10.07.14
First Tape & Label, a label printer and specialty converter in Texarkana, AR, USA, has ordered its second DICEweb color inkjet system from Prototype & Production Systems, Inc of Plymouth, MN, USA, less than a month after getting its first DICEweb system up and running.
"The DICEweb is a 'win', giving us speed, efficiency and perfect printing every time," says David Haak, founder and owner of First Tape & Label, "We get better consistency with the DICEweb printer than our flexo press. It doesn't matter if we print the label today, tomorrow or a month from today, the colors look the same."
Haak adds: "We are able to print over twice as many labels per shift as we did with our previous inkjet printer. With the DICEweb we can queue up jobs and run three lanes across because every lane can be different. This reduces our waste and increase our productivity for short runs compared to conventional flexo. With all the advantages the DICEweb has given us it was an easy decision to order another one."
Chuck Raymond, president of PPSI, says, "First Tape & Label and PPSI's partnership is a great example of how we can take a break-through technology like the DICEweb and create competitive advantage for a label converter. DICEweb turns any flexo press into a state-of-the-art digital printer, and it supports First Tape & Label's promise of next day delivery to its customers."
Prototype & Production Systems, Inc is a digital printing and custom automation design & manufacturing company based near Minneapolis, MN. In business for over 25 years, PPSI delivers roll-fed and conveyor-based inkjet printing equipment and inks to the printing and packaging industry, and to major brand-owners.
First Tape & Label specializes in custom adhesive-coated products and immediate delivery. The company has been family owned and operated for over 30 years, and occupies an operating space of 64,000 square feet with 13 presses. FT&L produces labels used in a broad range of industries including tire, steel, packaging, food, automotive and more.
"The DICEweb is a 'win', giving us speed, efficiency and perfect printing every time," says David Haak, founder and owner of First Tape & Label, "We get better consistency with the DICEweb printer than our flexo press. It doesn't matter if we print the label today, tomorrow or a month from today, the colors look the same."
Haak adds: "We are able to print over twice as many labels per shift as we did with our previous inkjet printer. With the DICEweb we can queue up jobs and run three lanes across because every lane can be different. This reduces our waste and increase our productivity for short runs compared to conventional flexo. With all the advantages the DICEweb has given us it was an easy decision to order another one."
Chuck Raymond, president of PPSI, says, "First Tape & Label and PPSI's partnership is a great example of how we can take a break-through technology like the DICEweb and create competitive advantage for a label converter. DICEweb turns any flexo press into a state-of-the-art digital printer, and it supports First Tape & Label's promise of next day delivery to its customers."
Prototype & Production Systems, Inc is a digital printing and custom automation design & manufacturing company based near Minneapolis, MN. In business for over 25 years, PPSI delivers roll-fed and conveyor-based inkjet printing equipment and inks to the printing and packaging industry, and to major brand-owners.
First Tape & Label specializes in custom adhesive-coated products and immediate delivery. The company has been family owned and operated for over 30 years, and occupies an operating space of 64,000 square feet with 13 presses. FT&L produces labels used in a broad range of industries including tire, steel, packaging, food, automotive and more.