From its inception with Landa to its fulfillment with Actega, EcoLeaf is a technology five years in the making. L&L’s Piotr Wnuk covered the start of beta testing for EcoLeaf technology back in June 2020 and now L&L investigates what progress has been made and the initial feedback from early adopters. The concept of EcoLeaf, originally called nano-metallography, was introduced
German print specialist Kolbe-Coloco Spezialdruck has successfully completed the beta program for Actega Metal Print’s EcoLeaf technology. According to the company, the new Actega technology is enabling Kolbe-Coloco to meet its customers’ sustainability targets for reduced waste, while increasing operating efficiencies and opening the door to new profitable business.
Announced as the world’s first EcoLeaf customer in March 2020, Kolbe-Coloco concluded the Actega beta program in less than 11 months. Installed on the company’s Gallus RCS 430 modular inline labels press, the business is now using the EcoLeaf technology for paid commercial jobs. Representing 20 percent of all label jobs it produces, and as part of a phased transition, the business is now gradually moving all its foil-based work to its new EcoLeaf.