VariLane: Increasing profititabilityJeroen van Bauwel, product manager Xeikon

Xeikon history – Dedicated to label production

1988 2002 2004 2006

Founding of Launch of DCP-32S

Nilpeter OEM

Launch of DCP-320S

New location

Launch of Xeikon 330

Demonstration at Label Expo 2004

Launch of

Xeikon FA-toner

Products sold through OEM partners Products sold directly

2002 2008

Drupa 2008 Launch of Xeikon 3300

1993-94

First Public demonstration of

Prototype

DCP-1 launched

1995-2000

Labelexpo 2008 Launch of Xeikon 3000

Label Innovation Award 2008InterTech Award

2008/2009 2010

IPEX 2010 Xeikon 3500 - QA-I Toner

Labelexpo 2010 Xeikon 3000 Series

Xeikon: Dedicated to label production

• No pre-coating• Conventional stocks• Certified materials from:

• Selected to matchthe application, based oncustomer requirements

- Unwinder- Rewinder- Converter (varnish,laminate, die-cut, stack, rewind,…)

• X-800: workflow de-signed for Xeikon technology• Integrates in existing processes•Partners: Esko, Kodak

• Offer/advise solutionsbased on customer requirements (HW – SW)• One-stop shop • Dedicated, local service

Substrates Equipment

ServicesWorkflow

The challenge for (digital) printers• Greater flexibility• Reduced stocks• Growing number of SKU’s

Result in growing number of smaller quantities

Challenge for printers to optimize production for these jobs.

Xeikon workflow

Xeikon’s X-800 Digital Frontend

• (2004) PostRip imposition • (2008) Impactor• (2010) JobOptimizer

• (2012) Varilane

Quantity:

3.000

- Basic imposition scheme

- Basic imposition scheme

Quantity:

3.000 3.000 3.000

- Optimized imposition scheme:single reference for every lane

Quantity:

3.000 2.000 1.000 3.000

- Optimized imposition scheme:multiple references – optimized over different lanes

- Optimized for production:separator labels between references

- Optimized for production:adding synchronization labels(header labels to adjust finishing equipment)

Post‐Rip Imposition

A

A

A

A

A

A

A A A

• Step and Repeat

Available on the DFE, after Rip

Post‐Rip Imposition

A

A

B

B

C

C

A B C

• Step and Repeat• Cut and Stacked

Available on the DFE, after Rip

Job Optimizer

A

A

C

C

D

D

B C D

B C E

• Optimizing the available positions for production of smaller quantities

ImpactorA

A

B

BD

A

A

B

BD

• Plug-in for X-800• Support for

asymmetric schemes

Impactor : The interface

VariLane

A

A

A

A

A

A

B

B

B

B

B

D

D

D

D

• Unique solution• Plug-in for X-800• Optimized positioning• Combining multiple jobs

VariLane

Job A W

idth 120m

mLength:

3245m

Job BW

idth 98m

mLength:

1455m

Job CW

idth 101m

mLength:

2200m

Job DW

idth 80m

mLength:

3200m

Job C

Width

1 2mLength:

32

Job EW

idth 100m

mLength:

2200m

• Optimized positioning• Combining multiple jobs• Depending on:

- Width- Height- Joblength

Increases profitability of digital label printers.

VariLane : The Value

• Based on production tests• Depending on:

- engine- substrate- number of different SKU’s

• Savings on timeand substrate can beup to 30% !

VariLane : The Interface

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