Rotocontrol summarizes two-day open house

The event featured a live demonstration of an integrated end-to-end digital inkjet hybrid technology with the Rotocontrol DT 2.0 label finishing machine, Domino’s N610i label press, the EyeC ProofRunner web in-line inspection system, and Phoseon’s Nexus One UV LED curing technology.

‘We were pleased to welcome over 60 guests during our two-day open house, including customers, suppliers, and Rotocontrol partners,’ said Marco Aengenvoort, managing director of Rotocontrol. ‘Unfortunately, due to the coronavirus situation, several registrants canceled at the last minute. But our demo center remains open for anyone wishing an on-site or virtual demonstration of our finishing machines.’

The running hybrid technology features included multiple die-cutting stations, rotary flexo and flatbed screen printing units, up to 7-colors including opaque white, with 600 DPI native print resolution, combining the productivity of flexo printing with the flexibility offered by digital technology’s rapid job change. The N610i integration module incorporates Domino’s automated i-Tech productivity features for enhanced flexibility and reliability.

Other capabilities visitors were shown in the hybrid line included lamination, cold foiling, hot stamping, label inspection with 100 percent outgoing quality control, corona treatment, UV LED curing, and a small roll programmable auto turret winding machine.

Two Ecoline RSI label finishing machines were also showcased during the open house featuring the Domino K600i inkjet printer for barcode and QR code printing, the Phoseon FJ240 high dose UV LED curing and the EyeC ProofRunner web inspection system including variable code reading. 

Also demonstrated was the EyeC Quality Manager system, which allows data automatically exported from the press inspection system to be evaluated before releasing it to the rewinder, avoiding unnecessary stops. The software controlling the rewinder then uses the released data to automatically stop and place the defect when the operator needs to remove faulty material. 

The demo showroom also includes the RCF, a slitting machine offering a range of options for the finishing of blank labels, multi-layer labels, blister foils, RFID smart tickets/labels and more, and the advanced RSC 2.0 inspection slitter/rewinder machine. Punching and slitting modules from EMT were on display, and Actega’s coatings were also presented, providing functional, visual and haptic effects for one-sided or two-sided finishing.

The hybrid technology with the Rotocontrol DT 2.0 label finishing machine and Domino’s N610i label press has been sold and will soon be shipping to the United States. A replacement demo is expected to be available in early 2022.