Labelexpo South China technology preview

Labelexpo South China 2024 takes place between December 4-6, 2024. L&L China editor Yolanda Wang previews the exhibitors from A to Z.

AEBO Science Technology Co., Ltd. is one of the leading thermal transfer ribbon coating and slitting manufacturers in Nanjing, South-East China. Their main products include barcode ribbons(wax, premium wax, wax-resin, resin and near-edge), which are widely used in inventory and warehouse, logistics and transportation, retail, pharmaceutical and healthcare, and garment and apparel.

#Bishixi promotes its range of label rewinders, label dispensers and handheld label applicators. 

#Caisheng showcases its CS-JQ350G offset press, which is capable of printing in semi-rotary mode at 60m/min and 160m/min in full rotary mode. The press includes cold foil stamping and an inspection camera.

China Lisontec New Material Co., Ltd showcases its range of self-adhesive labels, thermal transfer ribbons and product care labels.

#CLS demonstrates its RFID converting lines, which include encoding, inspection, and labeling. The company provides a full range of supporting equipment and software and provides consultancy on RFID tag automation on production lines. 

NINGBO DARUI PRINTING TECHNOLOGY showcases the J3 laser die-cutter with a linear cutting speed up to 50m/min. It also features lamination, waste removal, slitting and sheeter.  The company also shows its fully automated S Series digital plotter.

DONGGUAN CO-MO ADHESIVES CO., LTD showcases its UV acrylic hot melt pressure sensitive adhesives, rubber-based hot melt adhesive for paper labels, glue sticks for carton sealing with a quick setting time and EVA granules for carton sealing and box erection. 

Seiko Epson Corporation promotes its SurePress L-4733AW and L-6534VW digital label presses. The SurePress L-4733AW is a water-based digital press that incorporates Epson’s MicroPiezo inkjet printhead and new SurePress AQ ink, designed for both coated and uncoated paper-based stocks. The L-6534VW is an LED-UV curing inkjet press using Epson’s PrecisionCore heads. The press includes corona treatment, White ink, digital varnish, and an additional UV curing unit.

Fortuna Imatek promotes its polypropylene, PET, Canvas/textile, and non-RC photo papers, which are used in segments including photo imaging, signage, inkjet printing, labels and medical.

General Inkjet Printing launches its Label Smart and Label Modular digital presses. The Label Smart is an entry-level CMYK + double white color configuration. The Label Modular series supports up to nine color channels and a range of options, including flexo printing, varnishing and foil stamping. Print resolution is 1,200 DPI.

Guangdong Arojet Inkjet Technology CO., Ltd. showcases its iHEM-330 and E-C-440 inkjet presses. The iHEM-330 prints up to eight colors. A range of modules are available including flexo coating and foil stamping. The E-C-440 is a water-based inkjet press targeted at business and commercial printing applications on materials including coated paper, newsprint, coated board and rice paper. 

Guangdong Hele Label promotes its range of pressure-sensitive laminates. It also offers a range of functional coatings, including water and oil resistance and for inkjet and laser printing. Finally, it offers a wide range of adhesive formulations. 

Guangzhou SAPA Precision Machinery specializes in hot stamping technology. Its DMS product line is designed for flatbed and rotary applications for labels, pouches and folding cartons. Applications include Spot UV, 3D embossing, cast cure, and holograms.

Guangzhou Xinzhu showcases its label materials, including paper labels: direct thermal ECO/TOP, semi-gloss, woodfree, fluorescent paper; film materials: PP, PET, PE, BOPP; and inkjet materials: water-based inkjet and UV inkjet. Their products are widely used in boarding passes, baggage tags, RFID baggage tags, concert tickets, parking tickets, water-soluble labels, fruit tags, wristbands, and security labels.

Guangdong Yuehele Label Material Co., Ltd. promotes its adhesive label materials, including thermal paper, thermal transfer paper, semi-gloss paper, PP/PE, PET, PVC, and synthetic paper.

Guangdong Yinghui showcases its self-adhesive label materials, which are used in a wide range of applications, including household chemical products, food and beverage products, and electronic and electrical products.

Hangzhou Todaytec Digital Co., Ltd is a global leader in thermal transfer ribbon solutions. The company has marketing subsidiaries in the USA, UK, India, Brazil, Mexico, Hong Kong, Canada, France and Vietnam. 

Haotian launches its new HGP-220/330 digital press series, which integrates both KYOCERA Global and Xaar printheads. 

Henan Yinjinda New Materials Co Ltd showcases high shrinkage, high transparency, and high strength recyclable polyester resin (PETG) and functional polyester (PETG) heat-shrinkable films.

HOACO showcases its RFID laminating machine. This customized machine laminates INLAY between printing materials and liners. Other functions include die-cutting, rewinding and unwinding. The equipment is suitable for alcohol anti-counterfeit tags, electronic tickets, electronic train tickets, RFID clothing tags, RFID logistics tags, airport luggage tags and other multilayer composite RFID tags.

Huzhou Unifull showcases its range of self-adhesive labels, including woven, coated and uncoated labels widely used in clothing, bags, shoes, hats, toys, logistics and other fields.

IECHO DIGITAL CUTTER demonstrates its LCT350 laser die-cutting machine integrating automatic feeding, automatic deviation correction and automatic waste removal. The platform is suitable for different processing modes, such as roll-to-roll, roll-to-sheet and sheet-to-sheet. It will process materials, including self-adhesive labels and stickers, PP, PVC, cardboard and coated paper. 

INKBANK Group Inc. showcases its Single Pass UV Inkjet ink, which allows over 90 percent of materials to be printed directly without pretreatment, enhancing efficiency for custom, small-batch label printing. The ink offers a spectrum of colors and is compatible with KYOCERA Global , Seiko Epson Corporation , #Fujifilm Samba/Starfire, and other printheads. 

Label Source showcases its in-line flexo press and Hanlabel hybrid press. The in-line flexo press has a total installation base exceeding 400 sets in the global market. The Hanlabel hybrid press can add modules, including flexo stations before or after the digital unit, digital embossing/foil stamping, auto registration and in-line Inspection.

Ningbo Vorey showcases toner-type and inkjet-type digital label printers. As the pioneer in this line, Vorey offers different levels of digital label die-cutters, from the desktop model VD240P to the fastest-speed model VD3350, to meet customers’ requirements. 

OMET Srl promotes its KFlex modular press, which uses the Switch system to change between modules, allowing printers to adapt the press configuration to all production needs. The print group has independent servo drives for impression roll and plate cylinder, and the Vision-1 automatic register operates in both vertical and horizontal directions. The press can be configured with extended dryers for water-based inks and coatings.

Pulisi showcases its DSMART-220, DPIM-330 digital press and SPRINT inspection machine. The Aobead DPIM-330F hybrid press supports web widths up to 520mm. Hybrid options include flexo print/coating, digital cold foil, digital varnish, laminating, slitting and defect quality management. The entry-level DSMART-220 digital press has a resolution of 1,200 X 600 DPI with printing speeds up to 60m/min, with an optional 330mm width. The standard mode is CMYK, and white is optional.

Re SpA controlli industriali showcases a range of processing equipment covering the entire process of label production, printing, and slitting, including pneumatic/electromagnetic powder brakes and clutches, web guiding systems, tension controllers, load cells, mechanical chucks/safety chucks, expanding shafts, viscosity control systems and slitting systems. 

Reborn launches its new generation RBJ-Remix 3DW digital UV embellishment and modular digital UV embellishment series. The machine is equipped with a 2000-meter unwinding and rewinding unit and has forward and reverse rewinding functions. The maximum printing speed is up to 55 m/min, depending on the substrate. The machine can apply tactile varnishes and braille with fine text, lines and simulated hot stamping. Optional modules include a flexo coating unit, a digital cold foil unit, die cutting, slitting and sheeting units.

Shenzhen Runtianzhi Digital Equipment Co., Ltd.  launches its Flora J-350 GT HD UV inkjet label press printing at 1200 x 1200 DPI resolution at 100m/min (328ft/min) with 7 colors (CMYKWOV). The press is configured with a flexo station for White or primer and a dedicated inkjet varnish unit for digital embellishment or spot coating, followed by semi-rotary die-cutting and waste stripping. The media range is between 0.04-0.35mm on coated paper, synthetic paper or film. The press can be optionally configured with additional flexo, cold foil and laminating modules.

Shenzhen Color 9skys Technology showcases its packaging proofing system, which uses the Epson SureColor S80680 as the output device. The system effectively simulates spot colors.

Voyantic demonstrates its RFID testing and quality assurance system. The company specializes in RAIN RFID and NFC measurement and testing products for tag design, application development and production. 

Xiamen SDIOT provides RFID tags and traceability management systems, focusing on supporting industries such as shoes and clothing, the book industry, warehousing and logistics and asset management. Services include label selection, antenna design, face label printing, adhesive composite, die cutting, personalized coding, performance inspection and data initialization to achieve a ‘one-stop’ service. 

Zhejiang Weigang Machinery Co.,Ltd. showcases its WG S350 Pro, ZJR S350 Pro Hybrid press and WG S230 digital press. The WG S350 Pro digital UV inkjet press has a printing speed of up to 60 m/min and a print width of up to 350mm. Print resolution is up to 1200 x 600 DPI, with 900 x 600 DPI and 600 x 600 DPI also available. Additionally, the WG S350 Pro uses GGS graphic software from Hybrid Software, which handles the workflow, including color management. The servo-driven ZJR S350 Pro Hybrid flexo/digital press uses sleeve technology for the flexo units, which are seamlessly integrated with the digital print engine, enabling one-pass 10-color printing. The compact WG S230 digital press can be used for both customized printing and proofing, and the print width is up to 230mm. The machine supports a maximum roll diameter of 700mm, reducing the time spent on material loading and unloading.

Wenzhou Xingneng showcases its FX-1650 hot melt coating machine. Using computerized PLC control technology, the machine has a high degree of automation and a fast running speed. The 800kg solvent tank ensures a high-speed glue supply, and the machine is equipped with non-stop unwinding.

Wuxi Tianniu Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd promotes its coating technology, both for UV hot melt adhesive and UV silicone coating. The coating system can also apply high-speed water-based and solvent-based coatings for pressure-sensitive label applications. 

YG Group promotes its label materials used in a range of industries, including logistics and transportation, retail, food and beverage industry, chemical and pharmaceutical, electronics and medical.

Zhuoli promotes its wax, wax/resin, resin, textile resin, near-edge ribbons and color ribbons. All its products comply with RoHS and REACH regulations and areISEGA and UL certified.

Zhejiang Yuehong Group Co., Ltd. produces thermal papers for a range of applications, including lottery tickets, logistics, hospitality and retail.

Zonten Europe will debut its 235 digital press and TEBA-450 flexo press. The 235 digital press prints with five colors (CMYK+W), covering about 85 percent of the Pantone color gamut. The opaque White allows printing on transparent and metallic materials. The TEBA-450 in-line flexo press is fully servo-driven. Modules include cold foil, silk screen, turn bar, delam and relam, die cutter, slitting and sheeter. 

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