Hongbo Intelligent's new products attract attention, bringing label digitalization into a new stage
On March 6, 2026, the South China label printing industry's opening grand event – the 2026 China International Label Exhibition (SINO LABEL) – successfully concluded. At this exhibition, Hongbo Intelligent, a subsidiary of HanHong Group, officially launched the new LabStar 330mini digital label inkjet printer, attracting significant attention from the industry. Hongbo Intelligent also partnered with Hongyuan Digital to simultaneously showcase the full range of equipment, including digital enhancement and digital-flex combinational linkage lines, injecting new momentum into the digital development of the label industry with a complete product matrix and full-scenario solutions.
A major signing was also reached at the exhibition site. Hongbo Intelligent, under HanHong Group, officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement with South Korea's Samjin Planning & Printing and Sunrise companies. The three parties will carry out in-depth cooperation in areas such as label technology, market development, and service implementation.
New Product Launch: LabStar 330mini
--Lightweight Flagship, Breaking Through Transformation Pain Points for Small and Medium Printing Companies
As the highly anticipated new product at this exhibition, the brand-new LabStar 330mini from Hongbo targets the transformation needs of small and medium-sized label printing companies. With the concept of 'small yet integrated, fast yet efficient, precise yet stable,' it redefines the standard for entry-level digital label equipment, becoming the 'precise solution provider' for a large number of personalized orders.
LabStar 330mini Specifications
Maximum speed: 50 m/min
Printhead resolution: 600 DPI
Maximum print width: 322 mm
Color options: Standard CMYK (optional single white or double white)
Core technologies: On-demand piezoelectric inkjet, Single Pass, etc.
Cost reduction and efficiency improvement:
Integrated machine design to create a lightweight advantage
No external electrical cabinet, cold water system, or other separate components; the machine can be disassembled and rolled without separation, significantly saving floor space. Highly compatible with small and medium factories and high-density production line layouts, effectively reducing overall operational costs for enterprises and lowering the barrier for quick entry into the digital sector.
Flexible Production:
Plate-free Quick Printing, Secondary Label Tracking, Variable Data – Directly Target Small Orders and Rapid Response
One-click Plate-free Quick Printing: Say goodbye to the cumbersome traditional processes of plate making and color adjustment. Print on demand with inkjet, respond quickly and flexibly, easily handling a large volume of small orders and personalized customized needs, maximizing efficiency.
High-precision Secondary Printing: Accurately solve the difficulties of pre-printed label registration. Flexibly print anti-counterfeiting marks, traceability codes, and local spot colors. Supports reprinting for missed areas and overlay processes, significantly enhancing the added value of existing labels.
Full-color variable data printing: Supports real-time printing of one code per item, full-color images, and personalized text at high-speed production of 50m/min, providing functional support for brand anti-counterfeiting tracing and digital marketing.
Matrix Synergy: Digital Enhancement & Hybrid Printing Products
--Label inkjet multi-solution, covering richer scenarios
At this exhibition, Hongbo Intelligent simultaneously displayed two series of products of digital efficiency enhancement and digital and flexible hybrid printing, forming a closed loop of multiple solutions of "digital new products, process efficiency enhancement, and hybrid printing".
Digital enhancement pioneer: HanLabel Ultra
Digital hot stamping, cold stamping, and UV varnish three-dimensional overprinting can be achieved without plate making, and 0.1mm ultra-fine line stamping can be easily realized, and local varnish and analog reverse glade (thickness can reach 0.3mm), and the fine line varnish printing accuracy is up to 0.07mm. At the same time, it supports online and offline dual modes of efficiency improvement, adapts to various production line transformation and production needs, and easily undertakes high-end label orders.
Digital-Flexible Hybrid Production Line: LabStar Hybrid Series
HanHong Group (Hongbo Intelligent), in collaboration with YuanTie Machinery, jointly established HongYuan Digital and launched the LabStar Hybrid series digital-flexible hybrid production line. This line integrates the advantages of various printing technologies such as digital, flexographic, and letterpress. It can achieve one-stop processing for foil stamping, rubber-surface printing, reverse processes, special holographic 3D transfers, lamination, and dual-material composite printing, covering all categories of printing processes. It meets the demands for large-scale, high-quality, and multi-process composite labels, serving industrial-scale flexible mass production scenarios for large printing enterprises.
LabStar330HD Hybrid:
Next-generation 1200DPI digital-flexo hybrid line
Production speed surge: 80-120 m/min
Color mode: 8-color mode
LabStar330S Hybrid:
Mature 600DPI digital-flexo hybrid line
Maximum speed: 50 m/min
Color mode: 7-color mode
Strategic advancement: Continuous upgrading of all products and solutions
-Hongbo Label Inkjet Manufacturing enters a new stage of development
From the lineup displayed at this SINO LABEL exhibition, it is evident that Hongbo Intelligent has completed a full-product matrix layout from entry-level to industrialized, single-machine production to full-process integration, and basic printing to high value-added enhancement. With a more comprehensive, segmented, and diversified overall label inkjet solution, it is driving the industry's digital transformation into a new era.
Full coverage of diversified products:
The LabStar 330mini meets the entry-level needs of small and medium-sized print companies (advanced digital single machines include the LabStar 330S and LabStar 330HD), HanLabel Ultra achieves high value-added enhancement, and the Hybrid series covers industrial multi-process composite needs, forming a diversified product matrix of 'entry-level - mid-to-high-end - value-added - combination.'
Full adaptation to process scenarios:
From single digital inkjet machines to digital-flexo hybrid printing, and then to value-enhancing tool matching, it accommodates flexible mass production needs including personalized short runs, large-scale long runs, and special process orders, providing a one-stop solution for all kinds of label orders.
Strong integration of multiple technologies:
Focusing on digital inkjet technology at its core, combined with traditional process advantages such as flexo and letterpress, hybrid printing resolves the industry's compatibility challenges between 'efficiency and quality, cost and flexibility,' creating differentiated technological barriers.
A relevant person in charge at Hongbo Intelligent stated that the launch of the LabStar 330mini is an important step for the company in penetrating the market and promoting inclusive digital technology. The complete product matrix from 600DPI to 1200DPI, from single machines and value-added solutions to combinations, enables Hongbo to provide one-stop customized solutions for customers of different scales and requirements.
In the future, Hongbo Intelligent will continue to focus on the three major segments of label inkjet, online printing, and book inkjet. Next week, at the 2026 DPES Guangzhou International Advertising Sign Exhibition (March 10-12), Hongbo will continue to offer on-site demonstrations of new machines and online printing technology exchanges at Booth Hall 20.1 - C05, sincerely inviting industry colleagues to visit and experience, and to explore the new future of label digitalization together.
Multiple new products are ready to be launched
The 33rd DPES Guangzhou Spring Exhibition
DPES
Time & Place
March 10-12, 2026
Area D, Canton Fair Complex
Hongbo Booth
20.1 C05 (over 500㎡)