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Affix labels, scratch-offs,
holograms, windows, laminates; create integrated cards and
labels. Off-line equipment configuration is well-suited to
business forms finishing operations.
The Tamarack Versa-Web® M500 is an off-line
machine that feeds a roll of material to length, cuts off,
and affixes the patch in registration onto the carrier web.
The Versa-Web offers excellent +/- 1/32" (.5 mm) registration
and speeds up to 500 ft/min (130 m/min).
The equipment's follower drive system allows
the use of other finishing equipment for added versatility.
The Versa-Web M500® includes a feed unit, vacuum applicator
and cut-off unit, and integrated die cut unit as standard
features. Options include a hot melt unit, additional unwind,
and integrated card gantry. |
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Vacuum Applicator
Cut-off and affix a wide
variety of materials--any material that will conform to
the 24" circumference vacuum cylinder. Materials are
affixed at carrier web speed, resulting in +/- 1/32"
registration.
Material is routed by the feed
unit to the vacuum applicator cylinder, which also serves
as the anvil cylinder. A changeable cut-off cylinder (tooling
which matches the carrier web repeat) cuts the patch to
length.
The vacuum cylinder - the heart
of the unit - utilizes over 1800 vacuum holes and a 10 hp
vacuum blower motor for positive control of the cut patch.
The patch is married to the carrier at web speed, resulting
in excellent registration.
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Feed Unit
Mount rolls up to 30" in diameter
of labels, laminates, windows, and other materials. Materials
may be converted (such as die-cut, matrix-removed labels)
or uncoverted (such as polyester films).
The feed unit uses an independent servo drive
to control the unwind speed of the material. Your operator
enters the desired patch length using a convenient keypad
(patch lengths from 1.000" to 10.000" are available);
the feed unit drive enables patch length changes "on
the fly" for fine adjustment.
An optical scanner is available to register
preprinted and other converted materials. The feed unit routes
materials to the vacuum applicator and cut-off unit. |
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Hot Melt Unit
Apply hot melt, pressure-sensitive
adhesive (PSA) to labels, laminates, and other materials to
reduce cost.
The hot melt unit applies adhesive
smoothly and precisely, coating materials with PSA in thicknesses
down to .0005", to achieve material cost savings. Two-ply
labels, for example, can be coated with PSA, cut-off, and
affixed to the carrier web, saving 50-60% of the cost of three
ply, "piggy-back" labels.
Similarly, release liner coated
with hot melt PSA offers cost advantages compared to transfer
tape for the production of integrated labels for medium to
long production quantities. The hot melt unit utilizes a keypad
entry for patch size, with coating heads available in 12"
and 18" widths.
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Die Cut Unit
Die cut the carrier web to produce integrated
labels and integrated cards.
The integrated die cut unit provides selective-depth
die cutting to produce integrated products. Utilizing the
unit's variable center distance feature, your operator makes
accurate depth adjustments in one ten-thousandth inch increments
- enabling the production of integrated labels and cards with
thinner liners, which improves stacking and feeding in laser
printers.
Integrated cards with top laminates, positioned
two wide across the form, are die cut reliably due to the
unit's rigidity and precision manufacture. |
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