For some time now, conventional converters have been the primary source of production for the majority of business owners. For numerous converters, the utilization of digital assets for a portion of the jobs has been demonstrated to enhance production efficiency and decrease costs.
The entire workflow is transitioning to digital as label converters anticipate the future and upgrade equipment. The following are the additional benefits of employing a digital label finisher.
The apparent benefit of digital label finishing is that it eliminates the necessity for solid or flexible dies, which includes the time required for ordering, manufacturing, and shipping, as well as storage, wear, and honing, to name a few. You are no longer required to be concerned with time wastage, as the preparation time and waste are minimal.
More critically, the operating software is constantly changing and can now automatically transition between jobs and integrate data of all types. This necessitates a low-effort transition from one die cutting pattern to another. In other words, the machine no longer requires a stoppage to replace dies between jobs.
We are all in accord that laser cutting is a safe and functional process for the majority of label substrates. This is particularly true in the context of laser finishing, as it is capable of processing a diverse array of materials, such as PSA, polyester, paper abrasives, cork, foam, and rubber, to name a few. Ablated metals, abrasives, adhesives, fabric, paper, plastic, rubber, and textiles are all subject to the same treatment when bonded to polyester or similar substrates.
The question of whether a business inkjet printer is capable of conducting the task is no longer relevant. However, is it unduly slow? Large quantities may exist. Nevertheless, traditional equipment will be substantially slower than a digital label printer or digital finishing for small and medium-sized quantities. The majority of customers are presently in the process of understanding the numbers and demonstrations.
Many business owners are hesitant to make the transition to the new digital press because the risk associated with tech that is not part of their primary competency may be too large to justify the investment.
Despite the fact that a business inkjet printer is not intrinsically undesirable, the profit per employee can be up to twice as high as that of an analog printer. It is now time to transition to digital label finishing and begin leveraging the numerous benefits it offers businesses.