Maximum efficiency for die cutting and printing

Neuenhaus, March 2011

WINK has once again extended its range of finish variants for cutting tools. Its well established BLACK and SILVER non-stick variants have been improved, and the new WHITE and GREY variants are officially available on the market from March. WINK non-stick coatings can be used for flexible dies, solid rotary dies and other machine components. This versatility makes them the optimum solution for a wide range of cutting tasks. The non-stick coating makes it possible to significantly increase production efficiency when cutting “extreme” adhesives. The coating does not in any way affect the flexibility, magnetic adhesion and precision of the flexible dies.

Main applications of the four non-stick coatings

• The BLACK non-stick coating for flexible dies is recommended especially for die cutting standard labels and less aggressive adhesives.
• The GREY variant is an all-round product for difficult materials. It stands out for its optimum non-stick effect, which makes it ideal when using flexible dies with multi-layered labels and hot melt adhesives.
• The WHITE silicon-based non-stick coating is the best option for solid rotary dies, but can also be used for flexible dies without any problems. Just like GREY, the WHITE variant has optimum non-stick properties, even when using “extreme” materials, and provides added protection against ink residues.
• WINK specially recommends its SILVER version as a non-stick protection for accessory products, such as ink troughs and guide rollers. The special ink-repellent effect of the SILVER coating makes the machine components significantly easier to clean. SILVER is also ideal for WINK protector plates in sheet-fed offset printing machines.

In addition, the BLACK, GREY and WHITE variants can be combined with MC coating and laser hardening. This maximizes the life of flexible dies.

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