Sakurai, the global leader in sheet-fed screen printing technology will highlight live package screen printing and embellishment demonstrations in booth N635 at PRINTING United Expo, Oct. 19-21, in Las Vegas.
Colorful, Las Vegas-themed cartons will be screen printed on a Sakurai Maestro MS-80All cylinder screen press equipped with a Sakurai ScreenFoil LQM 105 in-line hot foil stamper, and a Natgraph UV dryer and stacker. The screen-printed and foiled sheets will be diecut and converted into finished cartons in Rollem International’s nooth N593 at PRINTING United.
"For over 50 years Sakurai has been showcasing high-speed sheet-fed screen printing. At PRINTING United, Sakurai will be demonstrating Screen Foil, a combination of UV spot coating and hot foil stamping in-line. This is a game changer in visual effects for print embellishment. Sakurai's family of high-speed screen printing presses are widely accepted as the benchmark equipment for off line special effects and industrial commercial graphics produced by this traditional process,” says David Rose, VP, Sakurai USA.
SAKURAI MAESTRO MS-80AII
Sakurai’s workhorse MS-80AII cylinder screen press is used for a myriad of industrial and commercial screen printing applications such as packaging, tagless labels, heat applied transfers, pressure sensitive applications, printed electronics, medical and more. The high productivity MS-80AII screen press accepts sheets up to 21 3/4x31 5/8” and operates at speeds up to 3,600 IPH. The Maestro prints on a wide range of substrates such as plastic, film, paper, board, and foil with accurate spot coating and special effects.
SAKURAI SCREEN FOIL™ LQM SERIES HOT FOIL STAMPERS
The LQM 76 and LQM 105 ScreenFoil Evolution LQM Series present a cost-effective in-house solution for hot foil finishing without the need for dies. Now available in two sizes, the LQM 76, accepts sheet sizes up to 23 1/2x22 1/2” and the LQM 105 accepts sheet sizes up to 41 1/2x30”. The LQM Series brings a new level of flexibility, quality and performance when combined with any size or vintage Sakurai screen press. The LQM Series has many new features to increase productivity including a larger 3” web core diameter, an alignment conveyor to precisely transport printed sheets, a user-friendly touch screen and foil saving capability.
Sakurai experts will be on hand in at Printing United in Las Vegas to assist in custom designing a fully integrated screen printing, UV curing system with hot foil finishing for your specific requirements.