At  Labelexpo in Brussels, Spilker has launched into the digital cold foil market for label production with the help of Industrial Inkjet Ltd (IIJ) and Kurz. The specialist provider of rotary-processing solutions, which offers the complete service for the manufacturing of special-purpose machinery, is live testing on its Stand 4C58 in Hall 4. Successful trials  have been completed with cold foil at 25m / min.

IIJ‘s  142 Colour Print system – using Konica Minolta latest printheads - is being used for the variable data for Spilker’s system running at the show. Kurz is providing the foil. Germany-based Spilker’s cold foil solution is based on Kurz’s metallic foil to provide the highest quality finish, which also enables the use of security and decorative holographic images within the foil.

Paddy O’Hara, IIJ’s Director of Technology, said: "Results are extremely impressive – visitors need to see the results themselves on our stand to appreciate the incredible quality being produced. The process is giving a higher quality finish and enabling new applications such as the use of security and decorative holographic images within the foil.“

The cooperation with Spilker was initiated by Jochen Renfordt, IIJ’s representative in Germany. IIJ (Industrial Inkjet Ltd) is a world leader in complete bespoke industrial inkjet technology. The fast-expanding company has global expertise in designing, implementing, producing and servicing systems for customers across diverse markets, including labels. Independently-owned, IIJ is also the official sales and technical support centre for Konica Minolta industrial inkjet outside of Asia, providing advice on all inkjet technology in industrial applications.