EFI makes its move in corrugated

With the Nozomi C18000, EFI (9-A40) has launched its first dedicated single-pass corrugated press., Business

31 May 2016 | By PrintWeek India

The Nozomi uses EFI’s cool-cure LED technology and takes its name from the Japanese bullet train.

The sheetfed, digital packaging press has run speed up to 8,100m2/hr and can print on boards up to 1.8mx3m in size. It can run 14pt board (around 0.4mm) up to the full range of corrugated flutes, including triple wall.
 
It uses an inline primer unit and is available in up to seven colours, including white, has a 1.8x3m bed and a maximum resolution of 360x720dpi.
 
The Nozomi uses a Seiko printhead with four-level greyscale and full recirculation, running specially developed EFI inks.
 
The Nozomi also features dynamic inline quality control with automatic ejection and has the option of top or bottom feeder.
 
The machine has been in development for around 18 months and betas are set to go in later this year. Commercial shipping will begin in early 2017.
 
“EFI’s next generation of innovation brings to market the strongest combination of versatility, imaging quality and production speeds at a total cost of ownership that is far below similar single-pass platforms,” said Guy Gecht, EFI’s CEO. “When commercially available next year, the Nozomi C18000 press will finally give the corrugated packaging market a unique solution to establish a profitable business around on-demand, customised digital printing.”
 
Also EFI (9-A40) is showing the 37m-long, 8m-wide machine at Drupa, but due to noise and power constraints it will not be running live. Instead EFI will be showing print samples and video footage of the machine running at its Cretaprint facility in Spain, where it will be manufactured.