Heidelberg’s Showtime on IML production

In the second part of its showtime event on 23 June 2021, in which it talked about its ‘new XL104’s high performance at a good price,’ the company also demonstrated its In-Mold (IML) and wet glue label solution. This demonstration used an 8-color plus coater and three Y unit sheetfed press and a new version of its rotary diecutter, the Speedmaster XL 106-DD. IMLs are used extensively for food packaging, lids, and paint buckets. In India, they are used for butter, cheese, ice-cream containers, and paint buckets. Heidelberg says its new solution, also ‘high performance at a good price,’ sets new standards for producing in-mold labels. In addition, the new diecutter has been reduced from two units to a single drive unit, taking less space, consuming less power, and less CAPEX. The Speedmaster XL 106-DD works on the principle of the rotary die cutter, which offers several advantages over the flatbed and punch die-cutters which are usually used in the production of in-mold labels. It requires 15 minutes of make-ready, and according to Heidelberg, for…

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