Bobst has announced details of its participation at Labelexpo Americas in Chicago, scheduled for 10–12 September 2024. The September show will serve as a platform to present the company’s latest innovations in inline flexo and digital printing, designed to simplify label production through increased digitalization, automation, connectivity, and sustainability.
Following the opening of the new Competence Center in Atlanta – where customers can experience the Bobst labels and flexible packaging portfolio live – the North American team will set up shop on stand 5601 at Labelexpo Chicago. New Bobst Connect and pre-press features, combined with a network of industry partners, allow label converters to accelerate job preparation, with faster job completion, less dependence on operator skills, and a more connected production floor.
Visitors will be able to experience live demonstrations on the Bobst Digital Master 340 and Bobst Connect demos showcasing these latest features, including a major update to the equipment monitoring capabilities which provides detailed data insights, performance management KPIs, and job inspection reports.
“Labelexpo is an important event for the label and packaging sector,” said Bobst label zone business director, North America, Matt Bennett. “For the 2024 edition, Bobst comes to the show with a raft of label innovations. We look forward to showcasing multiple exciting features, and recently introduced solutions designed to extend capabilities in labels and packaging production for our customers.”
The Digital Master 340 will demonstrate Bobst’s ‘All-in-One’ label production concept with printing, finishing, die-cutting, and quality control in a single pass. Every machine in the series features Accucheck, Bobst’s proprietary inline inspection and calibration system. Equipped with digital automation on all print and finishing modules, controlled via a single user-friendly interface that offers cloud connectivity to Bobst Connect and third-party MIS integration.
According to the company, Accucheck has been updated with a new automatic quality inspection set-up and job queue synchronization, allowing customers to inspect every single job effortlessly. Calibration improvements include a new color uniformity feature, while advanced color-to-color registration now performs calibration in just 15 minutes. Additionally, the enhanced automatic nozzle compensation now includes deviated nozzles alongside missing ones.
Bennett says that Bobst’s label solutions are intended to address three major pain points — ease of use, workflow integration, and color consistency across all technologies. “In this regard, Bobst experts will be ready to discuss oneECG (Extended Color Gamut) printing technology for inline flexo presses which brings significant savings and sustainability benefits alongside improved color consistency. Labelexpo neatly complements the recent opening of our new Competence Center in Atlanta which has been a great success.”
“While the Digital Master 340 will perfectly showcase Bobst Inkjet Technology in Chicago, we encourage interested parties to visit Atlanta to see our inline flexo Master M6 along with our digital and ‘All-in-One’ solutions. To experience the complete Bobst label and flexible packaging portfolio live we are hosting an Open House at the Competence Center in Atlanta on October 29,” he concludes.
