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Epson print wing benefits ADwise Group
installs Hontec
from increased demand ADwise Group has installed
Georgia-based converter

Hontec DiGiFiNi All-in-One
MPX350 label converting
Full-year profits at Epson of our North American and finishing system.
have exceeded expectations imports are produced in
on the back of favourable China, we are planning to This cutting-edge label
exchange rates and a boom transfer the production of converting and finishing sys-
in sales of some of its prod- tem is designed to deliver
ucts. some products to other sites efficiency and versatility. The
For the year to 31 March to minimise the impact,” he MPX350 is equipped with
2025 sales were up 3.7% at said. two semi-flexo units for cold
just under ¥1,363bn (£7bn), “We will continue to foil and varnish applications,
while business profit closely monitor the tariff sit- a semi-rotary die-cut unit,
increased from ¥64.7bn to uation and do everything we and a slitting system. These
¥89.5bn. New Epson signage printer will be at Fespa features combine to offer a
At its Commercial & can to respond rapidly and one-stop solution for all label
Industrial Printing division, “grew sharply owing to iffs would increase by flexibly to fulfil our supply finishing needs, enhancing
which includes a contribu- expanded demand for print- ¥17bn, the group expected responsibilities to custom-
tion from Fiery since its heads used in textile and to limit the negative impact ers.” productivity while maintain-
£445m acquisition at the other applications”. on business profit to ¥8bn, Epson will be exhibiting at ing high quality.
end of last year, sales were Regarding the outlook, “after factoring in higher DiGiFiNi laser die cutters
up 11.9% at ¥299.7bn. and the likely impact of the prices in the US and a Fespa 2025 show in Berlin, offer precision and speed,
Epson said that commer- new US tariff regime, Epson decline in unit sales due to where it will show its new making complex cuts with
cial and industrial inkjet rev- CEO and president Junkichi curbed demand”. SureColor S7100 wide-for- ease and delivering impecca-
enue and business profit Yoshida said that while tar- “Although less than 10% mat signage printer. ble finish.
DCM ATN to showcase shrink Color version of

sleeve technology Illumigram hologram

French manufacturer Toppan Digital has devel-
DCM ATN has confirmed it oped a color version of its
will present its next-genera- Illumigram hologram that
tion shrink sleeve label pro- displays 3D text and images
duction equipment at the in response to a smart-
upcoming Labelexpo phone’s flashlight. Launched The SureColor S7100
Southeast Asia in Bangkok
this May. in June 2022, the Illumigram Toppan Digital aims to
The company, which was previously only available prevent the distribution of
designs, manufactures, Company will promote the new DCM Sleeve 6 seaming machine in a single color. It was devel- counterfeits and imitations
assembles and tests all market’. The fully auto- oped to combat counterfeit
machines in France, has than 12 months. The modu- and imitation goods. The by providing the market with
lar Sleeve 6 platform comes
established itself as one of matic system requires mini- in three configurations to new color version enables a hologram that delivers an
the global leaders in con- mal operator expertise meet varying production latent images using a special even stronger visual impact
verting equipment for the while delivering excep- needs. The Sleeve Evo fea- effect in multiple colors. and anticounterfeiting per-
flexible packaging and label tional precision with lay- tures single unwinder and Sales of the new color formance.
markets, specializing in slit- flat width tolerance of rewinder components, Illumigram start in April
ter rewinders, doctoring +/- 0.15 mm and produc- designed as an entry-level 2025, targeting multiple sec- Holograms use light inter-
rewinders and shrink sleeve tion speeds reaching 500 solution for label printers tors that want to prevent the ference to produce a three-
machines. m/min. entering the shrink sleeve dimensional luster effect.
At the center of DCM According to customer market. The Sleeve Auto is distribution of counterfeit Their unique visual effect
ATN’s showcase will be the feedback, the significant equipped with a single and imitation goods, such as and difficulty of counterfeit-
new DCM Sleeve 6 shrink reduction in material waste unwinder and a non-stop pharmaceuticals, beauty
sleeve seaming machine, and doctoring time has ena- rewinder, offering approxi- products, luxury brand ing mean that they are widely
described as ‘the leading bled users to achieve a mately 40% higher produc- goods, machinery parts, and used as a mark of a genuine
seaming machine on the return on investment in less tivity than the Evo model. licensed goods. product.
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