At this year’s Hunkeler Innovationdays trade fair in Lucerne Switzerland, Mondi presented its high-speed inkjet portfolio after a year of fast-moving developments that resulted in the launch of several new papers. The international paper and packing manufacturer has focused on creating a wide-ranging high-speed inkjet portfolio, which offers a variety of grammages, haptics, and whiteness levels to accommodate the expanse of applications possible with high-speed inkjet machines.

A main feature at Hunkeler Innovationdays was printing and converting machines for book printing applications. In addition to sponsoring the Digital Book Printing Forum on February 13 with the off-white paper BIO TOP 3^® high-speed inkjet, Mondi papers were also in use by various OEMS and printers at the fair. The Swiss, climate neutral printing house Edubook used Mondi’s DNS® high-speed inkjet CF (coated feel) for a book-on-demand application they displayed at Hunkeler Innovationdays. Edubook specialises in digital printing technologies for book-on-demand and content-on-demand applications for educational or training purposes.

Edubook Director Nicolas von Muehlenen commented: “We used DNS® high-speed inkjet CF in-house on an Océ ColorStream 3700 to print a medical text book with high image content. For this type of an application, we felt the paper was a good fit. It has a smooth even surface that resembles a satin finish and the colour reproduction is excellent.  The ink doesn’t absorb too deeply into the paper, which results in richer colours. We were also impressed with the red shades achieved. Overall, the image quality was sharp and the contrasts were clean, which is why we showcased this book at the Hunkeler Innovationdays.”

Mondi also highlighted DNS® enhanced color inkjet, which delivers a higher colour density due to its pigment coated surface.  With DNS® enhanced color inkjet, dye inks reach density levels comparable to pigment inks. To illustrate this point, Mondi printed several full colour applications on DNS® enhanced colour inkjet, where more critical colours, such as red, were reproduced evenly and accurately in terms of shade.

“The use of colour applications for high-speed inkjet printing is increasing and Mondi has developed a full high-speed inkjet portfolio to stay ahead of this trend. Our high-speed inkjet papers are optimised for both dye and pigment ink so the ink fixes to the surface of the paper while the water absorbs into the paper and dries in the machine. The optimisation process also helps printers reduce ink consumption, because the ink doesn’t penetrate so deeply into the paper,” said Johannes Klumpp Marketing and Sales Director for Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper.

Mondi’s high-speed inkjet portfolio includes smooth, high-white, recycled, off-white and coated high-speed inkjet papers. These include DNS^® high-speed inkjet CF (coated feel), DNS^® high-speed inkjet NF (natural feel), 100% recycled NAUTILUS® high-speed inkjet, BIO TOP 3® high-speed inkjet and DNS^® enhanced color inkjet.

With the growing demand for CO₂ offsetting within the printing industry, Mondi also offers a CO₂ neutral option for all high-speed inkjet papers as well as 100% recycled NAUTILUS^® SuperWhite. Mondi’s colour laser paper Color Copy is fully CO₂ neutral.

All Mondi-branded papers are part of the Green Range of eco-conscious papers that are FSC^® or PEFC™ certified, 100% recycled or TCF (totally chlorine free). More information about Mondi’s complete digital printing portfolio is available at www.mondigroup.com/printing.