Unlike conventional postpress machines, which align the sheet along the sheet edges, the new AutoRegister system for Kama's ProCut diecutters positions each sheet individually, based on the actual print image.
A camera detects small deviations in the position of the print image (identified by a register mark) relative to the sheet edges, and servomotors correct the sheet position and move the it into the gripper with a claimed accuracy of ± 0.1mm.
Kama originally developed AutoRegister for its ProCut 53, for the common format of 530 x 400mm. Now it is also available for ProCut 76 half-format cutters. "Numerous" machines with the AutoRegister have been installed in Germany, Eastern Europe and Asia, both in basic diecutters and in finishing diecutters with a hotfoil stamping system.
