THINKING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CORRUGATED BOX

Traditionally, corrugated packaging is printed using analogue flexographic or offset printing. However, shorter product cycles, just-in-time deliveries and e-commerce are driving the demand for digital printing directly onto corrugated packaging. As a result, more and more corrugated board printing systems are entering the market. Water-based corrugated printing technology takes the complete board production process into consideration – printing on liner or primed liner, covering printed images with overprint varnishes and even folding the board to the right shape. Knowing that nowadays investment and running costs are of great importance, companies are approaching digital printing with a combination of low-cost inks and low ink consumption, together with a solution that maximises system uptime.