Fully Automatic Flexo Plate Mounting Machine FAMM 2.0
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Fully Automatic Flexo Plate Mounting Machine FAMM 2.0

MOUNTING MACHINES FAMM 2.0 ✔ A reduction of waste in the production process ✔ Reduction of man-hours ✔ Reduction of waste material in press startup ✔ Reduction of press downtime ✔ High quality color-to-color registration ✔ Elimination of human-dependent variables ✔ Removal of inconsistencies in the production process ✔ No operator dependency ✔ Improved traceability Width [inch] Description The FAMM 2.0 is the second generation Fully Automatic Mounting Machine. The FAMM 2.0 automatically mounts multiple plates after one another, and will mount a plate extremely accurately every 45 seconds...

Workflow The operator presses start, after which the machine takes over. During the time the machine is mounting, the operator has time available to perform other offline tasks, such as applying tape, preparing plates, finishing sleeves, etc. The overall efficiency of the mounting and complete prepress department is boosted tremendously by introduction of a FAMM 2.0. Being able to measure the positions of mounting marks using ground-breaking image recognition technology down to 1µm (0.001mm or 0.4*10-4 Inch) during the plate mounting process provides a phenomenal print quality to printers...

MOUNTING MACHINES Amcor Melbourne is a leading flexo printing plant with 6 printing presses recently purchased a FAMM. This company handles 22.000 - 24.000 sleeves annually. See the chart below. Manual Mounting Fully-Automatic Mounting Advantages aaa 3 traditional manual mounting machines 1 FAMM replaces 3 traditional mounters as the FAMM is three times more efficient Quick and spot on mounting Your operator can attend other tasks while the machine mounts & t operator in the mounting department per shift III 3 operators in the mounting department per shift r© €80,000 annual savings (based...

2 months after installation of the FAMM 1st generation at Amcor Moorabbin (Melbourne, Australia) “In 2011 I travelled to Cumbria to see the FAMM in action at the SGS plant that serviced Amcor in the region. I was instantly intrigued at the simplicity and incredibly efficient output of the FAMM. I then travelled to Holland and viewed 2 FAMM’s in operation at Elopak, again incredible output. We started our capital expenditure in 2012 with the view of installing a FAMM in Moorabbin, Australia early 2013. Within 24 hours of the machine being delivered, we were mounting plates for all 6 printing...

MOUNTING MACHINES Unique features of FAMM 2.0 The FAMM 2.0 is the top of the line of AV Flexologic mounting machines for mounting flexographic printing plates onto sleeves. The reduction of the mounting related press downtime and the optimized workflow around the machine make the FAMM the world’s most accurate, fast and consistent mounting machine. Speed and high accuracy Due to the patented Image Recognition Technology and Automatic positioning, the machine automatically and extremely accurately mounts multiple plates with a precision of 5 microns. A Stationary Third Camera helps recognize...

MOUNTING MACHINES Features & Options Overview Tape roll holder A simple tape roll holder can be added (on all machines apart from the FAMM) for holding the tape in front of the sleeve to assist the operator with tape application. A metal bar with cones to hold the tape roll in place. HD Ethernet cameras Using the latest technology in high-speed Ethernet cameras on all of the mounting equipment, AV Flexologic ensures crisp and sharp ultra-highresolution images, enabling an efficient and accurate mounting process. Custom made Air Cylinder All sleeve-dedicated AV Flexologic mounting equipment...

Tape holder on precision rail A tape holder can optionally be added to MOM and SAMM machines on precision linear guides. The linear guides make sure the tape roll is completely parallel to the sleeve when applying tape and assist the operator to easily move the tape along the side of the sleeve. Barcode scanner A barcode scanner can be optionally added to the MOM, SAMM or FAMM for automatic loading of the jobs. The jobs are then usually made offline in prepress to optimize the machine Operation Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). Digital zoom capability Combining HD cameras with HD flatscreen...

MOUNTING MACHINES Features & Options Overview Synchronized front table movement Because of this feature the front table moves with the same speed and at the same height throughout the entire process of plate mounting. This results into an increased mounting accuracy. Digital calibration system Digital Y-calibration of the camera beam: the camera images are used in a calibration procedure to create a lookup table and digitally ‘straighten’ any deviations in the camera beam, down to 10 µm over the entire width of the camera beam / sleeve. For every x-position of the camera the y-deviation is...

Quality report After each plate is mounted, the MOM, SAMM and FAMM mounting machines have the ability to automatically check the tolerance of mounted plates using image recognition. A pdf quality report is generated on-the-fly with ability to check top and bottom. Quality check with image recognition The image recognition system measures the exact positions of the mounting marks and thus how accurately the printing plate is fixed on the sleeve. The tolerance of the report settings determines whether a plate is judged as mounted ‘OK’ or ‘NOT OK’. Tape applicator The tape applicator assists...

MOUNTING MACHINES Features & Options Overview Automatic repeat detection With this feature the machine automatically detects the repeat size of the sleeve. Automatic mandrel rotation The automatic mandrel rotation combined with the one piece fully automatic mounting table allows for automatic plate mounting without operator interaction. Motorized table movement With this addition, the machine mounts one plate fully automatically, keeping the performance of the mounting job with an accuracy of 5 microns. Robotic manipulator FAMM’s robotic manipulator picks up the plates and places them in...