SubscribeIntroducing Kongsberg MultiCUT new milling tool, demonstrating Scope workflow software on stand F01:12
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At Sign Scandinavia, the key sign event for Scandinavia taking place in Göteborg (Sweden) from March 3 to 5, Esko-Graphics will be introducing in Scandinavia the new MultiCUT multi-purpose toolhead for the Kongsberg XL22 samplemaking table. Furthermore the company will be demonstrating Scope packaging workflow solutions on stand F01:12.
Esko-Graphics has established a strong market leadership in the Scandinavian market with 150 installed Kongsberg samplemaking tables, representing 80% market share for packaging applications. The tables are manufactured in Kongsberg, Norway, by the famous international technology corporation, also called Kongsberg, which has almost 200 years experience in research and development of advanced technologies.
Introducing new MultiCUT toolhead for Kongsberg samplemaking tables
The Kongsberg XL22 is ideally suited for cutting, creasing and scoring low volume corrugated and folding carton jobs because of its excellent tooling versatility. At Emballage the new multi-purpose toolhead MultiCUT will be introduced – further enhancing the cutting capability of the Kongsberg XL tables for package, sign and display applications.
The MultiCUT toolhead features two configurable tool stations and a milling spindle. The powerful 1 kW spindle has a rotation speed adjustable up to 60,000 RPM, and the system’s sophisticated remote control software enables optimal RPM settings to be stored along with feed information for different materials, thus avoiding errors and increasing productivity. Targeted materials include plywood, acrylics, polycarbonates, Dibond, rigid PVC, wood, and high pressure laminates.
Innovative Scope workflow environment
On the booth, Esko-Graphics will demonstrate its innovative workflow environment Scope, covering a wide range of functions, from job and product specification, through graphic and structural design and expert pre-production operations, to platemaking for printing and toolmaking for converting.
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“Esko-Graphics is reinforcing its commitment to developing productive pre-production tools for the signage and packaging markets,” says Hubert Scheir, Director of Marketing EMEALA at Esko-Graphics. “The MultiCUT toolhead is important because it works with stronger materials.
Kongsberg tables can work with substrates more rigid than standard packaging, which strongly appeals to sign and display makers since displays can be quite complex, structurally and graphically. Combined with Scope workflow software for exceptional workflow automation and productivity, it provides display companies with the best competitive edge in the market.”