AB Graphic launches finishing equipment

‘The original concept was born to create a semi-rotary die that could run in line with faster digital print engines. Once we started designing it, we discovered we could achieve much higher speeds and we are incredibly proud of this world first,’ said Tony Bell, sales director for ABG.

Alon Bar-Shany, general manager of Indigo Division, HP, said: ‘As brands continue to choose HP Indigo, and volumes of digitally produced labels continue to grow, more and more converters want to expand capacity in Indigo end-to-end converting environments. 

‘We are proud to integrate with AB Graphic on the launch of the Fast Track die for the Digicon Series 3, enabling digital converters higher flexibility and reaching new levels of productivity when running in-line or off-line with the HP Indigo WS6800 and 8000 digital presses.’  

Also on booth 3223 is a full beverage specification Digicon Series 3 with ABG’s Big Foot 50 Ton hot foiling/embossing module. Here visitors can see the full range of ABG’s full automation modules – Auto die load/unload, Autoslit and Iscore – plus a second hot foil unit and flatbed screen printing unit. In addition, visitors to the booth can see a JDF/JMF management information system supplying job information directly to the machine from pre-press, and relaying job information directly back into the customer’s MIS. This is being shown both on a Digicon Series 3 and a Digilase laser cutting unit.      

Also on display is a Digicon Lite 3, ABG’s compact digital finishing system. 

ABG’s Vectra, the company’s brand of turret rewinders, is also on show, featuring automated set-up in the glueless models, saving hours of set-up each week, according to the company. Here a job can be set up in seconds, also through JDF/JMF files, without compromising the system’s tension control and functionality. These will be demonstrated as an integrated system on a Digicon Series 3, and also as a stand-alone unit with ABG’s compact unwind, bowl feeder and automatic core loader – demonstrating the flexibility of use for label converters.

The SRI inspection slitter rewinder is on display featuring ABG’s own inspection camera. These machines are showing a semi-automatic turret with Autocut system, and Autoslit with label gap sensor for full automation of the slitting process. 

Manufactured in Germany, ABG’s FleyeVision professional inspection control system contributes towards reducing waste, resources and overall production costs. The FleyeVision provides a full production and process control system for 100 percent web inspection quality control requirements on presses, digital presses, rewinder and finishing systems. Varying specifications of the Fleyevision system are being showcased on the Digicon Series 3 and SRIs.