ACTEGA has strengthened its ECOLEAF technology after going into business with Fujifilm.
The company’s ‘on-demand metallization’ printer has been upgraded thanks to its newfound partnership as it can be equipped with a Fujifilm 46kUV inkjet printbar.
This upgrade has allowed the product to increase its accuracy from 600dpi to 1200dpi whilst ensuring the process can be fully digital, strengthening its flexible, on-demand, short-notice production benefits customers are looking for.
The collaboration also strengthens ACTEGA’s global customer support network.
Greg Balch, senior vice president and chief operating officer of FUJIFILM Integrated Inkjet Solutions said: “Our collaboration with ACTEGA adds yet another dimension of quality and productivity to this already innovative, industrial-scale technology.
“We have every confidence that ECOLEAF has the potential to transform the way the Label industry views metallization.
“ECOLEAF’s ability to avoid wasted foil is fantastic news for brands looking to meet strict and necessary environmental targets and also don’t want to lose their competitive edge.”
ACTEGA’s managing director continued: “There is a huge appetite for change among brands and suppliers when it comes to reducing environmental impact.
“Switching to ECOLEAF is one way that the industry can make the progress needed, and we’re so pleased to have leaders like Fujifilm embrace the technology and the opportunity it presents for more sustainable metallic embellishments.”
By moving from traditional foiling techniques to ECOLEAF metallization, printers and converters eliminate the need for PET carrier film and foil reels.
This significantly reduces waste and plastic consumption and cuts CO2 emissions with a cost-effective, eco-friendly solution.
