Record sales for Universal HMCS 420

Universal Converting Equipment sold a monthly record of six HMCS 420s during November, a modular device that enables hot melt adhesive coating capability to be added to print presses and other web fed processes.
 
The Universal HMCS 420 allows printers to coat hot melt adhesive in-line on their print presses, enabling them to service customers requiring adhesive coating without incurring the costs associated with installation of a dedicated line. The coating systems are designed to give the same precision of coating normally only achieved on dedicated hot melt coating lines.
 
The hot melt adhesive can be applied either as a continuous coating, as striped coating or patch coating in registration with the print design. A complete range of hot melt adhesives can be applied including pressure sensitive, heat seal, dry peel and UV curing.
 
Universal is a UK-based manufacturer of slitting machines, slitter rewinders, hot melt adhesive coating and laminating equipment. The Universal HMCS coating system is available in a number of standard widths. It can also be customised to suit special applications.

 
Universal managing director Alan Jones said: ‘The secret to high-quality coating is precision positioning of the coating die. Safety regulations restrict access to the coating system when the machine is running. As a result, we have designed a motorized adjusting system so the key settings can be adjusted via the touchscreen display (pictured, above).
 
‘These positions form part of the product recipe and can be recalled at a later date when the product is run again. In essence, we’ve taken the ‘black art’ out of in-line coating while making the process both accurate and flexible.’