Dantex has announced the launch of the PicoColour II high-speed UV inkjet digital label press. The press has been developed by the Dantex Digital team, together with JF Machines Limited, which is now a part of the Dantex Group.

J F Machines was established 25 years ago by John and Joanna Furley, manufacturing narrow width digital label printing presses under the PicoColour name. As part of Dantex Group, the digital team has now developed the enhanced PicoColour Mk II digital press at 210mm web width, which will be on display at Labelexpo Europe in Brussels.

Dantex is also a supplier of water-wash photopolymer plates and processing equipment. According to the company, its latest move marks an acceleration of its drive to maintain its position as a supplier of high tech goods and equipment to the industry.

“Dantex’s extensive knowledge of the label industry, together with their considerable customer base and sales and service infrastructure is what JFM needed in order to market our already very popular product portfolio, as well as to accelerate our research and development efforts to make ever more advanced machines,” says Furley. “I am confident that our long-standing customers, as well as our staff, will enjoy working together with the Dantex team. We are delighted with this bold new step forward for JFM.”

“We are really delighted with our new partnership with JFM and very much look forward to working together,” adds Richard Danon, Dantex group chairman. “This acquisition has brought Dantex the expertise necessary to be able to build state-of-the-art label printing presses using high-speed UV inkjet technology.  The PicoColour II at 210mm will be our first offering, which will be launched at Labelexpo 2015. Press manufacturing will be based at our premises in the Leeds/Bradford area, which has a long history of working with the printing industry. We are very excited about the prospects ahead, as we blend the considerable talents and technology of Dantex with those of JFM.”

The PicoColour system works with UV based inks and is available with CMYK + White. It is also a single-pass application. Used in conjunction with optional Corona treatment, PicoColour II can be used for paper as well as filmic based media.