Atlantic Zeiser GmbH

Inline Late Stage Customization of flat cartons or erected boxes

DIGILINE Versa Inline is a modular system for inline late stage customization and/or serialization of flat cartons or erected boxes in one single pass – monochrome or in color.

DIGILINE Versa Inline can be easily integrated into existing production lines for single products. The modular system combines multitude up-to-date technologies for an efficient and process safe solution.

The late stage customization function enables the production of many different specific styles starting from almost blank carton, thus considerably reducing the number of carton variants to be managed with respect to procurement, storage space and stock keeping. Emerging demand for special or only in small quantities required styles, design changes and test batches are manufactured with shortest process time, close to demand and just in time. Thereby, the number of carton packaging types that must be procured and stocked can be considerably reduced, along with the related storage and retrieval processes. Late Stage Customization thus also becomes a means of making the supply chain more flexible and efficient.

Late Stage Customization and/or Serialization of flat cartons

DIGILINE Versa is a fully integrated and modular system for late stage customization in color and/or serialization of flat and glued cartons in one single pass. The stand-alone system combines multitude up-to-date technologies for an efficient and process safe turnkey solution. It assures that all of todays and future serialization requirements can be fulfilled.

The late stage customization functions enables the production of many different country specific styles starting from almost blank carton, thus considerably reducing the number of carton variants to be managed with respect to procurement, storage space and stock keeping. Emerging demand for special or only in small quantities required styles, design changes and test batches are manufactured with shortest process time, close to demand and just in time. The application range is processing of folding carton in pharmaceutical environment.

The system is optimized for operation at:

• Folding box manufacturers
• Packaging operations in front of packaging lines eliminating the need for upgrades with serialization equipment
• In shipment centers in which flat cartons get erected and filled with high value products possibly on demand and in low quantities

The high precision transport can hold, depending on the specific demand, different inkjet printer types such as the well-proven monochrome spot color inkjet printers of the OMEGA/OMEGA Pro MC family that are available with a print width from 36 to 210 mm. The excellent transport quality results in combination with the brand new OMEGA Pro color inkjet printers – specifically developed for late stage customization applications – into a highest possible print quality.

Printer generation OMEGA Pro – monochrome or 4 color in a single pass

The drop on demand (DoD) UV inkjet color printers of the OMEGA Pro generation captivate with astonishing and brilliant printing quality. The newly developed OMEGA Pro UV inkjet printer generation provides a cross-system printing and coding solution for applications in a variety of industries.

Monochrome or full color, and flexibility – the DoD UV inkjet printers of the latest OMEGA Pro generation combine the productivity of commonly used offset printing with the flexibility of digital printing technology. This offers unexplored possibilities for personalization, serialization and late stage customization of a wide range of products including graphics, pictures and text elements. Compared to offset printing this approach allows production of small batches with high cost efficiency.

Razor sharp print image
A resolution of 600 dpi allows the finest details and contours to be displayed optimally – even for smallest font sizes down to 3 points. With the ever growing demand for smaller batch sizes, the costs for logistics and warehousing can be minimized, which in turn represents significant potential for savings.

High contrast and durability
In combination with the specially developed UV LED curable inks from Atlantic Zeiser, the OMEGA Pro print heads satisfy all requirements regarding availability, reliability and usability of the systems that are equipped with the new printer generation. Moreover the printouts produced with OMEGA Pro are lightfast and resistant to water, solvent, and wear.

Automated cleaning and capping station ensures best availability
Equipment details and options make the OMEGA Pro family high efficient printing systems. For example, the automated cleaning of the ink jet nozzles ensures consistently perfect print quality and best availability with minimum maintenance. The non-contact cleaning process ensures a minimized consumption of the UV ink while at the same time improving the availability of the print heads. The circulating ink system avoids cavitation effects and ensures a trouble-free printing process.