Agfa Receives Three Awards for Digital Printing in EDP Awards

The European Digital Press Association rewarded three Agfa innovations introduced in 2021: the Jeti Tauro H3300 UHS LED hybrid large-format printing press, the InterioJet water-based décor paper printing press for laminate surfaces, and the Alussa leather printing system.

It was the 11th consecutive time that Agfa was recognized for its innovative power by the Europe-an Digital Press Association (EDP).

“We are very proud to have our inkjet printing solutions rewarded once again with this mark of quality and innovation,” states Vincent Wille, Agfa’s president of digital print and chemicals. “We are committed to providing next-gen printing solutions that enable print service providers to grow profitably. The EDP Awards granted to our solutions bear witness to the added value we provide to our customers.”

Agfa’s printing solutions capturing awards this year are:
• The Jeti Tauro H3300 UHS LED in the category “Large and wide-format printing – flat-bed/hybrid printers with a printing speed of over 250 m²/hour.” The Jeti Tauro H3300 UHS is the latest ‘ultra-high-speed’ version of Agfa’s flagship inkjet press. It is a 3.3 m heavy-duty work-horse for sign and display as well as corrugated printing applications, combining quality with a production speed of up to 600 m²/h and cutting-edge automation.
• The InterioJet 3300 in the category “Industrial Print & Finishing Solutions.” The InterioJet 3300 is a multi-pass inkjet system that uses Agfa’s eco-friendly, water-based inks for short to medium production runs of décor paper for laminate surfaces. As a digital printing system, the InterioJet surpasses the limitations of gravure printing, since it is not limited by cylinder length or ink kitch-en, and thus allows for the printing of fully customized, non-repetitive patterns for every single or-der.
• The Alussa leather printing ink in the category “Industrial Inks.” Alussa is cutting-edge inkjet printing technology for the creation of stunning designs on leather for a variety of markets, such as interior decoration, fashion, automotive and moreAs the Alussa system, consisting of the Alussa eTU printer, Alussa iUL10 inks and workflow software, is effectively integrated in the leather pro-duction process – with perfectly tuned inks and coatings – it is the only digital leather printing solu-tion that warrants superior and lasting quality.

The EDP praised the Alussa ink, which “makes it possible to print on leather on an industrial scale. Printing is done in full color plus white, which gives a reliable result even on colored leather. In combination with the coatings for leather developed together with TFL, this creates a hardwearing colorfast print that can be called unique.”