Rewinders-A Look at the Future

Knowing how to improve your package-printing operation involves an understanding of what's available in new off-press equipment. As with almost all technologies in today's world, "new" equipment can usually be boiled down to "more automated" machinery.

Craig Thomson, marketing manager, Martin Automatic, agrees with this statement. The recent advancement in the rewinder industry, "in general, is the level of automation available, especially, the emergence of AC vector drives and motors," he said. Other advances include "differential winding for slit ribbons and, as with all machinery, advances in ergonomics and safety features," he added.