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German-based HERMA GmbH specializes in the production of labels, labeling machines and adhesive materials. Around 1,100 employees work at the German headquarter and its six subsidiaries (five in Europe and one in the US). In 1951, it was the first German company to produce self-adhesive labels and laid the foundation for self-service in the retail trade with its adhesive labels for price labeling.Highest demands on print quality
HERMA offers a wide range of label solutions for various industries, among them logistics and transport, retail and consumer goods, the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, the automotive and electronics sector, but also food and beverages. With a wide range of colours and substances, the new HP Indigo 6900 is used for monochrome and multicolour printing as well as for product identification and product feature labels since digital printing is predestined for labels with consecutive numbering or serial numbers that require database-supported management.
In addition to the variety of substrates, the displayable colour space of the HP Indigo 6900 was also convincing. A spectrophotometer with new HP Indigo patented software enables spot colour matching, as well as the rapid automatic correction during production. As a result of the print run, colour management also simplifies the change from conventional to digital printing and vice versa. In addition, the thin ink application ensures a uniform appearance in the interplay of ink and substrate.
“Even with industrial labels, the demands on print quality are extremely high,” explains Martin Rock, Head of Work Preparation at HERMA GmbH. “Job automation also plays a major role. This means that the reproducibility of results must be guaranteed, and we need to be flexible when distributing jobs between different machines. We have had a very good experience with the HP Indigo 6900 in the past and we are now expanding our fleet.”
HERMA GmbH relies on the HP Production Pro for Labels & Packaging – a powerful, scalable and cloud-based digital front end (DFE). “The design of the HP digital front end allows for the connection of several presses,” explains Rock. “This way, all presses can be controlled from one central point.”