24 April 2019

CS Labels launches new innovative product

Willenhall based SME of The Year, CS Labels, has developed a new packaging solution by working in partnership with Xeikon. This relationship has opened up the application for shorter runs that were previously not viable using traditional analogue technology.

Simon Smith, MD at CS added, “Our relationship has greatly assisted us in developing a solution together by testing a variety of different materials. The new pouches come in a variety of sizes up to 242mm tall and were unveiled at the Xeikon Café event in Antwerp recently.”

The new packaging offering comprises a 23-micron PET film that is printed onto directly using a Xeikon CX500 dry toner label press and is then laminated onto 70-micron white PE. The line will be aimed at SME clients looking to take a variety of predominantly food-related products to market. While BRC-accredited CS Labels will eventually offer out the product as a trade service, it will also be promoted by Xeikon as an approved application for the manufacturer's digital presses.

Simon added, “We have been operating with technology that could support this application since 2007 and testing will continue on things like migration tests and standards for lamination and conversion processes, however, we're glad to be at a point where we can turn this over to our client base. The possibilities going forward could include printing designs onto thinner films and the intention is to build up the offering to a viable scale. Having demonstrated these possibilities, we are already enjoying a lot of enquiries that will take it forward." 

While Xeikon will be advising on the application for other print firms interested in the process, the lamination and conversion processes remain exclusive to CS Labels and so the manufacturer will not offer guidance on the latest stages of the process.

For further information, please see: https://www.cslabels.co.uk