Alliance Packaging is adopting high-end, direct-to-board digital printing with the purchase of a Nozomi C18000 single-pass digital press from Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (EFI). The independent manufacturer is installing the press at its Seattle, Washington, headquarters. 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.
Shipped in March with installation scheduled for completion in May, Alliance Packaging’s new 71-inch (1.8-meter) wide press operates at speeds up to 246 linear feet (75 linear meters) per minute. The Nozomi C18000 can print up to 10,000 35×35-inch (890×890-mm) boards per hour two-up. Its single-pass, piezo grayscale inkjet writing system delivers accurate, high-fidelity color, including consistent reproduction on solid areas. Alliance Packaging’s press will include a six-color configuration of Genuine EFI Inks (CMYK, orange and violet) for high 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. The new press will give the company the option to migrate much of that work to digital printing produced in the exact quantities that clients need.
