Xeikon Cheetah Hits Quality Mark at First North American Installation at Accu-Label

Xeikon announced the first North American installation of the Xeikon Cheetah at Accu-Label, Inc., making it the third pilot site worldwide to install this digital label production solution. Accu-Label, located in Fort Wayne, IN, added Xeikon’s new press to complement its existing production platform, which includes a Xeikon 3500 as well as flexo solutions.
 
Xeikon Cheetah is the most productive five-color digital label press available on the market today. It was the speed of the press (98 ft/min or 30m/min), combined with its high quality output, that convinced Accu-Label to invest in the Xeikon Cheetah.
 
“Of course, speed was a big consideration, but there was more,” said David Manning, Accu-Label’s founder. “We are a company that has always been dedicated to providing the best quality printing and a high level of service. For us, it doesn’t matter how fast a press goes if we can’t deliver a quality product. We felt the Xeikon Cheetah gave us both speed and better quality than other digital printing technologies currently available on the market.
 
“Flexo is an art form that I truly love, and I’ve been practicing this art for a long time,” David Manning added. “But nowadays, it’s not the right solution for every label project. For proofs and mock-ups as well as shorter and versioned runs, the cost, time and energy required makes it inefficient, and in many cases, unattainable. For example, we have customers who want to see many versions of their labels before they go into production. Digital label production lets you get to final designs more quickly and very cost-effectively. ”
 
“While at first, our customers had to be educated about the capabilities of digital production, they have come to value the quality and consistency it offers,” noted Catie Manning, overseeing sales and marketing at Accu-Label. “In just one year, we have had so many jobs printed digitally that the Xeikon 3500 is running at high capacity. Adding a second digital label press – the fastest on the market in its class – is vital to meeting their expectations, now and in the future. This will also improve the efficiency of our flexo production fleet by dedicating it to the longer runs it is designed to produce cost-efficiently.”