Epson SurePress Digital Label Press Exceeds 200 Units Installed Worldwide

CHICAGO —September 13, 2016 — Epson has announced over 200 SurePress L-4033 digital label press units have been installed worldwide, more than doubling sales since 2014. Installed in various locations around the world, from Japan to Italy to the United States, with varying business demands, the SurePress L-4033 delivers exceptional print quality, accurate color reproduction and innovative printing features, allowing prime label converters and commercial printers to expand their service offerings and improve profitability.

"The SurePress L-4033 was Epson's first entry into the digital label market and quickly became popular based on its superior image quality, color accuracy, and Epson's outstanding service and support," explains Andreas Goehring, director, Professional Imaging, Epson America. "With over 200 units installed worldwide, Epson has become a leader within the prime color label printer market and sets the stage for what's ahead, as we continue to deliver new updates and solutions for our customers within this thriving industry."

Epson launched the SurePress L-4033A in 2010 and introduced the L-4033AW with White ink in 2012. Epson continues to enhance the product's performance on the basis of ongoing discussions with customers, building up a strong sales and service network worldwide.

More about the Epson SurePress L-4033

The SurePress L-4033 is an easy-to-operate digital label press that makes high-quality, short-run label printing easier and more efficient. It achieves magnificent color reproduction on a wide variety of label substrates and prints on a range of off-the-shelf substrates with no pre-coating required. Printing up to 13˝ wide and at speeds up to 16 fpm, SurePress leverages Epson's leading MicroPiezo ink jet technology and SurePress AQ industrial-quality, water-based pigment ink that produces a remarkable range of colors for impressive, professional and consistent results.

Additional features include:

• High Quality Labels: Epson MicroPiezo ink jet technology with variable-size droplets as small as three picoliters provides ultra-precise drop formation and placement to deliver smooth gradations, remarkable color quality, and sharp detail
• Industrial Quality Inks: Six- or seven-color (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Orange, Green, and optional White), durable, water-based, resin-coated pigment inks provide superior adhesion and reproduce a wide range of colors
• Versatile Substrate Support: Prints on a range of standard, off-the-shelf materials including gloss, semi-gloss, matte, film, clear and metallic substrates
• Wasatch RIP and Print Management Software: Sophisticated RIP solution is designed to save time and money by including superior color management options, efficient layout features, powerful workflow tools, variable data printing and contour cutting, all while producing excellent quality color

For additional information about the complete SurePress digital label press product line, or to request a demo, visit www.epson.com/surepress.

About Epson
Epson is a global technology leader dedicated to connecting people, things and information with its original efficient, compact and precision technologies. With a lineup that ranges from inkjet printers and digital printing systems to 3LCD projectors, smart glasses, sensing systems and industrial robots, the company is focused on driving innovations and exceeding customer expectations in inkjet, visual communications, wearables and robotics.

Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson, the Epson Group comprises more than 67,000 employees in 90 companies around the world, and is proud of its contributions to the communities in which it operates and its ongoing efforts to reduce environmental impacts.

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Source: Epson.