Oliver Baar unveils strengths and positioning of VariJET 106, the new B1 sheetfed inkjet press

On the fringes of the VariJET 106 global premiere in Radebeul, Germany, I spoke to Oliver Baar, Senior Product Manager at Koenig & Bauer Durst, about the first product resulting from the joint research and development of the two manufacturers. The B1 hybrid waterbased inkjet press clearly marks the joint venture as a milestone in the pursuit of packaging printing digitization.
Topics covered include:
◆ Partnership as a crucial element to achieve higher goals.
◆ VariJET 106: replacement or complementary to offset?
◆ Waterbased inks and chemistry for food-safe applications.
00:00 - Greetings and introduction
00:57 - The best of two worlds
01:42 - What's inside the inkjet print engine?
02:16 - What kind of animal is Koenig & Bauer Durst? How did it change your professional path?
03:52 - Are partnerships a crucial element to achieve higher goals?
05:09 - Was VariJET 106 ready for the launch at drupa 2020?
06:55 - In a nutshell, what is VariJET 106?
08:14 - How the process works?
09:25 - Why waterbased inks?
11:05 - How many existing converters are eligible for a VariJET 106? How many newcomers?
12:44 - What's the ideal customers of VariJET 106?
14:13 - How did you make the VariJET 106 robust enough for industrial users?
16:14 - In which areas can digital win over offset?
18:35 - What motivated Koenig & Bauer and Durst to finance and support the VariJET project?
20:14 - Why corrugated, labels and other segments have adopted digital printing faster and more confidently?
22:10 - To what extent digital transformation should affect die-cutting and the entire workflow?
24:02 - What are the tangible benefits of the Worklow+ software suite for a customer?
26:39 - When do you expect to deliver the first units?
26:52 - Ending
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