Durst TAU 150 8C BROCHURE

Tau 150 8C

Digital UV Inkjet
Narrow Web Label Press

In an age of constantly changing market
trends, it is obious that product life cycles get
short and product diversification require­ments become essential market needs. Labels
are no longer just labels but tools for brand
recognition and brand protection. In addition
test marketing becomes an essential method
to differenciate products. All this results in
an increasing demand for short run label jobs
that need to be produced in an economic
way. In this given environment, a digital label
printing process will become a “must have”
for every label converter.

With digital technology you will be ready to
face these new service requirements, enter
new niche markets, increase profitability and
add value to your business. Digital technology
will increase your flexibility by offering new
services and at the same time drive your costs
down.

This is your chance to get ahead of the curve!
Look at the Tau 150 8C Digital UV Inkjet
Press and explore its unique possibilities to
extend your services by delivering high quality
short runs print jobs. Compared to other
digital technologies, Tau 150 8C stands for
significantly faster turnaround times resulting
in a high cross-over point versus conventional
Flexo-graphic presses.

Ideally for application areas such as specialty
food & beverage, health care, household
chemical, car care, DIY, personal hygiene …
and many more, Tau 150 8C with its stre­amlined digital workflow and outstanding
printing speed will be the right choice for
you to face the economic challenges and new
service requirements of the current and future
market trends.

Durst Single Pass Digital UV Inkjet Technology
for label printing applications …

The Durst Tau 150 8C is a Digital UV Inkjet
Label Press designed for short-run narrow
web applications covering web widths from 10
cm (4 in.) to a max. 16,5 cm (6.5 in.). With its
unique Single Pass UV Inkjet Technology, the
system reaches an outstanding printing speed
of 48 m per min. (157 ft. per min.), resulting in
substantially improved return on investment
for the label printer.

Tau 150 8C is built to the latest state of the
art digital UV Inkjet technology to guarantee
maximum reliability and production efficiency,
handling short run jobs very economically,
regardless if only one label, a few hundred
labels or more than 40.000 labels are needed.
This will convert unprofitable short run jobs of
your Flexographic presses into very profitable
print jobs on your Tau 150 8C digital UV inkjet
press.

Equally important is Tau’s printing resolution
with variable drop size and 8 level grayscale
technology that delivers an apparent reso­lution of over 1000 dpi, providing nearly
photographic imaging quality with clean text,
smooth gradients (vignettes) and homogeny
solid colors.

Durst’s proprietary Single Pass UV Inkjet
Technology offers a whole new range of
color configurations to cover the majority of
requested label printing applications.
Its standard color configuration CMYK can be
completed with White as well as Orange and
Violet color thus offering a up to 90%
coverage of the Pantone color gamut
(depending on substrate).

Additionally, Tau 150 8C can be equiped with
a Digital Varnish print module for digital spot
varnish applications, generating different
gloss levels with only one fluid in a single
pass at the time of printing the label jobs,
allowing converters to produce new value
added products in a fully automated and very
efficient workflow.

With UV Inkjet technology, lower produc­tion costs are achieved thanks to affordable
ink-only cost models – users pay for the ink
they use – nothing more, nothing less. It is
simple and easy – and in line with conventio­nal industry practices. Additionally, UV Inkjet
technology means less material pre-treatment
and less coating postpress work is needed
compared to other technologies.

Tau inks are available directly from Durst.
Their formulation and color gamut have been
carefully adapted to meet the high demands
of the label industry. Inks are delivered in 5
liter containers with an easy and secure refill
system.

An industry-leading RIP software (powered by
EskoArtork) with built-in substrate calibration
and color management ensure high image
quality and consistency, especially important
when printing repeat short run jobs. The op­tional Variable Data Printing module provides
increased service flexibility for full label-to­label variability.

Durst’s solid & robust mechanical construc­tion ensures high reliability for a heavy duty
24/7 production.

Built-in maintenance functions such as
automated print head cleaning and help to
significantly increase performance and
machine up-time.