Quebec-based company focusing on digital production of food and beverage labels
Xeikon, an innovator in digital color printing technology,
announced today that Berco Labels, a Quebec City, Quebec-based printer of
pressure-sensitive labels, has successfully expanded its business and
production capabilities after purchasing and installing a Xeikon 3030 digital
color press.
Founded more than 40 years ago, and part of the Group
Magnitude family of companies, Berco Labels is the only printer in Quebec
offering three printing technologies - digital, offset, and flexographic. Berco
installed the Xeikon press in late 2012, and has become a pioneer of Xeikon
label printing technology in the Quebec area.
Manon Leclerc, president of Berco Labels, said that the
addition of Xeikon 3030 has opened up new applications that the company could
not have handled cost-effectively using flexographic technology.
"Xeikon digital technology allows us to produce short
and medium runs profitably. We were not able to do so with flexo technology.
The Xeikon 3030 has enabled us to be a much more complete and diverse supplier
to the market," Leclerc said.
The bulk of Berco's digital label production is for the food
and beverage industries. Xeikon label presses shine in producing these
applications with their industry-leading imaging quality as well as
FDA-compliant toner. Xeikon label presses also offer a 'one-pass' opaque white
toner that's ideal for Berco's production of high quality wine and spirits
labels on clear substrates.
The Xeikon 3030 is the entry-level narrow web press of the
Xeikon 3000 Series. It offers a high level of productivity due to its full rotary
printing, which is independent of the number of colors being printed as well as
the repeat length of the label. It also offers true 1200 x 3600 dpi imaging
resolution, with a media width of up to 13 inches, and can handle a variety of
substrates without pretreatment or priming.
"It's been impressive to watch Berco take advantage of
our digital printing capabilities and further strengthen their business,"
said Todd Blumsack, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Xeikon America,
Inc. "Xeikon label solutions offer an unbeatable combination of print
quality, flexibility, versatility, and productivity, and are helping Berco meet
the growing demands of its customers," he added.
