Sherwood Printers, a trade printer based in Mississauga, Ontario, has installed a twin LasX STP400 laser finishing system, which includes a robotic stripping system. Sherwood finishes orders from each of its 14 copy shops in the Greater Toronto Area, as well as a based of graphic designers, print brokers and advertising agencies in the region.
“We are located in one of North America’s most competitive print markets and this LasX twin laser and robot system will nicely complement our digital and litho print capabilities,” said Manoj Sheth, President & CEO of Sherwood Printers. “The highly automated LasX digital laser system provides our trade clients and our copy shop customers all the benefits of digital processing – fast and efficient turnaround from one central facility for printing, laser processing and shipping.
“Today, designs are limited only by an artist’s imagination and these designs can be incredibly intricate. Our LasX systems allows us to produce runs of two pieces up to medium and long runs all at very competitive prices.”
The Sherwood installation includes the LasX STP400-2, which is a 20-inch-wide sheetfed process, with two 400W lasers for performing multiple laser operations simultaneously all in a single pass. An integrated robot automatically removes the finished part from the waste and stacks the parts.
The dual-camera vision system of the LasX STP400-2 allows for what the company describes as precise print to cut registration and has an optional printed barcode job option to pass the job information instantly to the laser controller for short order and variable cut operations. Driving jobs from the printed barcode on the edge of the sheet, explains LasX, instantly loads the new job parameters for on-the-fly changeover at production speed to both the laser and the robot.
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