RS 5003 - Gravure printing platform

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The solutions in the RS 5003 platform deliver superior performance on a variety of flexible materials, including the new eco-friendly packaging substrates for the efficient production of short, medium and long runs of food, beverages and non-food flexible packaging applications. Easy to operate and fast to make-ready and changeover, they feature BOBST unique solutions for sustainable operation with minimum waste for water-based or solvent-based ink printing applications.

Superior print quality and  consistent performance  

• No compromise. High quality printing and speed combined at the same time. Printing on a wide range of materials including new eco-friendly substrates.
• Easy  web handling and  very precise web tension control from the unwinder to the rewinder. No wrinkles even with critical/heat sensitive/stretchable substrates
• Precise and uniform ink distribution system solutions to best fit application requirements and use of local ink varieties:
  • motorized inking roller (MPI)
  • idle inking roller (HSM)

• Enhanced BOBST viscosity control system with ink cooling device for outstanding stability of the printing process.
• BOBST supplies and integrates all required auxiliary equipment.

Advanced sustainability and cost savings

• Reduced waste through short web path, register pre-setting and minimum volume of ink in circulation
• Total Automatic Pre-register Setting (TAPS) for fast machine set-up and minimum waste independent of the press operator skills available as option 
• Integrated Registron^® register control for very fast and precise register correction
• Highly efficient Twin Flow dryers with double airflow and dedicated ventilation systems
• Fully automatic bi-directional reel splice at machine production speed. Winders energy recovery solution
• Lower Explosion Limit (LEL) system reducing emissions into the atmosphere available as option.

Automated and connected 

• Exclusive automation features ensuring process repeatability and required productivity
• BOBST SPHERE Human Machine Interface, with common style and usability across all BOBST equipment
• Connectivity features for full production and quality control:
  • Connectivity to enable remote access to production and process data 
  • Fast troubleshooting process minimizing breakdowns 
  • High level of security and protection for solving issues online without a technical intervention on site.

Advanced customer experience at Bobst Changzhou's facility

• Print demonstrations or printing of customer jobs
• Analysis of job production data such as solvent retention and quality control
• Training classes in Chinese and in English by expert operators.