Packaging
VINTAGE 99 LAUNCHES DIGITAL CAPABILITY
Monday 29. December 2008 - AB Graphic International has supplied California based Vintage 99 Label Mfg., Inc., with an Omega Digicon Series II finishing line for its HP Indigo WS4500 digital print engine enabling the company to offer both conventional and digitally printed labels.
The equipment has been installed at its new 4,300sq.ft. facility in Livermore and will be used to produce labels for the wine, spirit, gourmet food and health and beauty markets.
Commenting on the move, Vintage 99s President Kathy Gonzales said, ” We have been keeping an eye on where digital printing was going not only for client necessity, but also for the equipment available. We have many small clients where traditional printing is too costly for them. Additionally we have many large clients that have small run needs. Our clients now have the opportunity to choose their print preference whether digital, flexo or waterless offset without design or run restrictions. The Digicon allows us to expand our current capabilities to re-register additional colours and multiple foils more efficiently, as well as offer embossing and screen printing using high build varnishes. It is also an excellent solution to support work from our conventional printing presses”.
“The Digicon Series II offers a wide range of converting solutions to the label printer and its fully modular design means the initial specification supplied can be increased as needed” said Al Spedlow, VP of Operations for AB Graphic International, Inc. “We are delighted to have been the supplier of choice in this exciting digital venture for Vintage 99 that was launched with an open house event at its new facility”.
Concludes Kathy Gonzales, “Over the years the industry has seen a myriad of small wineries start up. With the introduction of digital printing our competitors are now trying to cater to them via digital. Vintage 99 started with these small clients and we want to continue to meet their needs. This installation allows us to be a one-stop shop because it expands the capabilities of our current equipment line-up of flexo, waterless and offset presses”.
AB Graphic International is a worldwide supplier of label converting and finishing machines with facilities in the UK, Netherlands, Spain, Germany and United States. The company offers a full range of converting lines either standard or tailored to requirements that also include the Vectra range of slitter rewinders. New products include the Digicon Series II, the Digicoat to prepare substrates for digital printing, the Digilam film laminator and the FSR film rewinder. Specialised applications include pharmaceutical converting lines, 100% web inspection, off-line RFID, booklet labelling and Braille machines. In 2007 the company was named official supplier of label converting systems for the HP digital print engine.