Case History: Direct printing on cylinders safely with automatic working island

One of the last challenges we had in the company was to combine two needs:

  • direct printing on Cylinders, that is, cylindrical objects of different sizes and weights
  • Help clients increase the safety and well-being of their employees by reducing the loading and lifting of heavy objects and consequent risk of injury

Thanks to our R&D team, this automatic printing work island for the following cylinder formats was born:

📏 Lengths: 30 cm to 150 cm

📏 Diameters: 10 cm to 23 cm

📏 Max cylinder weight: 80kg

🎥 Watch the different stages of printing

This specific configuration includes:

✅ Automatic Canister Manipulator – Precisely rotates and positions cylinders for quick and safe loading.

✅ Transfer “Sled” System – Automatically moves the cylinder under the print head with perfect alignment.

✅ Eagle 130 UV LED retrofitted for this specific process – Industrial flatbed printer equipped with water-cooled UV lamps and high-resolution heads, optimised for direct printing on cylindrical cylinders

✅ Printing area: 10×180° to 60×180°

✅ Machine management from tablet and software WhiteRIP 8 dedicated

For those who find themselves handling heavy, cylindrical and non-cylindrical objects that are difficult to manipulate there is the possibility of customizing this work island with these different options:

  • increase productivity by at least double with the Eagle 130R version that can have 2 to 8 Ricoh heads
  • Integrate automated loading-unloading systems or robotic islands
  • 4.0 integration with other machines and production lines before and/or after printing
  • Have optical image control for greater quality control

Here is a case for you where the investment is not only in terms of production but has contributed an increase in the occupational health and safety of its employees

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