A B Graphic (ABG) has added laser perforation to the SR model from its range of systems for the shrink sleeve labelling market.
SR – the seaming model from its shrink sleeve range – uses a solvent application system with a motorised roller system to create a ‘strong, reliable weld’, so ensuring that the web will not break when heat is applied. The application of the adhesive is further noted to create a flat, clean weld that, ‘improves productivity, boosts product quality and helps reduce operating costs and waste,’ according to ABG. The addition of laser perforation, which can be retrofitted to existing seaming machines, facilitates quicker turnaround times and increased efficiency. In addition by using the laser to make perforations, no tooling is required.
Matt Burton, global sales director at ABG, said, ‘The addition of laser perforation shrink sleeve solution is an exciting development. As the device reduces a traditional two-stage process to one, its addition is indicative of our continual drive to provide our customers with production efficiencies and faster turnaround times, all with the support and service you’d expect from ABG’s nearly 70 years of print finishing expertise.’
