Narrow Web Tech 3-2011 article on Xeikon QAi toner for digital label printing

Posted by Adrian on Nov 23, 2011 in Labels | 0 comments   One of the main reasons Mercian Labels decided to upgrade its digital label printing capability to the new Xeikon 3300 was the quality of the new QA-i toner.  Here, in the industry’s leading technical journal Narrow Web Tech 3-2011 you can read about the evolution of the Xeikon Toner, and the benefits of the new toner formulation.  You can download a PDF of the article...
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Tour around the @Xeikon digital label printing factory

Posted by Adrian on Nov 22, 2011 in business, Labels | 0 comments   Last week I presented a case study on the adoption of digital label printing at an event organised by Xeikon in Lier, Belgium, and enjoyed a tour around their factory where our new digital label printing machine is being made.     It was really interesting to see how the 100+ machines a year are build and tested to such high standards, and the fantastic technology that is able...
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Xeikon 3300 Digital label printer upgrade

Posted by Adrian on Nov 10, 2011 in business, Labels | 0 comments   At Label Expo 2011 we announced the exciting news that we are upgrading our digital labelling capability to include the new Xeikon 3300 – the fastest, highest quality, most environmentally friendly digital labelling solution available with fantastic lightfastness, no origination charges and brilliant colour resolution. The installation will take place during the first week of...
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2011 – an epic year of chilli growing failure

Posted by Adrian on Nov 6, 2011 in business, Labels | 0 comments   thats it – my final crop from 80 plants in 2011… Since I potted out all of my 80 chilli plants in May from the original batch, we have had a pretty cool summer, and it has not been a good year for chilli growing.  After a first small crop, the indian summer produced a second and final crop that I cut today before the frosts set in – its pictured above.  Compared to...
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