She noted that there are three different configurations, with differing numbers of print heads, depending on the types of applications the shop intends to run: a 6-color model with 48 print heads, and a 6-color plus white or a 6-color plus white and primer, each with 60 print heads. The press also uses inks with a high pigment load, allowing it to use less ink to achieve the same results, creating a thinner ink layer which not only gives it a more “offset like” quality, but also lowers the total cost of ownership over time.
Beyond the Press
Once attendees had spent time with the Jeti Tauro H3300 LED and in the Agfa showroom, they adjourned to a reception at the Michelin-star restaurant at the Museum aan de Stroom in nearby Antwerp. There, the keynote speaker, Tobias Desgel, Founder of Combiner, and former curator of the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, wove together a compelling argument for companies and individuals to push themselves out of their comfort zone if they want to be successful.
Toni McQuilken is the senior editor for the printing and packaging group.