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| Color Label Solutions and the NS Multi at WestPack 2018 |
Although we spoke to many people about label printing, most of our time
was spent with people interested in printing boxes in color, and on-demand. From this experience, I have 3 key observations
that I would like to share with you.
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| NS Multi Printed Box |
First the NS Multi produces beautiful print quality. In the picture above, we printed on a pre-cut
box with a white face and coated with an inkjet receptive coating. The print quality, which is up to 1600 x 1600
DPI is fantastic when using the inkjet coating.
Here is the print on our locally coated off-white box:
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| Inkjet Coated Box Printed by the NS Multi |
In this print, you can see the individual feathers on the birds. And no pixelated dots in our Color Label
Solutions logo. On the inkjet coating,
the print quality is great.
Even on Kraft boxes, the print quality is very good; and probably good
enough for many applications.
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| NS Multi Printed Kraft Box |
But the same artwork on the white, inkjet coated side looked very nice.
At WestPack, we made a stack/pillar of printed boxes on top of the NS Multi:
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| NS Multi Printed Box Stack |
Second, the NS Multi will help many companies manage their inventory of
empty boxes. I spoke with several
companies who had lots of SKU’s; and needed a different approach to box inventory
management. One company told me that
they had 550 SKU’s with many hundreds of different boxes. With so many SKU’s, this company had to
purchase a large quantity of each box, and keep stacks and stacks of boxes in
their warehouse.
Plus, they had to pick
the boxes they require every day from their inventory. And the company has problems with obsolete inventory
of boxes as their artwork and products constantly change. By using the NS Multi, this company can eliminate
obsolete inventory and can reduce their inventory of boxes to as low as 4 to 5.
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| NS Multi On Pallet Arriving at WestPack |
Third, I was surprised by the number of people who wanted/needed some
number of boxes printed. These companies
need a very short run of boxes; printed with their individual artwork. Some of these people had very small companies,
but still wanted good looking boxes in small quantities. And some of these companies needed an initial
short run for testing of new products.
It’s clear that a lot of opportunity exists for short run box production.
Overall, the NS Multi produces beautiful print output; and is perfect for companies with lots
of SKU’s or companies who want to print boxes in short runs for their
customers. Two great targets for this
new device.
To learn more about the NS Multi, read my previous post on this
printer:
Or my post on Label Expo Europe where I first saw the printer:
WestPack was not only good for us at Color Label Solutions because of
the launch of the Multi, but also everyone who attended the show wore our 10 Pt
gloss paper badge:
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| WestPack 10 Pt Gloss Paper Badge |
Doesn’t it look great! I’m
excited the badges turned out so well.
If you have a lot of SKU’s and are in need of a box solution, or want
to print boxes in color and on-demand for your customers, contact us to discuss
how the NS Multi will meet your requirements.
After seeing how well their printer works, I’m convinced the NS Multi is a great fit
for companies like yours.
Guy Mikel
855-962-7670