Gallus Launches Gallus One, Its First Fully Digital Inkjet Label Press

Gallus announcesdthe launch of its first fully digital label press, the Gallus One. Marking a ground-breaking new addition to the company’s conventional and hybrid portfolio of label presses, the Gallus One has been specifically designed to remove the total cost of ownership (TCO) barrier for the adoption of reel-to-reel digital labels with the highest level of automation and cloud-based technologies.

The Gallus One is built on the market leading Gallus Labelmaster press platform. As a 340-mm wide roll-to-roll UV inkjet digital inline labels press, Gallus One utilizes a host of features to achieve high levels of automation and press efficiency, with UV inkjet print quality and stand-out print speeds of up to 70 meters per minute.

“With the launch of the Gallus One, we are doing more than just bringing a new press to market – we’re providing a unique solution that has the capability to drive the next big opportunity in labels,” said Dario Urbinati, chief sales & service director, Gallus Group.

“With cloud capabilities in-built within Gallus One, you can not only enjoy remote set-up, but transparent performance monitoring and standardization across your press portfolio and manufacturing sites,” Urbinati added. “In conjunction with the sophisticated press design the Gallus One offers a complete reel-to-reel digital label solution, including all the software and hardware necessary to produce high quality, profitable digital labels. All this, with the highest level of automation available, and the most competitive TCO.”

“Offering all the familiarity benefits of a Labelmaster, Gallus One is a complete solution and not just a standalone print engine. Within the new Gallus One eco system, users have state of the art inkjet technology, a new Gallus One ink set, sophisticated workflow software and a new predictive press monitoring service to ensure minimum press downtime. All of these Gallus elements working in harmony, has enabled us to dramatically increase press efficiency and productivity, to unlock this new market opportunity.”

Bringing together almost a century of experience in leading the narrow-web industry, together with the invaluable expertise and key resources of HEIDELBERG, Gallus has capitalized on the strengths of both businesses to develop Gallus One.

For instance, HEIDELBERG’s ink testing laboratories were leveraged to develop digital inks specifically for the Gallus One’s Fuji Dimatix printheads – with a second lab utilized to optimize its waveform design, enabling better print performance.

“Gallus One is an important addition to our portfolio.,” Dr. Frank Schaum, CEO Gallus Group, noted. “It provides customers with a unique opportunity to pioneer a new and complimentary category of label service in the quest for significant business growth and differentiation. But Gallus One isn’t the only exciting initiative we’re launching today. We are delighted to announce the creation of a new ‘Gallus Experience Center’ – currently being built in St. Gallen, Switzerland and expected to open late this year.”