Roll Your Own

There's a secret weapon being utilized by a number of sheetfed and digital printers desirous of boosting productivity and reducing costs. But the secret isn't so hush-hush anymore. The weapon - roll sheeters - uses reel stock rather than individual sheets to be cut to the printer's de...

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Published in:Graphic Arts Monthly 2004-09, Vol.76 (9), p.60
Main Author: Toth, Debora
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cost control
Cost reduction
Digital printing
Equipment acquisition planning
Manufacturers
Presidents
Printers
Printing machinery
Productivity
Sales
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Summary:There's a secret weapon being utilized by a number of sheetfed and digital printers desirous of boosting productivity and reducing costs. But the secret isn't so hush-hush anymore. The weapon - roll sheeters - uses reel stock rather than individual sheets to be cut to the printer's desired length and size before being fed into the press. Roll sheeters are drawing printers' attention for a variety of reasons, including savings on paper costs, less paper waste, easier storage of roll papers, ergonomically friendly handling of paper rolls, a virtually unattended press run, and - most important to a business - sales growth. Another reason for roll sheeters' rise in popularity, states Heidelberg's John Dowey, is the increased use of four-color (or more) long perfecting presses. Heidelberg's CutStar allows reel stock to be processed on Heidelberg SM/CD 102 presses. In operation, the paper web is fed to the cutting unit via dancer rollers, and then cut to the required format, which can be selected at will anywhere between 153 3/4" and 28 1/3".
ISSN:1047-9325
1558-1411