MW 550 - Solventless laminator

Responding to the evolution requirements of the flexible packaging market, the mid-web MW 550 solventless laminator is the ideal solution to combine lamination with a digital printing machine.  Very compact in size but featuring the quality of BOBST wider-web laminators, it is optimized to work with 830 to 400 mm reels.  Operation is especially efficient with ultra-short to short run production, as well as reliable and sustainable with all substrate and solventless adhesive types.

Compact, ready to start 

• Optimized overall dimensions for limited footprint
• Web widths 830 mm. Ideal digital market solution 
• Lamination speed up to 350 m/min 
• Handles reels up to 1000 Kg
• Plug & play installation - no foundation needed, averages 1 week from arrival to production
• 4.0 industry ready for post processing data.

Cost optimization and easy operation 

• The narrower-web design enables to optimize the efficiency of very short run productions
• Patented design of long-life side retainers improves the laminator's efficiency and decreases costs  
• BOBST adhesive mixer solutions for effective adhesive quantity control, matching production requirements
• Micrometric adjustment metering roller for perfect coating adhesive distribution
• Fully integrated HMI
• Intuitive easy to read pictograms, commands for the setting, display and storage of individual job working parameters.

Productivity & quality with ultra-short runs 

• Designed to handle a variety of substrates including thin alu-foil, metallized film and thin stretchable materials 
• Job changeovers completed in minutes without tools. On-board rotating cantilever system for sleeve type roll
• Pneumatic opening of metering roller for quick and easy adhesive disposal 
• Available productivity-enhancing options:
  • Patented fully integrated automatic washing 
  • Independent setting of thermal regulation for coating unit and metering rolls 
  • Cooling roller after laminating unit 
  • Coating thickness measurement system
  • Anodized idle rollers.