Sei Laser and HP Indigo cooperate to develop new system for digital finishing and converting

PaperOne has been developed in close cooperation with HP, and is the latest generation of a new modular platform for digital finishing and converting featuring laser technology. PaperOne can process up to 2,500 sheets per hour and has an automatic pallet loading and unloading system. Its feeder can handle sizes of up to 53 x 75cm, and thicknesses from 150-600 micron. It can die-cut, micro-perforate, pierce, engrave and mark paper, corrugated board and adhesive-coated stocks as well as PP, BOPP and PET. It can be used with HP Indigo 10000, 12000 and 30000 digital presses. Sheets can either be pile-fed, or the two machines can be linked together by a conveyor so the sheets are fed directly into PaperOne. Automatic, loading, unloading and auto-setting eliminate the need for an operator.

PaperOne has been designed as a modular, multi-platform system, offering converters digital cutting as well as digital finishing, such as creasing and embossing. The creasing system can be set up off-line, maximizing uptime of the machine. In addition, Sei Laser has designed a system that allows converters to make their own die plates using the unique creasing matrix system ProCrease PaperOne, which has been developed specifically for PaperOne by ManMat. Additional finishing capabilities are in development, including a soon-to-be-released varnishing module. More capabilities will be announced at drupa.

For carton converting, PaperOne can be configured with three different wattage lasers, increasing productivity and providing added redundancy and greater line speed. PaperOne also addresses previous challenges involving creasing by effectively cutting and creasing the box in the right shape, ready for folding.

With its clean cut feature, achieved with a specially designed head and optical configurations, PaperOne is suited for cutting small and intricate designs, for both paperboard packaging and decorative commercial print jobs. QR codes and barcodes allow for auto-setting and change of process on the fly.

‘It’s not enough to have a digital press to enter the digital business model,’ commented Ettore Colico, sales executive at Sei Laser. ‘The full workflow must be digital from the PDF to shipment. PaperOne fits in perfectly with a cloud workflow, and there is no waiting time, supply costs, or transport costs. ‘The primary advantages of PaperOne are its higher speeds, much higher throughput, and lower cost consumables, and that it enables converters to bring the full manufacturing workflow in house.’

‘We are very impressed with the innovation involved in the PaperOne system, and believe it is an excellent match with our customers’ needs for quick, easy and cost-effective set-up,’ said Gershon Alon, worldwide manager of workflow systems and partner program at HP Indigo. ‘The innovative creasing feature that allows for onsite preparation of a low-cost creasing plate is towel-suited to short-run digital in general, and is a perfect match with the HP Indigo 10000 12000 and 30000 digital presses in particular.’

PaperOne will be showcased at drupa 2016 on the Sei Laser stand (D23) in hall 12, and also on the HP booth in hall 17 where it will be presented with a digital press.

Read L&L’s preview of label and package printing and converting technology to see at drupa in issue 2, 2016