CDP First U.S. Business to Buy EFI Nozomi Single-Pass Inkjet Corrugated Press

Electronics For Imaging on Tuesday said Complete Design & Packaging (CDP), an independent corrugated packaging provider in Concord, N.C., will be the first U.S. business in to install EFI’s Nozomi C18000 single-pass LED corrugated packaging press.

CDP, which was founded by Howard Bertram in 2002, will use the six-color press for “cost-effective, high-quality, direct-to-board digital printing that extends client brand presence in retail corrugated packaging,” according to a press release from EFI.

The press will be installed in the fourth quarter of 2017 with operations going live by the end of the year, the press release states. 

According to the press release, CDP offers high-end analog flexo and litho lamination corrugated printing for retail packaging applications. 

“There are a lot of flexo and litho lamination options out there today, but customers face limitations in their marketing without digital printing, and as a young, independent company, we want to be on the leading edge of that offering,” said Bertram, president and co-owner of CDP. 

“We chose EFI because of their strengths in R&D and their commitment to make things happen in the industry,” added Scott Sumner, CDP’s VP and co-owner. “In addition to the productivity that comes with single-pass printing on the Nozomi press, Fiery technology was definitely a selling point for us. We could see how EFI’s legacy with digital print color management will be a big plus for us developing our digital packaging business.”

The 71-inch wide EFI Nozomi C18000 single-pass press has the technology to deliver on that opportunity with its “exceptional speed” – up to 246 linear feet per minute with throughput up to 6,600 2.6×3.3-foot boards per hour, according to EFI. 

According to EFI, the EFI Fiery® NZ-1000 high-performance digital front end (DFE) for the press – based on new, scalable Fiery XB bladed architecture – will provide “fast, efficient job processing to eliminate downtime spent waiting for jobs.”  

The press provides “high-quality output with resolutions up to 360×720 dots per inch with four-level grayscale imaging,” according to EFI. 

EFI said it is the only manufacturer to offer fully integrated top- and bottom-feed options for a digital corrugated packaging press.

According to the press release, CDP’s Nozomi press “will feature this patented system, which handles media separation, lift, transport and alignment at full press speeds with programmable features for faster, automatic feeding configurations on repeat jobs.”

The EFI Nozomi C18000 single-pass LED inkjet press is part of a complete ecosystem for corrugated production available from EFI with leading edge inks, the Fiery DFE and an EFI Corrugated Packaging Suite manufacturing execution system workflow, the press release states.



Pictured: EFI Nozomi C18000/Photo courtesy EFI