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Römer Etikett boosts output Visualis3R
Academy
with MBS Splicer the Visualis3R Academy, an
Color-Logic has launched

educational platform
designed to help graphic
Römer Etikett, the unwinder. designers, agencies, brands
German production facility Early results indicate a and printers master print
of the Watershed Group, has saving of at least one hour embellishment techniques.
installed a Martin per day. The Mark Andy P5 The academy, developed by
Automatic MBS non-stop is now equipped with non- the West Chester, Ohio-
unwind/splicer on its Mark stop matrix waste extrac- based company in its role as
Andy P5 flexo press as part tion, 100 percent camera exclusive distributor of
of a 500,000 EUR invest- inspection and automated Visualis3R, offers a library of
ment plan to increase pro- turret rewind technology. videos, tutorials and
ductivity at its Marburg ‘The short ROI makes a resources focused on real-
plant. convincing case for the world production challenges
The installation presented when working with specialty
engineering challenges due German converter automates its unwind process Martin equipment,’ said inks and toners.
to the facility’s location on a across a bridge, creating a through the splice prepara- Claus Schüring, general The first educational video
steep hill, with multiple walkway between the fes- tion process. The technology manager at Römer Etikett. in the series covers the Ink
changes in floor level and a toon and the press infeed. has enabled Römer to switch ‘As with most processes in and Toner Trapping Module
within Visualis3R software,
press tightly positioned The MBS model allows from 2,000m to 4,000m life, I feel automation is best which addresses trapping
between walls and support- automatic roll changing at material rolls, while also started at the beginning, so issues in both digital and off-
ing pillars. Martin production speeds up to making it practical to use for me the first item on the set printing environments
Automatic’s design team 150m/min and includes smaller, part-used rolls that technology shopping list was using specialty inks and ton-
addressed this by routing the Martin’s EOPP system, would not be economical on automating the unwind and ers such as silver, white and
web above head height which guides operators a standard single-position splice.’ neon.
ABG launches integrated non- UV-Lamps CCP sees

stop unwind record sales in 2025

10 systems and 80 UV/
ABG International (ABG)
has launched its integrated LED heads sold for flexog-
non-stop unwind, a com- raphic, sheet-fed, and offset
pact finishing system presses throughout the year.
designed to help label con- The installations included a
verters increase uptime and combination of new systems,
automation while reducing press retrofits, and hybrid
floor space requirements. configurations featuring UV Pilar Marín and Carlos Pescott
The system enables con- Ray’s MaxLED modules and and packaging industry.
tinuous production for The new system helps label converters maximise uptime Atom and Maxwell UV arc
blank web or pre-printed Wider-web compatibility is lamps with dichroic reflec- Based in Alicante, Spain,
material converting, deliv- ‘Converters are under tors on Bobst, Miyakoshi, Pescott has built the compa-
ering splice registration currently under evaluation. increasing pressure to do Wanjie, and Gidue equip- ny’s reputation on technical
accuracy of ±2mm. Built ABG will also launch a more with fewer operators, ment. expertise, consultative sales,
on ABG’s existing unwinder Matrix turret incorporating while still maintaining out- UV Ray’s MaxLED system and long-standing industry
and butt-splicer sub-assem- its Automated Matrix put and quality,’ said Matt and two custom-designed
blies, it integrates fully into Stripping (AMS) device, Burton, global sales director Goliath reflectors were also relationships. Stefano
the converter’s control plat- which enables non-stop at ABG. ‘The Integrated Maiano, production director
form and saves over three operation without a sepa- Nonstop Unwind has been installed on a Koenig and and co-owner of UV Ray,
meters of floor space com- rate extraction system. The developed using proven ABG Bauer Rapida 105cm sheet- said: ‘We congratulate Carlos
pared to a standalone non- Matrix turret features an technology and, when com- fed press. Pescott and his team at
stop unit. integrated face cutting sta- bined with our automation Led by Carlos Pescott, UV-Lamps CCP on their suc-
The new machine can be tion capable of cutting on and matrix stripping capabili- UV-Lamps CCP has more
paired with a Vectra turret any substrate and automati- ties, allows customers to run than a decade of specialized cessful growth of UV Ray
rewinder to create a fully cally performs a roll change for longer without interrup- experience in UV lamps and installations in Spain in
non-stop configuration. once the rewind roll is full. tion.’ curing systems for the label 2025.
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