Xeikon promotes two technologies: UV inkjet (aka Panther), the best choice for durable and health and beauty labels, or dry-toner technology (aka Cheetah) for high-quality labels such as wine and spirits, as well as all types of food applications.
Cheetah technology was the first food-safe toner on the market. However, the tricky part was still serving label applications requiring heat resistance, for example, due to the process of shaping the package.
This year Xeikon has introduced its heat-resistant and food-safe toner Titon for paper-based substrates opening the digital capability for short run, variability and more for a number of packaging applications.
Titon offers additional protective layers that provide heat, sunlight, water, scratch and scuff resistance. This toner technology does not migrate through substrates and can be readily removed from paper products during the recycling process. This aligns with Xeikon’s innovative strategy of providing complete digital printing solutions for package printing – workflow, presses, toners and substrates.
Titon runs on an adapted digital press based on Xeikon’s Cheetah technology.
Introducing Xeikon’s Titon toner
- Silver and gold toner: Within its Creative Colors range, Xeikon recently introduced Gold and Silver metallic. Traditionally, these colours are added by label converters via conventional processes (flexo, hot foil etc. resulting in added production complexity and costs. Adding these metallic toners during the regular printing process in the extra printing station works very well for many applications and dramatically increases productivity while adding more shelf appeal.
- Haptic printing: the unique combination of the Xeikon X-800 workflow and the PantherCure UV ink generates a tactile layer on the print output. Printers can easily create premium, designer labels with enhanced tactility, textures and a luxury feel. Xeikon’s new haptic printing process not only boosts and expands the range of possible applications for high-end label markets, it helps make significant time savings by avoiding any modifications to the prepress files. Tactile effects on labels are a must for the beer, beverage, food, and health and beauty markets.
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Titon offers additional protective layers that provide heat, sunlight, water, scratch and scuff resistance
