Product of the Month: Automatic litho laminator from Tokyo Wenhong

The most important feature of the automatic litho laminator from Tokyo Wenhong is its high registration accuracy. Rohit Rajpal, director, Zhongke India, Indian representative of Tokyo Wenhong, tells Rahul Kumar
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The Tokyo Wenhong series automatic litho laminator machines are configured for high quality production of coloured litho boxes in the corrugated and folding carton industries. The motion-controlled, high-precision and high-speed, the litho laminator is specialised to run surface paper from as low as 100-gsm to 3-ply sheet. The machine is equipped with a patented sensor-based registration system with side lay and front lay control to efficiently run multiple applications like sheet-to-sheet pasting, 2-ply, 3-ply, 4-ply and 5-ply cartons with high accuracy.

Which are the different models?
The machine is available in two sizes — 1,500x1,400 mm and 1,700x1,400 mm. The WHL-1512 can run at the maximum sheet size of 1,500x1,200 mm, while WHL-1712 can run at the maximum sheet size of 1,700x1,200 mm.

Is there anything in the machine modular?
The machine comes with an optional attachment of a flip-flop unit. Integrated with the laminator, it facilitates non-stop automatic collection of specified number of laminated sheets in flip-flop stacking. This saves time and labour, and improves production efficiency. The servo-based mechanism and the touchscreen make it user-friendly.

When was the machine launched?
Tokyo Wenhong, has a strong team of professional management and technical R&D personnel. With long-term focus on the development of the overall box solutions, the machine was engineered more than 10 years ago, with multiple installations the world over. This is the improved third generation model launched in 2022.

What was the thought process when the machine was conceived?
With worldwide increase of high-quality packaging volumes, companies are looking for packaging which is sturdy and yet can effectively project their brand. The introduction of micro flutes triggered the demand of litho-laminated cartons, especially with E and F-flute and sheet to sheet pasting due to their aesthetics as well as functionality.

There was a requirement of a machine, which can handle high speed production, wide range of surface paper for multiple applications. Tokyo Wenhong filled in this gap by improvising its current model into high-precision litho laminator to successfully run printed laminated jobs, which demand high registration accuracy.