05.20.16
ETI Converting Equipment, based in Quebec, Canada, has announced it has received a patent for Pellicut, the company’s apparatus and method for cutting facestock (United States Patent Number 9,289,912 B2.)
ETI has received the patent immediately prior to drupa, thus reinforcing its promotion of the Pellicut concept, which consists of diecutting extremely thin release liners (12 to 18 microns). Since its launch, ETI says the Pellicut high-speed rotary diecutting unit has been enthusiastically welcomed by self-adhesive label printers.
The technology’s advantages include: Avoiding diecutting mark problems on paper and film liners completely; reduction in material costs; half the amount of liner waste; lower shipping costs and less rewinding time since there are more labels per roll.
“This proven technology guarantees that the die will not mark the liner during the diecutting process and that there will be no breaks on labeling machines,” ETI says.
The Pellicut can diecut PS material at a speed of 500 fpm and uses a standard flexible magnetic die. An anti-deflection system avoids pressure cutting variations and reduces risks of diecutting marks on the liner. An equalizer system corrects the thickness inconsistency of the magnetic plate presently sold on the market, ETI says, adding, “Moreover, the cutting pressure is not sensitive to heat variations in the long run and during a continuous usage.”
ETI has received the patent immediately prior to drupa, thus reinforcing its promotion of the Pellicut concept, which consists of diecutting extremely thin release liners (12 to 18 microns). Since its launch, ETI says the Pellicut high-speed rotary diecutting unit has been enthusiastically welcomed by self-adhesive label printers.
The technology’s advantages include: Avoiding diecutting mark problems on paper and film liners completely; reduction in material costs; half the amount of liner waste; lower shipping costs and less rewinding time since there are more labels per roll.
“This proven technology guarantees that the die will not mark the liner during the diecutting process and that there will be no breaks on labeling machines,” ETI says.
The Pellicut can diecut PS material at a speed of 500 fpm and uses a standard flexible magnetic die. An anti-deflection system avoids pressure cutting variations and reduces risks of diecutting marks on the liner. An equalizer system corrects the thickness inconsistency of the magnetic plate presently sold on the market, ETI says, adding, “Moreover, the cutting pressure is not sensitive to heat variations in the long run and during a continuous usage.”
