Heidelberg to Introduce a Host of New Products for Postpress at drupa

Production information from the cutter can be retrieved back to the MIS system, and animation of all cutting functions promotes ease-of-use, shortens makeready, and minimizes waste. Also available is an OptiClamp that provides for improved cut quality of compressible or wavy stocks such as synthetic labels. The POLAR N92 now also boasts a front downholder feature for small cut product.

Label Cutting Production
POLAR label cutting solutions will also see some improvements in time for drupa 2012. The speed of the DC-11 die cutting system increases from 16 cycles/minute to 20 cycles/minute, for example, and a belt conveyor system is now available following the integrated banding unit. The DCC-10 system adds a LT-N loading table and improves die cutting for applications with a cardboard underlayer. The square-cut label system SC-10 adds an integrated airboard lift and can incorporate a BM-105 multistation bander. The SC-25 square-cut system adds log-banding capability for applications or fulfillment requiring larger stacks of labels.

All-Purpose, Short-Run Finishing Options
For the short-run finishing of packaging, commercial and digital materials, the KAMA ProCut 53 die-cutter and the new KAMA ProCut 76 with hot foil boast new features including an Auto-Register system that catches slight register differences and quickly adjusts every single sheet to a printing mark, ensuring that embossing, die cutting, and foiling are exact on every sheet, and giving digitally printed sheets a high-end finish.