Inspection Rewinds Yield Press Productivity

Development trends

Both Knezic and Dagnino mentioned two trends that will impact the development efforts for inspection rewind equipment—thinner film substrates and digital inspection.

The printing and processing of film substrates has become commonplace in label shops, says Knezic. "Filmic labels and unsupported films present many challenges for the average converter familiar with traditional paper labels, mainly in the areas of web handling and slitting. Today's rewinders must be capable of running these challenging substrates in addition to traditional label jobs."