Scodix, widely recognised as a world leader in digital embellishments, including foil, varnish, and 3D embossing, all from a single platform, has launched the Scodix Ultra 7000 SHD press, a ‘first-of-its-kind’ digital embellishment press, engineered specifically for rigid and corrugated substrates. Scodix claims this is ‘a world-first in the ability to apply high-definition tactile finishes directly to heavy-duty media’. The launch of the Scodix Ultra 7000 SHD marks a strategic expansion into the Signage & Display and Corrugated Packaging sectors for Scodix. This new capability allows printers and converters to apply premium tactile effects to a diverse range of substrates, including Dibond, acrylic, Forex, foam board, corrugated board, and more.
The U7000 SHD is also compatible with all current Scodix-supported substrates, including coated and uncoated sheets of diverse media weights. This flexibility allows printers and converters to expand their service offerings, access new markets, and increase profit margins through high-value digital print embellishment. In addition to opening up potential new revenue streams in POS/POP displays, luxury corrugated packaging, and high-end corporate graphics, there is a sustainability benefit to the new press too, through removing screen printing and metal dies from the embellishment process, minimising setup waste while enabling agile short-run production. Scodix will officially unveil the Ultra 7000 SHD at ‘Corrugated’ @ The FESPA Global Print Expo, May 19–22 at the Fira de Barcelona in Spain (Booth 3-A151), also showcasing a new software embellishment visualisation tool alongside the press.