Technology Innovator Highcon joins FuturePrint as Partner for Packaging

FuturePrint is delighted to announce that technology innovator, Highcon, has joined as a FuturePrint Partner with a focus on the hybrid FuturePrint & Pack Summit which takes place 11-12 November in Cambridge, UK and digitally and globally throughout the weeks after the event. Read on for why Highcon has joined and what to expect in the future.

Simon Lewis, Vice-President of Marketing, Highcon

Simon Lewis, Vice President of Marketing at Highcon explains why the company has chosen now to become an Event Partner for FuturePrint:

“The FuturePrint events have provided their growing audience with a valuable platform through an uncertain and challenging time for the print and packaging industry. With the FuturePrint Packaging Summit on the horizon and given the growth of digital finishing fuelled by the industry’s need to face new challenges such as delivering more product variety quickly while keeping costs from escalating, now is the perfect time for Highcon to join as an event partner. Highcon’s breakthrough digital cutting and creasing solutions for Folding Carton and Corrugated converting industry are helping businesses act swiftly under fast-changing market conditions and not simply react to them. We are totally invested in the success of our customers and the future of packaging and hope to see you at the Packaging Summit as we continue to find the new normal with changes that will undoubtedly shape the industry moving forward.”

Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Yavne, Israel, Highcon has developed a unique and proprietary technology for digital cutting and creasing solutions for post-print processes in the Folding Carton and Corrugated carton industry. The company successfully completed an Initial Public Offering on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange at the end of 2020.

Three major global trends are driving change in the industry: e-commerce, sustainability and omni-channel sales and marketing. Highcon’s patented digital cutting and creasing process brings all the benefits previously associated with digital prepress and printing workflow to the existing analogue finishing market.

Highcon Products 

Highcon Beam Platform

Highcon Beam 2C – digital cutting and creasing for corrugated board

The Highcon Beam 2C is the latest machine in the Highcon portfolio.  With a speed of up to 4,000 sheets per hour it handles corrugated board from 1mm to 4mm / 0.03 to 0.15″. It is available in two configurations – pallet based and with nonstop feeder, stacker and waste removal.

Highcon Beam 2 – digital cutting and creasing for mainstream production

The Highcon Beam 2 extends the digital finishing revolution to mainstream production. With a speed of up to 5,000 sheets per hour, this breakthrough machine was developed as a robust solution to the challenges facing folding carton converters and print service providers.

Highcon Euclid Platform

Highcon Euclid 5 series – application versatility made possible by digital cutting and creasing

The field-proven Highcon Euclid 5 machines address today’s operational challenges and answer tomorrow’s growth needs by opening the door to countless new opportunities in high-value applications and markets;  The machines have been installed at customer sites all over the world producing a wide range of applications: blister cards, hanging cards, packages, greeting cards, pocket folders, collateral (brochures, flyers, invitations, business cards), POS wobblers, shelf-talkers, tags, beverage carriers, inserts, counter displays, etc.

The Highcon Euclid 5S  digital cutting and creasing machine has been specifically engineered  to suit the needs of printers working in B2/29 in. format.

The Highcon Euclid 5C digital cutting and creasing machine is suited to converters working in corrugated and fluted substrates from 1 mm up to 3mm / 40-120pt.