Vivid Laminating Technologies has introduced two new additions to its Matrix range at drupa, alongside a new wide format foiling laminator and a range of special effect foils.
High-Speed Matrix
The award-winning Matrix Laminators will also see a new high-speed model added to the range, allowing larger volume runs to be laminated faster and saving on production costs by finishing in-house. The new system runs at up to 20m a minute and will also be fully compatible with the new Auto-Feeder.
Vivid’s new Boss Premium Foil range allows metallised effects to be added to prints. The foiling and over-printable coloured foils work by combining the Matrix and a digital printer. Detailed, quality foiling prints can be created in-house, without expensive set-up charges and traditional block foiling, which represents a fraction of the cost compared to outsourcing.
Vivid is adding to their Boss print effect range, with holographic films. This opens many new avenues of income for Matrix users, including security print, vouchers, personalised items and tickets, as well as the packaging and label markets.
The Matrix features lamination, foiling, Spot UV and new metallised print effects, four separate avenues of income, making it a real option to produce incredible finishes, adding even more value to print jobs.
Matrix Auto-Feeder
The new Auto-Feeder can be fitted to the Matrix Laminating Systems and frees up operators to complete other jobs quickly and efficiently. With the Auto-Feeder, the Matrix gives customers an even greater return on their investment. Prints can be loaded ‘on the run’ for non-stop operation.
Aimed at the digital/commercial markets, short-to-mid run business cards, menus, book covers, bespoke prints and more can all be finished faster.
The Easymount Air, recently awarded Top Product for 2016 by readers of Wide-Format and Signage magazine, also saw a new model launched at the Düsseldorf show. The Easymount AirFoil features independent pneumatic rollers, allowing it to foil and add spot UV-style effects to wide format prints, foam boards, glass and MDF.
Metallised effects open up new markets for wide format printers. These can be overprinted onto UV or solvent-based prints. Customers working in the point-of-sale, packaging and decorative markets will benefit by saving money every time they create a large format product.
