Greg Hrinya, Associate Editor02.07.17
RotoMetrics, a designer and manufacturer of precision rotary tooling, including solid and flexible dies, magnetic cylinders, anvils, print cylinders and sleeves, is helping its customers navigate the shift toward flexible dies. As is the case in most areas of the label and narrow web industry, customers are seeking higher quality with shorter lead times.
“We have optimized the manufacturing process to allow us to finish flexible dies in several hours–instead of days,” says Ulrich Kretzschmar, global product and business development at RotoMetrics. “A fair share of the more than 1,100 flex dies we produce daily ship the same day from our manufacturing facilities on five continents. Improved and optimized blade geometries in combination with dedicated finishing processed opened the doors to new opportunities utilizing flexible die technology outside the tag and label markets.”
While Europe has already seen a transition to flexible dies, the growth rate has been a little slower in the Americas. However, the growth of digital printing technology will accelerate the transition to flexib
“We have optimized the manufacturing process to allow us to finish flexible dies in several hours–instead of days,” says Ulrich Kretzschmar, global product and business development at RotoMetrics. “A fair share of the more than 1,100 flex dies we produce daily ship the same day from our manufacturing facilities on five continents. Improved and optimized blade geometries in combination with dedicated finishing processed opened the doors to new opportunities utilizing flexible die technology outside the tag and label markets.”
While Europe has already seen a transition to flexible dies, the growth rate has been a little slower in the Americas. However, the growth of digital printing technology will accelerate the transition to flexib
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