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POLYTEX-KX

POLYTEX-KX

POLYTEX-KX

Product catalog summary
Overview: The document describes the High-Speed Color Card Production Line KX by Polytex AG, designed for fully automatic production of color cards up to 5 pages DIN A4 wide. It highlights the machine's capabilities, technical specifications, and optional features.
Specifications:
  • Card sizes range from 210 × 297 mm to 420 × 1100 mm.
  • Handles up to 250 color chips per card.
  • Output capacity of 720-750 cards per hour.
  • Uses a vacuum sheet feeder with a stack height of 400 mm.
  • Features a 6 m vacuum non-marking conveyor belt with servo motor driving.
  • Glue application is done via high precision cross line screen printing.
  • Electric requirements are 3 × 400 V / 50 Hz or 3 × 220 V / 60 Hz.
  • Dimensions: Length ~ 6400 mm, Width ~ 1650 mm, Height ~ 1700 mm.
  • Weight: ~ 1200 kg.
Procedures:
  • The sheet feeder uses a vacuum pickup system with an air cushion separator for precise placement.
  • The gluing station employs a screen printing method with optional glue pump for continuous supply.
  • The swatch magazine is fully automatic, supporting single flat and two-ply folded swatches.
  • The pick and place section uses a vacuum gripper for swatch transfer and placement onto glued cards.
Optional Features:
  • Triple pressing station for complex gluing applications.
  • Oversize speed display for live output monitoring.
Technical Data:
  • Compressed air requirement: 1200 l/min at 6 bar.
  • Consumption: 32/48 amps (400/220 V).
Conclusion: The High-Speed Color Card Production Line KX is a robust and efficient solution for producing high volumes of color cards with precision and flexibility, suitable for various materials and configurations.
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Catalog excerpts

POLYTEX-KX-1

High-Speed Color Card Production Line KX < 250/card 100 x 100 mm (4 x 4") 15 x15 mm (% x %") automatic serigraphic water based screenable vacuum grippers / transfer plate 720 -750 cards/h 3 x 400 V / 50 Hz 3 x 220 V / 60 Hz 32/48 amps (400/220 V) 1200 l/min at 6 bar ~ 6400 mm (252") ~ 1650 mm (65") ~ 1700 mm (67") ~ 1200 kg (1650 lb) ■ Fully automatic color card production for card sizes up to 5 pages DIN A4 wide (420 x1100 mm) ■ Ultra-high output with up to 750 cards per hour ■ For up to 250 color chips per card (paper backed fabric swatches, soft laminates, wallpapers...) ■ Automatic lateral vacuum sheet feeder with air cushion separator and pick control sensor, stack height 400 mm ■ Adjustable card centering station ■ 6 m vacuum non-marking conveyor belt transport system in sections with servo motor driving throughout the machine for precise card traction and feed ■ High precise cross line screen printing glue application with one-stroke per card operation. Optional glue pump for continuous/on demand supply ■ Easy changeable top load swatch magazine with retainers fitted to card layout ■ High vacuum plate with vacuum control sensor and up to 250 single grippers for vertical swatch pick-out of magazine ■ Continuous vacuum transfer plate for swatch hand-over and positioning mechanism onto glued card on conveyor belt, adjustable pressure time ■ Automatic height adjusting exit stacker for finished color cards. Optional triple pressing station for tricky gluing applications ■ Touch screen for setup, all manual functions and movements, ins and outs display and automatic run control. Optional oversize speed display for live output per hour. Number of swatches Size of swatches max * Card feeder / End stacker Glue application Glue type Pick-up system Output Electrics Special elelctrics Consumption Compressed air requirement Dimensions length width height Weight © Polytex AG, Switzerland / Subject to design changes / e - 10.18 Assembling Winding Mounting Pinking Edge Fixing Gross Cut

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POLYTEX-KX-2

High-Speed Color Card Production Line KX Sheet Feeder Laterally placed vacuum pickup sheet feeder with air cushion separator, stack height for cards 400 mm (up to ca. 1350 cards/0.3 mm). Precision placement, preset auto-adjusting on vacuum conveyor belt. Gluing Station Screen printing gluing station cross-line with one stroke per card operation. Optional glue pump with adjustable automatic/manual glue supply for water based vinyl glue. Pick’n’place Section Vertical swatch pick at magazine bottom by 1 single vacuum gripper per swatch with vacuum control sensor, handover to transfer and placement...

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