Single operator slitters at Ipex minimise waste

Rollem will demonstrate an array of new equipment on its Ipex exhibition stand, including two updated Jetstream slitter models.

According to Rollem, Jetstream is aimed at the digital market and at Ipex the company will show the system's ability to minimise waste by slitting business cards printed 25-to-view on an SRA3 sheet.

The additional gutter space required when using a conventional guillotine would normally give a maximum of only 20 cards on a sheet of this size.

The Jetstream system also slits the cards quickly and with less handling, claimed Rollem, allowing one operator to perform all tasks from printed sheet to dispatch-ready jobs.

Features include a deep pile feeder and automatic collator, while the new Jetslit blades help to ensure cut quality.

The second Jetstream machine on Rollem's Ipex stand will be set up to demonstrate productivity and flexibility and, in particular, the claimed fast change-over times that can be achieved.

A range of typical digital on-demand products will be seen running at Ipex, including postcards, greetings cards, photo album, POS brochures and mailing products.

One job, postcards, printed eight-to-view, laminated and varnished, will be used to show how the system can slit, score and perforate as required.

Jetstream will handle stock up to 700gsm and with a top speed of 8,000 sheets per hour it is claimed by Rollem to be cost-effective on low and high volumes.

This model will be shown with a shingle conveyor.

During Ipex 2010, Rollem will also collaborate with Heidelberg and Sappi to produce 32,000 packs of playing cards during the show.

Heidelberg will use a Speedmaster XL 105-10-P press to print the cards on 285gsm Sappi Algro Design Card, and during the show Rollem will use its latest version of Revolution to demonstrate how one operator can transform the job from printed sheets to fully wrapped decks.

Rollem said that Revolution is possibly the most productive, accurate and versatile system for turning printed sheets into playing cards of casino quality.

Functions include slitting, collating, counting and punching, while the twin autolay facility provide perfect registration to print, with a slit accuracy of +/- 0.05mm.

Rollem added that with Revolution one operator can perform six different tasks.

Rollem will demonstrate the equipment at Ipex on-line to a Marden Edwards over-wrapping machine, which will wrap individual packs.

Rollem's upgraded Advantage, which will also be on show at Ipex 2010 is said by the company to be suitable for finishing work printed on digital presses.

The Advantage enables scoring of digitally printed work and incorporates automated collating to enable efficient and cost-effective post-press handling a variety of work.

The new Setstream will also be shown by Rollem.

Described as a cost-effective alternative to stapling or stitching books and raffle tickets, the system offers in-line multi-numbering, perforating and edge gluing.

A typical job would be to produce raffle tickets three-to-view on an A4 sheet, which could be glued in sets, numbered and perforated, ready to be guillotined.

Rollem will show two Champion systems on its Ipex stand, one of which will be a new version offering semi-slitting (kiss-cutting) of stock, such as pressure sensitive labels.

The depth of slit can be controlled and one set of tooling can be used to handle a variety of jobs.

The system can be re-set for labels of different sizes and can even be used to semi-slit, for example, greetings cards prior to folding.

According to Rollem, the Champion Original continues to be a popular model, particularly in situations where basic perforating, slitting and scoring need to be carried out, without the use of a skilled operator.

Rollem's managing director, Stuart Murphy, said: 'In addition to the new models on the stand, we will be launching Speedset Tooling.

This will enable users to perform much faster change-overs on new and current Rollem models, and enable even higher levels of slitting, trimming, perforating and micro-perforating to be achieved than before.

Speedset Tooling produces the ultimate quality in scoring of stock printed digitally.

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