Durst Rhopac corrugated packaging printer

 
We first saw the Durst Rhopac at its international debut, FESPA 2005, in Munich. Durst had a party that lasted until after midnight (at the Audi factory, which was a separate experience in itself). 

Since my PhD is from Karl Franzens Universitaet, Graz, Austria, I have an inherent interest in products manufactured in Austria. 

The VisCom Milan trade show had a nice exhibit of products printed with the Durst Rhopac printer. 

The two main competitors are the well established and very impressive Scitex Vision CORjet. They had a nice party to celebrate the CORjet at the Milan Italy trade show. Good networking opportunity. 

The other potential competitor in the future is the FastJet, manufactured for SunJet by Inca. This printer has been stalled in development after a prototype was shown at DRUPA 2004. 

The Inca Fastjet is UV-curable, with a page-array of printheads. The Durst Rhopac is also UV-curable, but has a quad-array (not a full width of the print area). The CORjet is a splendid machine, using its unique Aprion printheads. These do not use UV-curable inks. With HP behind Scitex Vision nowadays, the competition will heat up. 

There are no viable Chinese printers that can handle corrugated packaging material. At least none yet. The Chinese do not yet have the capability to build a printer as complex as the CORjet. 

Durst Rhopac

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