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specialty work, a long “universal multi-function section” with crash/auto lock bottom and integrat- ed “bump & turn” capabilities, left and right upper driven folding belts, as well as an additional servo driven back-folding axis. When asked about efficiencies gained with the Smartfold, Roberts said, “I can give you a perfect example. We were running a neutraceutical pack- age on the Media at the same time we were set up and ready to run it on the Smartfold. We were running at about 6,000 pieces an hour on the ex- isting gluer and we produced it at 38,000 piec- es an hour on the new gluer. We could run that same structure at about 50,000, but the problem is I can’t pack it that fast. It has been a very good investment so far.” Stunning Effects With the new MGI JETvarnish 3D, EPF can offer quick finishing solutions without the conventional overhead of dies and/or screens. Roberts says the machine takes contoured hot foil and raised spot UV coatings to a new dimension. “Everyone who sees and touches this work is completely overwhelmed by the vision and touch senses. We had a client tell us the product pretty much sells itself.”

The new PPCTS DGM Smartfold 1100SL Ultra X2S folder-gluer.

Ideal for operations with offset and/or digital presses up to 25- x 47-inch format, the JETvarnish 3D is an alternative solution for 3D or traditional flat spot UV coating and vari- ous hot foil effects on runs from one to thousands. Printers can gain new customers and profitable margins by pro- viding clients with customization not available through tra- ditional and analog foil and/or spot UV coating methods,

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