The event, being held at Vivid's showroom, will feature live production of packaging mock-ups with accurate colour, on real substrates, in real time including cartons, labels and foil packs.
Printing will be done on two of the latest Roland DG printers supplied by SOS: an LEC2-330, driven by GMG colour management software, and an LEF2-300. Samples will then be cut and folded on Vivid’s VeloBlade range of equipment, enabling visitors to take away a finished product.
“This is a must-see event for anyone in the packaging industry,” said SOS sales manager Ashley Fleming. “The latest equipment and software for packaging proofs can achieve levels of speed and accuracy which a decade ago would be unheard of.”
The LEC2-330 is Roland's latest UV printer-cutter, which SOS described as an ideal machine for producing packaging proofs directly onto the production substrate, and premium labels. It has a maximum 762mm media. A larger 1,265mm width version (LEC2-640) is also available.
The LEF 2-300 is a direct-to-object benchtop UV printer, for objects up to 100mm thick. It enables the printing of photos, graphics and finely-detailed text with stunning quality, onto PVC and plastics, canvas, wood, leather, fabric, acrylics and glass.
The event will showcase GMG colour management software combined with the LEC2-330, which enables accurate and reproducible proofs on packaging production substrates, incorporating white ink. SOS said thanks to reliable calibration and profiling, users can easily create specific media profiles for any media used with the printer.
GMG OpenColor creates a consistent CMYK and multicolour press simulation with GMG ColorProof. Plus, the award-winning Calibration Creation Wizard enables management of output conditions in GMG OpenColor, streamlined configuration of printing parameters, and printing and measuring of test charts for visual evaluation.
The event will utilise the wide range of cutting-edge print finishing equipment at Vivid’s showroom covering lamination, digital foiling, cutting, creasing and folding, including the VeloBlade range of digital die-cutting systems. Vivid will also be demonstrating their recently launched Zip Core Packaging Software, that has been created to optimise every aspect of packaging design from start to finish.
The event will be held on 14 and 15 September at Vivid’s showroom in Ashby De La Zouch, Leicestershire. To register, visit 3d-proof.live.
