BOBST Large Format Hot Foil Stamping Days
The Large Format Hot Foil Stamping Days held at the BOBST Competence Center in Mex, Switzerland, introduced visitors to the new economics of added value finishing brought about by the evolved EXPERTFOIL 142 size VI hot foil stamping press. Visitors from twenty of the foremost companies in Europe using hot foil stamping saw how getting extra products onto a sheet can dramatically change the profitability of the process, especially when margins are tight.
Held from the 16th - 18th of November, the event also allowed visitors to hear about, and exchange ideas on, the latest developments in the hot foil stamping process, especially at the large format size, from BOBST specialists and selected partners including Hunkeler Systems, Kurz Prägefolien AG, hinderer+mühlich GmbH & Co. KG, and UEI Falcontec.
Marco Lideo, Product Sales Director for BOBST BU Sheet-fed Folding Carton, "It doesn't make a lot of sense for packaging makers or printers who print at size VI to then have to cut their sheets down to hot foil stamp them. It's much more cost effective to work at size VI throughout the entire production process and it can make the difference between profit and loss on a job."
Until the arrival of the EXPERTFOIL 142 only 'bolt-on' foiling solutions were available to finishers working in the size VI format. But with its range of ingenious features, such as a walk-in foil section for ergonomic foil handling, its completely new foil reel control system for smoother and better controlled foil unwinding, and its 360° one-level platform, EXPERTFOIL 142 is a complete work station allowing finishers to foil natively, and profitably, at size VI. Its pressure of up to 600 tons allows for excellent foil deposition, as well as for very deep embossing on even the thickest materials, which is of particular interest for those manufacturing champagne or liquor cartons etc. With a running speed of 5'000 sheets per hour and a format of 1'420 x 1'020 mm, on paper, carton or corrugated board, users could see almost double the sheet surface compared to other solutions.
Marco Lideo, said, "Depending on the layout, a machine like the EXPERTFOIL 142 can give users as much as double the number of blanks per sheet compared to a size IIIB machine, and much more output. We have customers who are already seeing the benefits. For example one of the clients who bought an EXPERTFOIL 142 has just ordered a second machine, to help them meet demand. I imagine visitors to our Large Format Hot Foil Stamping Days certainly went away with a lot to think about."
