Dantex unveils next-generation Aqua X at Labelexpo Europe 2025
Dantex is set to make a major impact at Labelexpo Europe 2025 with the launh of its Aqua X, the company's most advanced flexographic plate processing solution to date.
Making its debut on booth #5E73, the Aqua X brings new levels of speed, efficiency and sustainability to water-wash plate technology. The unveiling comes as Dantex also reintroduces the popular PicoColour digital press – now improved to deliver even greater accessibility and performance for label converters.
The Aqua X represents the next generation of Dantex’s renowned Aquaflex processing range. Specifically designed to work with the company’s advanced Aquaflex plate technology, the new system is a fully automatic, high-speed, water-wash solution. Offering unmatched reliability, efficiency and productivity, the Aqua X establishes new benchmarks in solvent-free flexographic processing. Key features include a Dantex Easy Access System, cloud-based online connectivity, integrated black mask removal and extremely low water and energy consumption. With a fully adjustable throughput speed, the Aqua X delivers consistent plate processing with outstanding print quality, including fine halftone resolution from 1 per cent to 99 per cent up to 200 lpi.
Alongside the Aqua X, Dantex will also showcase its newly relaunched PicoColour press. Compact, versatile and affordable, the PicoColour provides high-quality digital output within a small footprint, making it an ideal solution for printers seeking flexibility without compromise. Also on show will be the high-performance PicoJet DRS, with live demonstrations highlighting impressive speed, precision and reliability in digital UV inkjet printing.
Ben Danon, CEO of Dantex Group, said: “The launch of the Aqua X marks a major step forward in sustainable flexographic plate processing, bringing real benefits to productivity, reliability and print quality. Together with the PicoColour, we are offering customers both groundbreaking pre-press and digital press technologies that meet today’s demands for efficiency, performance and cost-effectiveness.”