Xeikon continues its success

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Xeikon is celebrating the sale of yet another of its Xeikon CX3 digital label press in the UK, following the decision of CS Labels to invest in its second machine of this kind.

Filip Weymans, director segment marketing and business development labels and packaging at Xeikon, said: ‘We have a very strong installed base of label and packaging presses in the UK. They give us regular feedback on the market and their ever increasing levels of success. Many have been saying that they are running close to capacity with their existing equipment and have been asking us for an even faster solution. We have now developed a press that can provide them with the speed that they need, and customers are showing their commitment to Xeikon and its products by investing in the new product.’

The Xeikon CX3, aka ‘Cheetah’, is a five colour label press able to produce up to 30 metres per minute. In real terms it is more productive than that due to the fact that users can now take on longer run orders. This speed increase has been combined with new toner products meaning that users have the potential to open up new and exciting markets.

CS Labels’ managing director Simon Smith said, ‘Our existing Xeikon CX3 has enabled us to work smarter and faster and it has given us the extra capacity. The purchase of the second Xeikon CX3 was solely driven by customer demand. We have seen a definite transition to digital label printing from flexo and other traditional methods. Quite simply more and more customers are making the switch for reasons of lead times, quality, multiple SKU ability and personalisation.

‘Digital is truly no longer confined to shorter print runs and our longest run is now 84,000 linear meters, which would have been unheard of five years ago.’

Whilst the Xeikon CX3 is the new top of the range offering from the company, there is still a choice of equipment for companies entering the sector for the first time. ‘Xeikon still offer the most comprehensive range of digital label presses,’ confirmed Filip. ‘The Xeikon CX3 offers a significant advancement for customers seeking to expand their production, but other businesses may not need the full capabilities of such a machine right now. Our upgrade path, however, will allow them to develop their business and their label production over time.’