Flexibility, increased production capacity and reduced maintenance are said to characterise Pasaban's latest foil stamping and laser window aperture machinery.
Traditionally, diecutting has been used for such jobs as cutting window apertures, marking and contour profiling. Pasaban has now incorporated laser technology for this delicate task, significantly reducing the job costs by using just one machine for packaging and label work. Laser technology also offers the flexibility of changing the shape of the perforation, or mark, far more quickly and without mechanical intervention - particularly useful when working with small batches.
Maintenance costs are also radically reduced as there is no possibility of mechanical failure or uneven wear on the dies, nor is it necessary to stop machinery to change formats or defective or damaged heads.
Significant innovations are also claimed for the new foil stamping machine: it will accommodate up to four reels - 36,000m of foil - and reel change with splicing in register, so the process does not have to stop to change a reel. The design of the system also causes each roll to exert individual pressure on the foil, so the time required for changing a format is drastically reduced.
The heating cylinder uses a thermal oil system - an improvement on the electrical system, as it requires less maintenance and is less complex when solving occasional problems. In addition, Pasaban has incorporates a sophisticated inspection system that uses state-of-the-art artificial vision technology to apply any necessary corrections during the process.
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