Scodix claims ‘world first’ with new heavy-duty media digital embellishment solution

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.

Eli Grinberg, Scodix CEO and co-founder, says: “The Scodix Ultra 7000 SHD represents a definitive milestone in our mission to digitize embellishment for every segment of the print industry. We are creating a new category by bringing our SHD embellishment technology to rigid substrates, and we are empowering printers to enter high-margin markets that were previously unreachable.”

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.

Grinberg adds: “As brands increasingly demand ‘premium-ization’ to stand out in crowded retail environments, the need for tactile, high-impact finishes has never been greater. Until today, embellishing rigid materials was almost impossible and extremely labour-intensive.”

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, which allows users to generate hyper-realistic previews of how their complex embellishments will look and feel on a finished piece.

Moti Vaknin, VP Sales for EMEA and Global Channels Scodix, adds: “Large-format producers and corrugated converters have been searching for a way to differentiate in a sea of flat colour printing. The Ultra 7000 SHD provides the ‘wow factor’ that brands crave, integrated into a digital workflow that also meets the speed and agility requirements of the modern market.”

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