Tech Specs
- Published: April 30, 2005, By Claudia Hine, Managing Editor
Flexographic Presses
| Neoflex-10120GL | |
|---|---|
| Tech Specs | |
| Max. web width | 1,270 mm |
| Max. print width | 1,180 mm |
| Repeat range | 360-800 mm |
| Max. print stations | 10 |
| Max unwind/rewind roll dia | 800 mm |
| Speed | 300 mpm |
Features/options: Rexroth AC servo drives, CNC deck position control, sleeves on print and anilox, non-stop unwind and rewind, high efficiency drying for water-based ink, auto pre-register control, doctor blade with auto clean, video inspection and web guide, user-friendly touch screen operation and remote diagnostics through modem support.
Kuen Yuh Machinery Engineering Co.—kymc.com
| W+D 200 | |
|---|---|
| Tech Specs | |
| Max. web width | 15 11/32 in. (390 mm) |
| Max. print width | 14 31/32 in. (380 mm) |
| Repeat range | 2-up: 6 11/16-8 9/32 in. (170-210 mm) 1-up: 8 3/8-15 11/32 in. (213-390 mm) |
| Max. print stations | 6 (expansion for 8 is being designed) |
| Max unwind/rewind roll dia | 60 in. (1,530 mm) |
| Speed | 1,378 fpm (420 mpm) |
Features/options include web aligner and pull roller at web in-feed; motorized print unit adjustment; sleeve technology for anilox and plate cylinders; IR dryers; and video web monitoring system.
Winkler + Duennebier—wdmachinery.com
| Mark Andy XP5000 | |
|---|---|
| Tech Specs | |
| Max. web width | 10, 13, 17 in. (254, 330, 432 mm) |
| Max. print width | 10, 13, 17 in. (254, 330, 432 mm) |
| Max. print repeat | 24 in. (610 mm) |
| Min. print repeat | 7 in. with 3/4 in. P/R pin (178 mm); 5.5 in. with 1/2 in. P/R pin (140 mm) |
| Max. rotary die repeat | 24 in. (610 mm) |
| Max. print stations | 12 |
| Speed | 750 fpm (230 mpm) |
Features/options include First Response remote diagnostics; fully electronic servo driven system; shaftless print and die cylinder drives; closed loop in-feed and out-feed tension control; XP film capabilities package; and Quick Change print stations.
Mark Andy—markandy.com
| Nordmeccanica Sprintflex 8 | |
|---|---|
| Tech Specs | |
| Max. web width | 55 in. (1,397 mm) |
| Max. print width | 47 in. (1,200 mm) |
| Repeat range | 13.78-32 in. (350-800 mm) |
| Max. print stations | 8 |
| Max. unwind/rewind roll dia | 39 in. (1,000 mm) |
| Speed | 984 fpm (300 mpm) |
Features/options include remote control of production functions; sleeve system on cantilever mandrels for anilox and plate cylinder; four stepping motor color station; and automatic preregister.
Nordmeccanica—nordmeccanica.com
| Comexi FI 2510 | |
|---|---|
| Tech Specs | |
| Max. web width | 66 in. (1,676 mm) |
| Max. print width | 64 in. (1,625 mm) |
| Repeat range | 14-33 in. (356-838 mm) |
| Max. print stations | 10 |
| Max. unwind/rewind roll dia | 53 in. (1,346 mm) |
| Speed | 1,500 fpm (457 mpm) |
Features/options include cantilevered, gearless design; automated deck positioning and self-opening caps; and direct drive impression cylinder systems. All critical print station adjustment parts are located outside integral main frame, away from ink train components. Automated splicing turret designs available in 32-, 40-, or 52-in. configurations.
Comexi—comexi.com
| Uteco Emerald 8 or 10 | |
|---|---|
| Tech Specs | |
| Max. web width | 65 in. (1,650 mm) |
| Max. print width | 63 in. (1,600 mm) |
| Repeat range | 10.6-49.2 in. (270-1250 mm) |
| Max. print stations | 8 or 10 |
| Max. unwind/rewind roll dia | 47.25 in. (1,200 mm) |
| Speed | 1,300 fpm (400 mpm) |
Features/options include synchro-deck gearless direct drive system; automated sleeve change system; inline backside printing; automatic recirculation and LEL controls; automatic wash-up system; lifting platforms for sleeve change access; and integrated roll loaders; as well as viscosimeters, UV drying, corona treating, and on-the-fly job change.
Uteco—uteco.com
| Nilpeter FBZ 4200 | |
|---|---|
| Tech Specs | |
| Max. web width | 17 in. (432 mm) |
| Max. print width | 16 3/4 in. (425 mm) |
| Repeat range | 7 1/2-25 in. (190-635 mm) |
| Max. die-cutting repeat | 24 in. (610 mm) |
| Max. print stations | 14 |
| Max. unwind/rewind roll dia | 40 in. (1,016 mm) |
| Speed | 750 fpm (230 mpm) |
Features/options include film package with chill drums; rotary screen and hot stamp drop-in cassettes; automatic register; helical gears with automatic gear lubricating system; and slitting station with three knives. Available servo driven or main shaft driven.
Nilpeter—nilpeter.com
| Inta-Roto Chester 136 | |
|---|---|
| Tech Specs | |
| Max. web width | 136 in. (3,454 mm) |
| Max. print width | 135 in. (3,429 mm) |
| Repeat range | 56 in. (1,422 mm) |
| Max. print stations | 6 |
| Max. unwind/rewind roll dia | 60 in. (1,524 mm) |
| Speed | 1,000 fpm (304 mpm) |
Features/options for gearless press include on-the-fly plate changes; enclosed doctoring with auto cleanup; ink pumping; viscosity control; and customization to buyer specification.
Inta-Roto—inta-roto.com
| Fischer & Krecke Flexpress 16 S | |
|---|---|
| Tech Specs | |
| Max. web width | 67 in. (1,702 mm) |
| Max. print width | 65 in. (1,650 mm) |
| Repeat range | 12.6-32 in. (320-813 mm) opt. To 49 in. (1,245 mm) |
| Max. print stations | 10 |
| Max. unwind/rewind roll dia | 40 in. (1,016 mm) |
| Speed | 1,200 fpm (366 mpm) with opt. 1,500-2,000 fpm (457-610 mpm) |
Features/options for gearless, sleeve-based CI press include dual-circuit drying system; chambered doctor blade; and automatic winders for flying splices. Other models in series available in widths ranging from 33–98 in. and repeats to 80 in.
Fischer & Krecke—fischer-krecke.biz
| Carint Cyberflex 8S | |
|---|---|
| Tech Specs | |
| Max. web width | 57 in. (1,448 mm) |
| Max. print width | 55 in. (1,397 mm) |
| Repeat range | 15.35-31.5 in. (390-800 mm) (Min. repeat depends on press maximum width) |
| Max. print stations | 8 |
| Max. unwind/rewind roll dia | 39 in. (990 mm) |
| Speed | 1,150 fpm (350 mpm) |
Features/options for gearless CI press include servo drive technology; advanced control systems; and sleeve system for anilox roll and plate cylinder.
Carint—carint.com
| Windmoeller & Hoelscher Novoflex CL | |
|---|---|
| Tech Specs | |
| Max. web width | 45-73 in. (1,143-1,854 mm) |
| Max. print width | 43-71 in. (1,092-1,803 mm) |
| Repeat range | 49 in. (1,250 mm) |
| Max. print stations | 10 |
| Max. unwind/rewind roll dia | 31.5-59 in. (800-1,500 mm) |
| Speed | 1,300-2,000 fpm (400-600 mpm) |
Features/options for direct drive C.I. press include Port-A-Sleeve sleeve handling system for pre-programmed sleeve changeovers; automatic sleeve extractors; Windows-based touchscreen operator desk; satellite deck design; Turboclean washup system; two-circuit drying system; shafted or shaftless flying splice unwind and rewind units; and in-line gravure and lamination stations.
Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp. —whcorp.com
| PCMC VisionG | |
|---|---|
| Tech Specs | |
| Max. web width | 30 in. (760 mm) or 41 in. (1,040 mm) |
| Max. print width | 29 in. (735 mm) or 40 in. (1,015 mm) |
| Repeat range | 12-25 in. (305-635 mm) |
| Max. print stations | 8 |
| Max. unwind/rewind roll dia | 32 in. (812 mm) |
| Speed | Not yet rated |
Features/options for gearless press include servo controls; no color deck spacers required for best press access; tool-free changeover; modular winder design in 32-in. (800-mm) widths; wireless operator pendant; eXtreme drying system; and outboard gravure and coating/laminating stations.
Paper Converting Machine Co. —pcmc.com
| Aquaflex LX | |
|---|---|
| Tech Specs | |
| Max. web width | 28 1/2 in. (724 mm) |
| Max. print width | 28 in. (711 mm) |
| Repeat range | 8-24 in. (203-610 mm) |
| Max. die-cutting repeat | 24 in. (609.6 mm) |
| Max. print stations | 12 |
| Max. unwind/rewind roll dia | 42 in. (1,066.8 mm) |
| Speed | 500 fpm (152.4 mpm) |
Features/options include customization for film, label and carton applications; self-cleaning plate feature; tool-less anilox, doctor blade and ink pan removal, as well as closed loop tension control; movable laminating station; and drying package for nonabsorbent materials.
Aquaflex, div. of F. L. Smithe Machine Co. — aquaflex.com
| Schiavi, Bobst Group EF 5040 | |
|---|---|
| Tech Specs | |
| Max. web width | 65 in. (1,650 mm) |
| Max. print width | 63 in. (1,600 mm) |
| Repeat range | 15.7-40 in. (400-1,020 mm) |
| Max. print stations | 10 |
| Max. unwind/rewind roll dia | 51 in. (1,300 mm) |
| Speed | 1,150 fpm (350 mpm) |
Features/options include universal deck concept; random deck change; downstream unit (UV, cold seal, rotogravure, laminating); automatic washing system; and sleeve change system for plate cylinder and anilox rollers by means of hydraulic platforms; as well as high printing impression adjustment and high efficiency dryers.
Schiavi, Bobst Group—bobstgroup.com
| Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering Flex-O-Elite ES | |
|---|---|
| Tech Specs | |
| Max. web width | 43-65 in. (1,092-1,560 mm) |
| Max. print width | 41-63 in. (1,040-1,600 mm) |
| Repeat range | 32 in. or 50 in.(813 mm or 1,270 mm) |
| Max. print stations | 8 or 10 |
| Max. unwind/rewind roll dia | 32 in. or 41 in. (813 mm or 1,040 mm) |
| Speed | 1,500 fpm (152.4 mpm) |
Features/options for gearless press include patented LinearSet print deck movement and EasyLock print deck unlocks; sleeve change system for print and anilox rollers; pre-register setup and register monitoring while running; and advanced between-color and overhead drying system.
Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering—bge.battenfeld.com
| OMET Varyflex | |
|---|---|
| Tech Specs | |
| Max. web width | 27 in. (686 mm) |
| Max. print width | 26 in. (660mm) |
| Repeat range | 12-33 in.(305-838 mm) |
| Die-cut repeat range | 12–24 in. (305–610 mm) in Twin-Cut mode; 12–32 in. (205–813 mm) in full rotary mode |
| Max. print stations | 14 |
| Max. unwind roll dia | 60 in. (1,524 mm) |
| Max. rewind roll dia | 72 in. (1,829 mm) |
| Speed | 750 fpm (229 mpm) depending on application |
Features/options include shaftless servomotor drive technology; gearless sleeve-based plate systems; multisubstrate capabilities from 0.5-mil unsupported film to 24-pt board; and inserts for screen, gravure, and hot foil.
Matik—matik.com
| Comco ProGlide MSP | |
|---|---|
| Tech Specs | |
| Max. web width | 13, 16, 18, 22, 26 in. |
| Max. print width | 13, 16, 18, 22, 26 in. |
| Repeat range | upt to 32 in. |
| Max. print stations | 14 plus (Inquire about special applications) |
| Max unwind/rewind roll dia | Unwind: 40 in. Standard; Rewind: 36 in. Standard |
| Speed | 500 fpm |
Features/options: Prints a wide range of substrates from 1 mil supported film to 24 pt. board stock. Rapid changeover components are said to reduce makeready times and startup waste by as much as 50%.
Mark Andy—markandy.com
Technical specifications for this feature supplied by the manufacturers.
