The minimum web width suitable for punching is 51mm. The punch unit does not restrict the maximum width of material the label printing machine can process. The waste is stripped prior to the hole punching operation. Due to punching only the carrier paper, the unit needs far less attention than conventional units, mounted prior to waste stripping. The numbering boxes supplied are all steel units fitted with hardened steel wheels, which are chrome finished for hot foil use.
Operation is by remote plunger connected to the numbering unit by a drive shaft.
All numbering units allow the simultaneous use of 16 gauge etched dies and a matrix of M3 tapped holes to allow easy attachments, the hole centers are the same pitch as the standard gauge plates. The addition of a high quality, high speed thermal printer enables variable data and graphics to be printed. The thermal printer is mounted on a special unwind unit which includes the web handling and interface connections to the Newfoil machine. The main drive of the Newfoil machine is modified to enable control from the unwind, this enable the two printing machines to run at optimum speed. The thermal printer is used in conjunction with a Personal Computer and can be used as a stand alone printer.