Emballage Gruppen, a Danish producer of folded cartons, and Dan Labels, the specialist labels producer within the Group, came on to the Domino stand at Labelexpo Europe 2017 to watch the demonstration of the 7-color UV inkjet Domino N610i/ABG hybrid solution in action, and the company left the stand as the proud new owners of the exhibit.

The company, which was founded in 1987, now employs 130 staff who work across two sites in Vejle, with a total capacity of 16,000 square meters. Emballage Gruppen is owned by the family-run Good Food Group, who have been established since 1976 and had a turnover of 1,500 million Krone in 2016.

Using a range of printing technologies, Dan Labels offers a comprehensive selection of labeling solutions to its client base, including printing self-adhesive product labels, variable data labels, RFID labels and multi-layer and neutral labels.  

“We recognized that we needed more capacity and flexibility to cope with increased customer demand for shorter print runs and reduced lead times,” explains Otto Christensen, chairman of the Group. “It was no longer economical to run these jobs on flexo presses, and so we started to evaluate the digital alternatives.”

After conducting a thorough review of the different printing technologies available over several years–and after witnessing them again in action at Labelexpo–the organization has decided that a modular Domino N610i digital inkjet hybrid system provides the best solution for its business needs, both now and for the future. 

The chosen system utilizes Domino’s new UV90 ink set integrated with an AB Graphics Digicon 3 and a turret rewinder with automated core size changes. This will allow Emballage Gruppen the flexibility to produce high quality, complex labels combining UV flexo and UV inkjet printing, which can also be varnished, laminated, diecut, inspected and dispatched all in one single, highly efficient process. Each output reel can be programmed to the exact number of labels specified by the customer.

“This investment represents our first step into digital hybrid printing,” adds Christensen. “We have been particularly impressed with the print quality, high productivity and cost-effective production costs of the Domino N610i integration module. The unique ‘web reverse’ function, which minimizes the amount of waste produced to just 2-3 meters even with a job, diecut or media change, was another contributing factor in our decision to select this hybrid solution.”

“Domino is delighted that Emballage Gruppen and Dan Labels have chosen this digital ink jet hybrid solution,” says Eric White, business development manager for Domino Digital Printing Solutions Nordic Region. “It will enable them to differentiate themselves with a broad range of creative applications, which will capture the imagination of their customers in all sectors of the label market. We are confident that this will be the start of a long and fruitful partnership with them.”