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Neolt Factory XY Matic Trim Plus 3300

The XY Matic Trim Plus 3300 is intended for high-volume finishing of super-wide graphics, says Simon Eccles

alignment system. This adjusts the mate-
rial forward or backward by 10mm. The
vertical blades are opposing wheels that
are pressed to rotate against each other
and are self-sharpening – Neolt reckons
on a four-year lifetime. If not needed for a
job the blades can be disengaged without
removal. Two single vertical blades are
standard, but up to 10 can be fitted. They
are manually positioned against an inte-
gral ruler and locked with hand screws. A
laser line unit can be fitted to aid precise
positioning. The Plus model has auto-
mated motorised fine adjustment.

How fast is it?
The quoted speed of 18m/min is the
What does it do? How does it work? maximum, but it can be reduced to suit
Made by Neolt Factory in Italy, this is This is a standalone vertical and hori- the media type, or the speed of an inline
the 3.3m extra-wide version of the com- zontal cutting unit intended to convert printer. A touch-screen control is used to
pany’s XY trimmer for large-format roll- Specifications very wide roll-fed materials into sheets. It adjust the vertical cutting and feeding
fed materials. It can cut, slit and sheet is not for rigid panels, though Neolt’s pat- speed and the horizontal carriage speed.
flexible roll-fed media printed by super- Max media width ented pneumatic vertical cutting units
wide inkjets, running nearline or inline. 3,300mm can cut materials up to 1.2mm thick, What’s the USP?
It operates in straight lines and is not a such as magnetic sign media or very Sheet or roll trimmer/slitters this wide
pattern cutter. Max media thick- heavy PVC banners. Although superwide are rare. This one has self-adjusting, self-
ness 1.2mm
There are two versions, with Trim as printers usually have horizontal cutters sharpening multiple vertical blades, with
the ‘basic’ model and Trim Plus with Max speed 18m/min as standard, not all have vertical slitters, options for automated alignment, choice
automatic alignment. and those that do normally only have of stackers, and wheel-away operations.
Max vertical cutting two.
When was it launched and what wheels 10 (15 with The XY unit has caster wheels, so can How easy is it to learn and use?
markets is it intended for? motor upgrade) be operated close to printers or moved
away as needed. As standard it is Ettore Briccoli Pontiggia, sales director of
The XY Matic Trim Plus 3300 was Max roll weight intended to run nearline to a printer, so
introduced in May at Fespa 2025 in 70kg (Standard) finished rolls have to be carried over and Neolt Factory, says: “The XY Matic Trim
Berlin, as an evolution of the 1.65m XY threaded in. Plus 3300 is designed to be plug-and-play. It
Plus 1650 introduced in 2018. Both mod- Price From £55,000 There is an optional inline configura- is shipped fully assembled, with the inter-
els are exclusively distributed by CMYUK tion that can also be wheeled away when nal compressor included, so setup time is
in the UK. CMYUK says the 3.3m model not needed. Here the media is fed extremely fast. “While a technical training
is intended for high-volume finishing of directly from the printer, and a sensor session is recommended to get the most out
super-wide graphics, such as banners, system automatically synchronises cut- of the system, the machine is very intuitive
signage, wallpaper, and posters. ting speed with the printer speed. to operate.”
The 1.65m model can be supplied with Take-up loops allow for mismatches. If
a kit to run inline with 1.6m Canon the printer slows or stops unexpectedly, What does it cost?
Colorado UVGel printers. Canon the cutter instantly stops too. This allows CMYUK sales director Chris Martin says
announced a new 3.4m Colorado XL at partially un- attended production, espe- UK prices start at £55,000, including instal-
the end of September that would also be cially on long runs. lation, training and 12-month warranty.
compatible with the Neolt XY 3.3m, The standard configuration includes a There aren’t any in the UK yet, but “we’re
though no arrangement has yet been horizontal mark-reading system, which expecting units to come through in Q4,” he
announced. activates Neolt’s automatic horizontal says.
UK prices start at £55,000, including installation, training and 12-month warranty.

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