UPM Specialty Papers and Koenig & Bauer optimise digital printing for barrier papers

UPM Specialty Papers’ heat-sealable barrier papers have achieved excellent results in tests carried out with Koenig & Bauer’s next generation of inkjet digital printing technology. This is good news for brand owners and converters interested in surpassing the limitations of conventional printing methods in order to accelerate time to market or to create more customized packaging.

Testing new ground
With the ability to change designs simply by updating a file, digital printing opens new possibilities for brand owners and converters – from accelerating time to market through to creating more customized packaging. The goal was to test and optimize the compatibility of digital printing for UPM Specialty Papers’ barrier papers for digital printing, as it would offer a powerful combination for transforming how flexibly even small batches of packages can be produced.

“Our goal was to produce samples of a real-world product,” says Falko Baltrusch, Senior Manager at the Koenig & Bauer Customer Technology Center. “This co-creation was ideal, combining the paper and processing expertise of UPM Speciality Papers with our knowledge of machines, inks, temperatures and so on. This enabled us to control the whole process to see if the papers were printable and, if so, make sure that the print was of the right quality. We achieved both goals.”
more at: https://www.upm.com/about-us/for-media/releases/2023/04/upm-specialty-papers-and-koenig–bauer-optimise-digital-printing-for-barrier-papers/

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