28 email: news@printmonthly.co.uk May / June 2023 - Issue 342 next position and starts again to apply the next line of adhesive. What is not so obvious when you look at the device is its ability to rotate through 90 degrees meaning the VeloTaper can lay double-sided tape in both the X and Y directions in the same pass. Watching the device fly around a blank sheet of board is very impressive. The ZipCore software would have calculated where the tape should be placed and it is not only precisely placed but as the machine moves to the next position it keeps the tape with the prerequisite tension meaning the adhesive is laid down as thin as practicably possible. The VeloTaper will make a significant difference to the production of point of sale, carton, or stationary making the volume of run much more cost effective. Where you would have previously discounted the use of double-sided adhesive due to the labour-intensive nature of the application, by embedding it into the cut and crease process the whole manufacturing of the carton from the flat printed sheet is seamless. As with most automated processes, there is a double upside. Not only is the product produced with greater accuracy, you can free up the manpower needed for this task for other work or production. Less time to do more, that has to be top of anyone’s list. Brian Sims Principal Consultant, Metis Print Consultancy, www.metis-uk.eu into one of the VeloBlade Volta+ models is you can overlay the double-sided tape across the cut line and then cut the board meaning the adhesive line goes right up to the edge. This means the folded finished product is likely to be far more consistent and more reliably rigid. Automation is Key As previously discussed, the application of the tape is quite an art and with each artisan task or process, there are bound to be variations between each product. Again with any type of task, the time taken can be quite consuming. The VeloTaper cuts the time taken to apply tape significantly by the use of the X- and Y-axis drives used for the cutting and creasing operation of the flatbed VeloBlade Volta+ model selected. This means not only are the cut and crease lines in the correct place, the double-sided tape can be applied with the same level of accuracy. Tapes up to 22mm in width can be used on the VeloTaper and any changes to the profile of the laying down of the tape are easily editable. Overall you get almost 100% accuracy for the application of the adhesive tape which saves time and money. Added to the accuracy is the speed in which this process is carried out on the VeloTaper. The device can be driven at virtually the same speed as the other processes, pausing just at the correct place to dab an amount of pressure to break the tape. Once done the device spins off to the UNDER THE HOOD / VIVID VELOTAPER ► Vivid’s VeloTaper is fully compatible with the VeloBlade Volta+ models ► The VeloTaper can be used with tapes up to 22mm in width
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