Jumbo conversion for Absolute
Absolute Engineering, supplier of woven carbon fibre doctoring systems have just completed
the installation of a 5100mm (200") Uniblade single blade doctor unit on a Rapidex flexo
unit. The unit, which was supplied complete with a carbon fibre crossbar to support the
blade unit, is still light enough to be handled by one operator.
The installation at a UK converter has provided the customer with significant production
and financial improvements.
Antony Whiteside of Absolute commented "The customer was struggling to produce a consistent
colour tone and finish over such a wide width with a rubber roll applicator. In addition,
the inks used are expensive, and so the cost of ink loss on colour change was significant.
By upgrading to a blade unit, ink loss is cut dramatically"
Absolute introduced the Uniblade system 2 years ago, for customers who want to benefit from
the advantages of utilising a doctor blade, without opting for a dual blade chamber.
For further information please contact:
- Antony Whiteside
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- Absolute Engineering Limited
- Unit 5
- Skelmanthorpe Technology Park
- Station Road
- Skelmanthorpe
- West Yorkshire
- HD8 9XJ
- United Kingdom