Heidelberg Expects Interest in Customized Printing on Objects at InPrint 2018

Heidelberg is exhibiting Omnifire technology at InPrint 2018 for the first time on a joint stand with its partner Plasmatreat, a specialist in customer-specific surface treatment using plasma.
 
The Omnifire 1000 now enables full-area and seamless, customized printing of even complex objects, thus opening up a whole new range of striking effects with which manufacturers of branded goods can impress their customers.
 
The general trend toward customization is a hallmark of the digital age. As a result, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is expecting a high level of interest in the possibilities for custom-finishing and printing on objects at InPrint 2018, which is taking place from November 20-22 in Milan. The company is showcasing Omnifire technology and the Omnifire 250 and 1000 models, which can be used to print customized three-dimensional objects of any shape made from a wide variety of materials.
 
The Omnifire 1000, in particular, has undergone considerable further development since it was unveiled at the same venue two years ago. It now enables full-area, seamless printing of even complex shapes, without any visible transitions or joins between the tracks, the width of which is determined by the printheads. This is made possible thanks to a special process that joins these tracks together by seamlessly printing several in series, each with a width of 7 centimeters (2.76 inches).
 
“The ability to print on an object’s entire surface opens up a whole new range of striking effects at the point of sale for manufacturers of branded goods, and means the design possibilities are now virtually unlimited,” said Montserrat Peidro-Insa, head of the Digital business unit at Heidelberg.
 
Heidelberg is exhibiting Omnifire technology at InPrint 2018 for the first time on a joint stand with its partner Plasmatreat, a world-leading specialist in pre-treating material surfaces with atmospheric-pressure plasma. Using patented plasma nozzle technology, materials undergo ultrafine cleaning, are simultaneously activated or are functionally nanocoated. In the Omnifire systems, Heidelberg uses a rotary nozzle developed by Plasmatreat for pre-treating objects, thus enhancing crosslinking of the ink with the print object material.

The Omnifire 1000 now enables full-area and seamless, customized printing of even complex objects, thus opening up a whole new range of striking effects with which manufacturers of branded goods can impress their customers. (Source: Heidelberg)