Landa upgrades nanographic printing presses

Landa Founder, Chairman and CEO Benny Landa says, “We have been working closely with our customers to ensure that our Nanographic Printing presses will provide the performance, print quality and feature set for high-speed production. In addition, the new Landa Operator Cockpit will set a new standard for operating any production press, whether digital or offset.”

The new Landa Operator Cockpit, an integrated production management center located at the delivery end of the press, enables operators to monitor and control the press while effortlessly glancing at the delivery area. With its advanced ergonomic design, the Landa Operator Cockpit surrounds the operator with touch-screen press controls, job management tools, video feeds from all key press functions, production-related vital signs and a lighted inspection table. In addition, a personal area enables operators to store and display personal items.

To improve print quality and increase press productivity, Landa has developed new ink ejectors with a resolution of 1200 dpi, resulting in higher print quality levels that match offset resolution and gray levels, according to Landa. In addition, the new ink ejector architecture significantly improves the reliability of the ink ejection and enables redundancy in case of nozzle failure.

Additional developments and features include an advanced paper handling system that supports both paper and plastic substrates, reducing many of the labor-intensive tasks related to paper setup, and also accelerating the changeover to new substrates. Continuous paper feeding and delivery capabilities let converters and printers operate without stopping to replace the paper pile. An auxiliary delivery tray will enable operators to automatically collect proofs without interrupting the normal production process. An optional conventional inline coating unit will enhance Nanography-printed products with both flood and selective coating. The coating unit will support flexo rollers and plates as well as a variety of UV and aqueous coatings.

According to a press release, Landa plans to start shipping beta units of its S10FC Nanographic Printing Press for folding carton applications at Q4/2014, with shipments of the Landa S10C for commercial and publishing printing will follow shortly thereafter.