“A successful line”. Hymmen, the German digital printing specialist, is really satisfied with the achievements of “Jupiter”, the digital printing line with “Digital Lacquer Embossing” (“DLEplus”) technology. “There are now over 50 Jupiter digital printing systems in operation, six of them sold in the past twelve months”, said Reneè Pankoke, owner and ceo of Hymmen.
Not only “Jupiter”. Recently, Hymmen has launched new solutions for the flooring industry. The German company has developed three possible finish options: viscoelastic topcoat (AC5 falling sand), corundum, ideal for finishing jobs (S42 Taber), or wear layer lamination.
“A wide variety of digitally enhanced materials – including the flooring installed at the booth – can be viewed and touched. “The best wood ever printed” sums it up well: It is difficult to distinguish the planks finished with the multiple award-winning Digital Lacquer Embossing (DLEplus) technology from real wood. With the help of a graphic and videos, the individual process steps of the production are explained to the interested visitor”, so the press release issued by the company for Ligna 2023.
Of course, Hymmen’s experts will also be available to discuss the proven press technologies, liquid coating, calendar coating inert and laminating equipment, as well as digital printing of décor paper with water-based inks using the Saturn Digital Printing Line. Samples of end products manufactured using these technologies are available for explanation, as are film recordings of production equipment in real operation”.
“Double belt press technology has recently enjoyed unabated attention in the laminate manufacturing market: Only in the fiscal year 2022, Hymmen had six continuous Hpl lines in its order backlog. The double belt press can be celebrated as the “Grande dame of the wood-based materials industry”, as it is already looking back on the completion of its fourth decade of life”.
