New Diecutting Design From Rotoflex
ST. LOUIS—December 2, 2014—In response to converter demand for more streamlined finishing workflows and increased productivity, Rotoflex has redesigned its DSI diecutting platform to be a smaller footprint machine. The result is a faster and more responsive product for today’s changing production requirements.
A powerful contributor to this redesign is the incorporation of servo drives into the platform. Smaller than the legacy AC vector motors, this reengineering has decreased the size of the power cabinet significantly, thereby reducing the footprint, a real benefit in facilities where floor space is at a premium. The independently driven servo drives manage the unwind, die cut, matrix and rewinds, and are controlled by the proprietary Rotoflex URC 2.0 control system, ensuring precise tension control and enhanced accuracy in die cutting and slitting. In addition to higher quality output, speeds are dramatically increased as well. The updated platform can now perform extremely accurate slitting and die cutting at speeds up to 1,000 fpm (305 m/min), a 30 percent increase over production speeds of legacy DSI models.
Production managers will appreciate the versatility of this new Rotoflex DSI as well. The updated design of the Rotoflex DSI accommodates a variety of inspection systems and the die cutting unit can be disengaged for specific jobs, meaning it may be run as a slitter/rewinder or as a die cutter, accommodating more applications and job types. This allows production managers to better manage job mix and optimize workflows.
