, 2013. The show promises to be the largest ever in its 33 year history with more than 600 exhibitors filling seven halls at the Brussels Expo, and nearly 100 being first time exhibitors, and gives an opportunity to the visitors to know more about the latest technology and developments in the labelling and packaging segments of the print industry.

24 Sep 2013 | By PrintWeek India & Supreeth Sudhakaran

Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) is one of the world’s leading print inspection systems. The PrintVision/Helios II inspection system mounted on converting machines will be seen in action. There are more than 6,000 PrintVision systems installed worldwide. AVT will also feature the Zeroset automated inspection workflow, developed as part of a strategic cooperation with Esko. The Zeroset will, for the first time, be demonstrated on the Indigo WS6600 digital press at the HP stand

BST International’s inspection systems will be running live on many machines at the show. At it’s own stall, visitors will see web guiding, web inspection, colour measurements, register control, process automation solutions. Over one lakh BST equipments are installed in more than 100 countries

A Cartes label machine in the GT series being set up. Cartes was reportedly the fist to produce a digital die-cutting and converting machine. Cartes is the only semi-sealed laser machine in the reel to reel market. The same laser technology is applied in combination with screen printing, hot-stamping, embossing, flexo varnishing and die-cutting units

Codimag’s Viva340 Aniflo offset press will be thrown open to verify live the machine’s predictability, stability and capacity to match a proof without adjustment. Files dropped by printers on Codimag webcenter will be converted into Equinox six-colour profiles and plates. An ERP connected to the Viva340 Aniflo will report the performance

Cosmo Film’s stand being set up. This Indian manufacture will showcase BOPP, coated and thermal laminating films

Competing against the likes of Rotometrics, India’s Diehard Dies will be vying for space in the die-cutting business. Seen in the picture is J K Rambabu of Diehard, who claims the company is the biggest die-shop in Asia equipped with advanced German technology machinery to produce sophisticated die-cutting machinery at its plant in Guntur in Andhra Pradesh

Domino is preparing for launch of its full colour digital inkjet label press, an addition to its N-Series range. With the theme of Domino. Do More, the company signifies a further step forward it took during Labelexpo Europe 2011 in the evolution of advanced digital inkjet for label production

The company will unleash the Tau 330 UV inkjet label press with in-line digital laser finishing system. Besides, look out for the very latest inkjet technology, the new Tau low migration UV inks from Sunjet

EFI engineers giving Jetrion 4900ML the finishing touches. The new Jetrion will feature inline finishing including laser die-cutting

Epson preparing the launch of its SurePress L-6034W single-pass digital label press. It will also demonstrate other SurePress machines at the show

Esko’s CDI Spark 2530 being installed at the stall. Esko will also showcase its newest release, Full HD Flexo solution

The new Graphium, a module digital UV inkjet press is ready to be unveiled

Rehearsal of the Gallus Print Shop concept. The concept will demonstate the benefits of producing labels by combining digital and conventional printing methods

One of the four lines of presses to print self-adhesive, in-mould and wraparound labels, sleeves, and carton boxes

The Goss window to its Sunday Vpak web offset presses for label, folding carton, flexible packaging and pre-print applications

HB Fuller and its pressure sensitive adhesive

Henkel, provider of adhesives, sealants and surface treatments for consumers, craftsmen and industrial applications, will showcase adhesive solutions for linerless labels

The HP stand in the Patio boasts of a AB Graphics' Digicon Series 2 machine, a WS6600 Indigo, and the two B2 Indigo presses, the 20000 and 30000 labels and packaging presses

This machine is equipped with Konica Minolta’s newly developed high-res print head

The TR2VMT-5 semi-rotary offset machine kept under wraps

The MBS automatic splicing unwind machine at the Martin stand is ready to go

Visitors can see both the worlds – the offset and digital technology at play

One of the three EF versions on the stand being set up

The Ecoflex VSi to prove the myth – expensive is good – wrong

The new FB-3 flexo press will be launched at the show

The X6 power at the Omet stand

No prices for guessing where this one is heading to. This Vega Plus Booklet making machine will join Prati’s inspection system in Ahmedabad

Targeting the packaging market with its print and cut wide-format printing machines

Rotoflex will celebrate 40 years with live demonstrations of its product line

Leading the pack with a new flexible die series, Accu Series

Rotatek: Flexing the web offset and flexography printing muscle

You can take a close look at the new Truepress jet L350UV

Andy King the MIS crusader

A Taiwan-based company with offset press for labels

UV Graphics' Abhay Datta, installing a machine, is all smiles

The Xeikon 3300 and 3500 digital label presses will run on the stand but the highlights are the new Ice toner that will power the machines and the launch of ThermoflexX 80 flexo imager