11.10.21
Seven years after the market launch of the MetalStar 3, of which more than 400 printing units have been installed worldwide, Koenig & Bauer is presenting the new MetalStar 4.
To meet the growing demands of the metal decorating market, the MetalStar 4 offers new functions and improvements in the feeder, state-of-the-art measuring technology and new functions for monitoring production and enhancing ergonomics.
What remains unchanged is the MetalStar technology, such as the short and dynamic inking and dampening unit and high-precision register printing thanks to the sheet travel in the gripper closure, as well as the extensive automation features that reduce make-ready times to a minimum.
Some of the biggest innovations of the MetalStar 4 can be found at the feeder. Metal printing-specific updates such as new sensors, newly designed blow pipes and scrapers, and adjustments to the infeed table noticeably increase the reliability of the feeder. For repeat jobs, the last setting can be conveniently loaded and production started directly.
The inline color measurement and control system MetalControl, which is available for the MetalStar 4, measures the ink densities on each color patch in the print control strip or on individual color patches and regulates the ink zones fully automatically every 10 sheets.
The new ErgoTronic console is the heart of the MetalStar 4. All settings are made via a 23" touch screen. The console can be equipped with a 75" wall screen on which the measuring results of MetalControl and the individual zone openings in each inking unit are dis-played.
To meet the growing demands of the metal decorating market, the MetalStar 4 offers new functions and improvements in the feeder, state-of-the-art measuring technology and new functions for monitoring production and enhancing ergonomics.
What remains unchanged is the MetalStar technology, such as the short and dynamic inking and dampening unit and high-precision register printing thanks to the sheet travel in the gripper closure, as well as the extensive automation features that reduce make-ready times to a minimum.
Some of the biggest innovations of the MetalStar 4 can be found at the feeder. Metal printing-specific updates such as new sensors, newly designed blow pipes and scrapers, and adjustments to the infeed table noticeably increase the reliability of the feeder. For repeat jobs, the last setting can be conveniently loaded and production started directly.
The inline color measurement and control system MetalControl, which is available for the MetalStar 4, measures the ink densities on each color patch in the print control strip or on individual color patches and regulates the ink zones fully automatically every 10 sheets.
The new ErgoTronic console is the heart of the MetalStar 4. All settings are made via a 23" touch screen. The console can be equipped with a 75" wall screen on which the measuring results of MetalControl and the individual zone openings in each inking unit are dis-played.