Horizon: Maximum economic efficiency in die cutting
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Die cutting and embossing short and medium runs - especially also from digital printing - has been an economic challenge until now. Horizon did not want to settle for that and introduced the RD-4055 in 2014. A compact rotary die cutter for the 40x55cm sheet format. In 2017, this machine was equipped with a standard double magnetic cylinder and given the designation RD-4055DM. The year is 2022 and this proven system is now undergoing an important update with the new RD-N4055DM.
Horizon Card Display CSD-40RD
Business cards with rounded corners, playing cards and packaging. These are frequently requested applications. In principle, the previous model was already capable of handling these products. The new CSD-40RD card delivery now makes handling much easier. The delivery allows a preset number of products to be stacked. Up to five products can be stacked next to each other, depending on the format. This makes subsequent packing child's play.
To cope with the smallest format - 50x80mm in landscape or portrait format - and ensure reliable running, the SPC-N4055 separating unit has also been revised. This now operates with a suction transport belt that safely transports the blanks to the delivery. As with the predecessor model, punching grids are automatically diverted here and holes are blown out mechanically or with compressed air.
Options for greater efficiency.
With the optional barcode reader, it is now also possible to easily separate jobs. These are separated accordingly in the delivery and can be easily assigned. A sheet feeder control is also available for maximum quality. This uses a sensor to check whether the sheet is positioned cleanly along the infeed guide and stops the machine if this is not the case. For the onward transport of the die-cut products, the number of transport belts has been increased to 20, which means that 36 instead of 30 blanks can now be processed.
Much has also been done in the delivery area. In addition to the delivery belt familiar from the predecessor, there is now also the aforementioned card delivery, a flat pile delivery and a delivery table. These offer more flexibility for different types of jobs. For example, die-cut sheets can be collected in the delivery table while the operator performs other tasks.
Backward compatibility included.
The new system improves on the previous model in many areas. At the same time, however, Horizon always makes a point of being as resource-efficient as possible. For this reason, owners of an RD-4055DM can be happy about the fact that the new CSD-40RD card delivery is downward compatible. The only prerequisite for using it on older models is the SPC-N4055 separator unit, which is also new.
