Carton press ready for tests

Koenig & Bauer Durst opens VariJet 106 showroom

The VariJet 106 has its own hall at Koenig & Bauer's customer experience centre in Radebeul, Germany
The VariJet 106 has its own hall at Koenig & Bauer's customer experience centre in Radebeul, Germany

Koenig & Bauer Durst’s 5,500sph B1 folding carton press, the VariJet 106, has gone on permanent show at Koenig & Bauer’s Radebeul, Germany sheetfed division headquarters.

The modular single-pass press received its public debut at Drupa 2024, and has seen several beta installs across Europe, including at Swiss packaging and display firm Schelling.

Visitors will be able to bring their own print files and substrates to test the VariJet 106’s performance in its own 700sqm hall, part of Koenig & Bauer’s customer experience centre.

“The new dedicated hall for the VariJet 106 digital hybrid press for folding carton markets represents another important step in our evolution,” said Daniel Velema, managing director of Koenig & Bauer Durst. 

“We showed at Drupa what is possible with full digital – digital printing, embellishment and finishing. Now we would like to show guests the next steps in the digital revolution for folding carton markets. Reach out to your local representatives, we would love to welcome you to Radebeul.”

Velema added that since the VariJet went on display in October, the printer has been running back-to-back tests with customers from all over the world.

“We are particularly pleased by the interest of Asian customers who don’t shy away from making the trip to Germany,” he said.

“Successfully tested applications include cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, healthcare and food. We work closely together and explore hands-on what Koenig & Bauer Durst can improve to better meet market demands.”

Printing with water-based inkjet inks in seven colours – CMYK, orange, green and violet – with primers and coatings, the press is capable of printing on brown substrates with white, and is aimed at the food packaging market.

In its basic configuration, the press is equipped with one varnish station, with customers able to add a second or additional Rapida flexo stations for gold, silver, and pearlescent effects.

The VariJet 106 is the first product jointly designed and developed by Koenig & Bauer Durst, a 50/50 owned joint venture between Koenig & Bauer and Durst.

Already in production and part of the Koenig & Bauer Durst portfolio are the Delta SPC 130 Series and the CorruJet 170 Series, aimed at corrugated packaging.