Smart Coastal takes the gap, wink, wink!
MARIUS SULLWALD believes in taking a gap when it appears and it’s appeared often in the last few months. Owner of Coastal Labels, Marius saved and planned for the installation recently of three Wink SmartGap Advance systems worth almost R1-million and supplied by ROTOCON. Two units were affixed to the company’s existing Mark Andy P3 […]
The ultimate in automatic gap adjustment
Wink’s SmartGap AUTOCONTROL system has an adjustment range of 80μm and enables individual adjustment on the left and right and simultaneous adjustment on both sides in steps of 0.5μm down to 0.1μm. ADJUSTABLE anvil cylinders have become indispensable in modern label production because the smallest deviations in the narrow gap between the magnetic and anvil […]
LabelLink invests in die-cutting innovation
Labellink, a division of WA Stemmet Consulting, recently invested in Wink’s SmartGap® TOUCH adjustable anvil cylinder to enhance the die-cutting capabilities of its ROTOCON ECOLINE RDF 340 digital printed label converting and finishing system. The company opted for the digital SmartGap TOUCH, instead of the entry-level SmartGap ADVANCE model, as it offers numerous productivity- and […]
Wink galvanises MCR coating improvement
Wink has optimised the galvanisation process of the MicroChrome (MCR) coating for its flexible dies – significantly enhancing their precision, performance and protection. When processing long runs of abrasive materials and inks, such as thermal paper, opaque white or luminous inks, the MCR coating prolongs the die’s lifespan considerably because it protects cutting edges from […]
Prioritising precision and service reliability
SHARING the same philosophy of providing premium quality, outstanding service and fast delivery times, Michael Aengenvoort has partnered with Wink, a German manufacturer of die-cutting systems, for the past 25 years. In 2013, Rotocon signed a South African distributorship agreement with Wink and according to the Aengenvoort family, the company’s flexible dies quickly became the […]
Cracking the automatic gap adjustment code
AS reported in PPM September 2019, Durban-based VR Print ventured into the digital printing market with a Screen Truepress Jet L350UV and Ecoline RDF 330 digital label converting and finishing system, which were installed and commissioned by Rotocon in June. In October, the company replaced the RDF 330’s standard die-cutting station with South Africa’s first […]