A digital label finisher is a machine that can cut pre printed or continuous label material down to whatever label size you need. Many finishers allow you to add a laminate before the material is cut for added longevity to the label. After the labels have been laminated and trimmed, the waste material is removed, and the labels can then be split into individual rolls if necessary. Depending on your label’s size, you can typically print several labels across and then slit the completed levels into individual rolls ready for application.
Label finishing is becoming increasingly important in product labelling and packaging. Printers are receiving print orders in small quantities that require high print and finish quality. Digital printing has cemented a permanent place in the global market as technology advances year after year, and it will continue to do so. However, although there are many well-known digital printing brands, printers struggle to find suitable automated finishing machines for short-run print jobs. The majority of printers complete jobs on offline machines, which generate waste and take time, causing the work to be delayed. As a result, we have flatbed and rotary die-cutting machines to provide you with smooth prints.
There are many advantages to purchasing a digital finisher for labelling and packaging.
High-quality finishes
At the touch of a button, digital finishers make labels of excellent, consistent quality. On the one hand, this is excellent news for printers, but it limits their ability to stand out from the crowd by providing better labels than anyone else. This emphasizes the importance of the variety of artistic decorations that analog finishing processes cannot create. Finishing equipment allows printers to distinguish their contributions and provide real-world value to label customers. When it comes to complex die-cutting or producing pop-up features while cutting and creasing, traditional finishing machines have certain constraints. However, digital finishing, such as laser die cutting systems, removes these constraints and provides an excellent finish to the packaged product or label. You are not limited to a shape, you can have Multiple Cutting Functions like Split Cut, Full Cut, Kiss Cut, Perforation, Hatching, Etching, Marking.
Variable Data Personalization
Companies also want to sell a limited edition of their goods and services with quality labels and packing, which results in fewer copies. As a result, when they sell them, they deliver customized goods to the end-user to increase brand engagement. Because of improved digital finishing, you should run fewer copies for VDP, which is an additional benefit to different companies and businesses
Total Cost of Operation
The total cost of operation is the most critical consideration when investing in any equipment. Whereas in offline machinery, printers would bear the cost of printing and finishing the entire reel, digital printing and converting would cost you at a per impression rate, which is typically much lower than in other printing and converting processes. Your digital finisher must be highly modular in design to allow for the expansion of your initial finishing platform. You can’t go out and buy a new finisher every time a new opportunity arises that necessitates additional finishing skills. The key is to add a module quickly, easily, and cheaply.
Low Investment in Manpower
Convertors must invest in several operators when using traditional finishing. Digital finishing systems require fewer workforces as technological advances, connected stations become more common, and more automated tasks become available. Because many operations are automated, and work storage and recall facilities are available, the need for human labour is significantly reduced.
The cost of training an operator is minimal. It takes years of experience as a pressman running traditional systems to manage machines successfully. However, since digital machines have fewer functions to run, you can train an operator in 6 weeks. All you need is for your printers to understand how to click, drag, and drop.
Advanced software capability
A label manufacturer can now compete on a different level thanks to digital finishers. Shorter runs, regular copy modifications, faster turnaround, personalization, and decreased waste are all market pressures for digital printing and finishing. When a customer is in a hurry and requires printed materials as soon as possible, automated finishing becomes essential. Also, because the machines may be expensive at first, they will be less expensive in the long run because the number of hardware, die costs, tooling, and operator costs will be reduced compared to manual systems. This is why the industry is seeing an increase in the number of automatic finishing systems installed.
The need to recruit or dedicate competent personnel to operate your finisher may be the most important financial consideration surrounding your company’s acquisition. Ensure you understand the cost of training and operation both in terms of time and money. As a result, the time has come for unique packaging systems that focus on-shelf differentiation and contribute to brand identity development, giving consumers an incentive to buy the product. This means, in a nutshell, that good packaging protects the product. Great packaging safeguards the brand.
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