RotoControl enters label inspection and finishing sector

A new company, RotoControl, headquartered in Ahrensburg (Hamburg), Germany, has been created to provide high-speed inspection, rewinding and finishing machines for the label industry.

RotoControl, under managing director Marco Aengenvoort, offers servo driven machines which are said to ensure 100 percent stable control of the endure web. Multiple options in the RSI line as well as smaller basic RSC models are all said to enable maximum web control for the most delicate film and foil materials. 

‘Our machines are a result of integrated development,’ said Aengenvoort, ‘meeting the needs of our customers looking for simple and intuitive operation, the highest degree of automation, full integration of all components and modular design. With our top model – RSI 430 – we are certainly at the forefront of the development of label control machines with integrated inspection systems.’

RotoControl integrates the latest inspection, slitting and die-cutting technology in its machines, including servo drive technology (S-Drive). The S-Drive technology offers an electronically synchronized drive system while providing complete control of the web at any speed (up to 320mpm) – especially key for film and foil material applications. In comparison to competing products, S-Drive Technology keeps the machine stable even while it is performing at higher speeds through ramp up to full stop. Further advantages are said to include soft wrapping, low maintenance, easy error analysis program and user-friendliness with the graphical user interface.

The RotoControl RSI slitter/rewinder/inspection machines come standard with S-Drive web control, onboard unwind, label/length counting, crush knife slitting and more.  With a modular structure it can also be individually tailored to customer needs or be upgraded in the future. Modules currently available include: inspection, shear and razor slitting, die cutting (with or without registration), sheeting, separate unwind as well as laminating and printing modules.