Labelexpo 2024: Pivot Solutions unveils wide-web plate-mounter for sleeves

“Our new model of this plate-mounter will assist and ensure quick and easy mounting of printing plates for all the stations of a CI flexo press from Comexi of 1270-mm printing width. It's able to mount plates from all repeat length sleeves of different diameters that fit into the Comexi machines; it's variable to fit all kinds of sleeves that need plates to be mounted,” Hayat Rafique, founder and CEO of Pivot Solutions, said.

The product has four cameras instead of the traditionally used two cameras and all the mechanically moving parts are server-controlled so one can easily use these features to reduce the mounting time that it takes for the operators to mount the plates.

Traditionally, operators do not get the printing right so they remove the sleeve off the machine, bring it back to the plate mounter, try to find errors, remove the plate and mount it again in a rather tedious process.

“The number of hours spent (doing this) is downtime on a machine that's worth millions and millions of dollars,” Rafique said. “This time is far more expensive than making low-cost investment towards the preparatory equipment for the machine, and all press owners would know that and they will appreciate the effort that has been put into mounting the plates correctly in the first go.”  

Besides this, Pivot Solutions also displayed its regular-sized plate-mounter and UV cassettes that are custom-made with the latest technology.