Alliance Packaging is adopting high-end, direct-to-board digital
printing with the purchase of an EFI™ Nozomi C18000 single-pass
corrugated packaging press from Electronics For Imaging, Inc.
(Nasdaq:EFII). The ultra-high-speed press is a groundbreaking
offering in the digital corrugated packaging space because of its
high production capacity and its complete integrated system.
Alliance Packaging – the Northwestern U.S.’s largest independent
corrugated box manufacturer – is installing the breakthrough
digital production press at its Seattle headquarters facility to
provide its customers with new capabilities that will reduce waste,
cost and turnaround time. The second-generation, family-owned
500-employee business focuses on high-end corrugated applications
and specializes in fast turnaround times, intricate designs and
superior-quality printing.
“We are excited about this press because it is the only digital
press available today that allows us to double-down on our strategy
of short lead times mixed with high-end graphics,” said Alliance
Packaging President Scott Younger. “We chose EFI because of their
incredible customer service, the quality of the Nozomi, and the
press’s ability to produce high-end work at an economical price
point.”
Unprecedented efficiency for direct-to-board digital
printingShipped in March with installation scheduled for
completion in May, Alliance Packaging’s new 71-inch (1.8-meter)
wide press takes digital corrugated printing to new levels of
productivity. Operating at speeds up to 246 linear feet (75 linear
meters) per minute, the Nozomi C18000 can print up to 10,000
35x35-inch (890x890-mm) boards per hour two-up. Its single-pass,
piezo grayscale inkjet writing system delivers accurate,
high-fidelity color, including excellent, consistent reproduction
on solid areas. Alliance Packaging’s press will include a six-color
configuration of Genuine EFI Inks (CMYK, orange and violet) for
superior-quality, expanded-gamut imaging with matte, satin or
glossy finishes.
Alliance Packaging currently does high volumes of analog,
litho-lamination production on boxes and corrugated displays – work
that requires a two-step printing and lamination process with
longer turnaround times, higher set-up costs and more waste. The
new press will give the company the power to migrate much of that
work to efficient, direct-to-board digital printing produced in the
exact quantities that clients need.
The press also opens the doors to important new premium-quality
offerings that are too costly to produce with analog methods, such
as targeted, versioned or multi-SKU retail packaging that drives
higher sell-through on consumer goods.
EFI’s Fiery® NZ-1000 – the ultra-fast digital front end (DFE)
print server and production system used to drive the press – will
give Alliance Packaging’s design service experts a way to quickly
and accurately produce new designs. Alliance Packaging customers,
in turn, will gain a streamlined process for launching new products
and implementing changes to meet evolving product marketing
needs.
Additional features and benefits of Alliance Packaging’s digital
press include:
- A 100% in-line image quality inspection system that actively
manages and optimizes inkjet nozzle alignment and uniformity errors
for the highest possible imaging quality
- A high-productivity, permanent head architecture that
eliminates the downtime associated with replacing consumable
printheads
- Compatibility with the broad range of boards Alliance Packaging
produces, from N-flute to double-wall board, and including
traditional Kemi, mottled, bleach and kraft materials – with all of
them printing full press-rated speeds.
Re-writing the rules in sustainability and supply chain
managementThe EFI Nozomi press also gives users a
significant sustainability advantage in digital print, as it is the
only ultra-high-speed, single-pass corrugated inkjet press to have
its output certified for OCC recyclability and repulpability by the
Western Michigan University Recycling, Paper and Coating Pilot
Plant – a leading certification organization for corrugated
recycling.
“We are excited to partner with Alliance Packaging to deliver a
high-end, digital production solution that can outperform any other
single-pass, direct-to-board technology available today,” said José
Luis Ramón Moreno, vice president and general manager, EFI
Industrial Printing. “Alliance Packaging serves many of the leading
brands and businesses that call the Pacific Northwest home, and
this EFI Nozomi installation has the potential to transform and
significantly improve those companies’ packaging strategies.”
Alliance Packaging’s EFI Nozomi press is the ninth EFI Nozomi
transaction completed and shipped as of the end of March 2018.
Alliance Packaging’s new ultra-high-speed inkjet press is part
of a complete ecosystem for corrugated manufacturing available from
EFI, with leading edge inks, Fiery DFE technology and a complete
EFI Corrugated Packaging Suite business and production management
workflow. For more information about advanced digital corrugated
packaging production with EFI technologies, visit www.efi.com.
About EFI
EFI™ is a global technology company,
based in Silicon Valley, and is leading the worldwide
transformation from analog to digital imaging. We are passionate
about fueling customer success with products that increase
competitiveness and boost productivity. To do that, we develop
breakthrough technologies for the manufacturing of signage,
packaging, textiles, ceramic tiles, and personalized documents,
with a wide range of printers, inks, digital front ends, and a
comprehensive business and production workflow suite that
transforms and streamlines the entire production process.
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