FL7

THE MOST VERSATILE SINGLE-PASS CARTON PRESS YOU'VE EVER SEEN.

This carton has been produced in a single pass using the Edale FL5, 510mm with inline (FDC) Flatbed Die Cutter.

 

THE ULTIMATE MID-WEB SINGLE-PASS PRINTING MACHINE FOR HIGH PRODUCTIVITY FOLDING CARTON PRODUCTION.

The FL7 is a mid-web carton printing and converting machine combining Edale’s unique in-line flexo platform with a wide range of carton finishing options. The FL7 is available in both 760mm | 30” and 850mm | 33.5” web widths and can be specified for water, solvent and UV inks. The FL7 flexographic print modules are fully servo controlled with direct drive sleeve print cylinders and anilox rolls a maximum print format of 914.4mm | 36”.

The FL7 is Edale’s most productive carton solution and can deliver web speeds of 300m/min | 990 ft/min subject to application. Print productivity is supported by Edale’s AiiR camera based autonomous registration control.

The FL7 is fully modular in design and can be configured with either Edale’s 1800mm | 70” jumbo unwind/rewinds or integrated with a third-party continuous butt splicer. Post print the FL7 can be specified with heavy duty rotary die cutting stations for cut, crease and stripping or with Edale’s variable length sheet cutter. Solutions for stripping, de-nesting and automatic stacking are also available dependent on customer requirements or application

For more information and assistance with configuring your own tailor-made solution please make contact to talk with one of our experts.

TECHNOLOGIES

Unwind

  • 1800mm | 70” Jumbo unwind
  • Automatic butt splicers
  • Corona treatment and web cleaning

PRINT

 
  •  Fully servo direct drive print and anilox sleeves
  •  Enclosed chamber ink delivery
  •  ‘Web-up’ design facilitates extensive drying capabilities
  •  Water, solvent and UV inks
  •  Reversible forward and reverse print stations and turnbars
  •  Camera based autonomous registration
  •  Gravure coating

LAMINATION & FOILING

 
  •  UV lamination and cold foil
  •  Water and solvent based dry bond lamination
  •  Thermal lamination

POST PRESS

 
  •  Heavy duty rotary die cutting cassettes
  •  Pin stripping
  •  Variable length sheet cutting

DELIVERY

 
  •  High pile stacking
  •  Automated batch stacking

Product Technical Specifications

ProductFL1 PRIMEFL3FL5FL7
Web widths (inch) (mm)350mm | 13.7” 430mm | 16.9” 510mm | 20” 510mm | 20” 570mm | 22.4” 650mm | 25.5” 650mm | 25.5” 760mm | 29.9” 850mm | 33.4”
Repeat range (inch)8 – 24” 203.2 – 609.6mm8 – 24” 203.2 – 609.6mm8 – 24” 203.2 – 609.6mm14 – 36” 355 – 914mm
Material range (micron)12 – 350 microns 0.5 – 14pt12 – 450 microns 0.5 – 18pt12 – 700 microns 0.5 – 27pt<700 microns <27pt
Mechanical speed (m/min)200 m/min | 660 ft/min200 m/min | 660 ft/min200 m/min | 660 ft/min300 m/min | 990 ft/min