Agfa will exclusively supply the printing engines for the BHS Jetliner Xceed and BHS Jetliner Monochrome to BHS Corrugated
BHS Corrugated and Agfa have announced a strategic commercial agreement to enhance the BHS Jetliner Series. This agreement highlights BHS Corrugated’s commitment to enhancing its BHS Jetliner Series of products. The BHS Jetliner Xceed features the most efficient digital pre-print at the lowest possible cost, while the BHS Jetliner Monochrome is a fully corrugator-integrated single-pass inkjet print system that delivers superior value and introduces new and disruptive business models to its customers.
The BHS Jetliner technology brings significant innovation to the corrugated industry. Advanced automation enables digital single-pass inkjet printing at high speeds (up to 300 m/min or 1,000 ft/min for the BHS Jetliner Xceed and 400 m/min or 1,300 ft/min for the BHS Jetliner Monochrome). This technology reduces the need for additional printing equipment, lowers working capital, and simplifies workflows, providing greater flexibility and efficiency. The BHS Jetliner Series offers flexible operation models, from Roll-Roll to an entire inline RSR® (roll to printed sheet in real time) process.
This flexibility allows customers to shape the future of their production, support their transformation from an analogue production process to an entirely digital industrial converting process, and explore new ways to design, purchase, manufacture, and deliver boxes at the lowest possible cost.
BHS Corrugated will leverage Agfa’s ink and inkjet system development expertise to advance its single-pass inkjet systems further. This collaboration demonstrates BHS Corrugated’s proactive approach to driving innovation and excellence in the industry, particularly in digital pre-print and inline print solutions for corrugators. By utilizing Agfa’s high-performance inkjet technology, print engines, and industrial inks, BHS Corrugated ensures that the BHS Jetliner Xceed and BHS Jetliner Monochrome benefit from cutting-edge advancements in quality, reliability, and cost efficiency.
Helmut Kraus,Business Unit Head of Digital & Logistics, BHS Corrugated. comments, “We are excited to work together with Agfa and believe this agreement will significantly bolster our capabilities. Integrating Agfa’s inkjet technology aligns with our Box Plant strategy and reinforces our position as a leading innovator in the corrugated industry.”
Agfa’s industrial inkjet solutions are known for their print quality and reliability, making them an ideal choice for the rigorous demands of high-speed single pass corrugated packaging production at the lowest possible cost.
Arnaud Calleja, Agfa Vice-President Digital Printing Solutions, said, “We are honoured to be chosen by BHS Corrugated as their supplier for the print engines of the BHS Jetliner Xceed and BHS Jetliner Monochrome and are delighted to be a BHS Certified ink supplier. We look forward to a successful collaboration that will drive mutual growth and innovation.”