Apiel Automation manufactures devices for the recovery of scratch off film,
used in the personalization of telephone cards to be applied to CARD LINE
and MAG MASTER ATLANTIC ZEISER machines.
The device is applied in hot foil modules that apply the film that obscures the secret codes.
Traditional application involves use of film as shown in the figure beside position "1".
With the use of the recovery device, you can use the film already used for another printing.
The figure beside position "2" shows the scratch-off after the second pass of printing.
As you can see the product is used almost 100% with a significant reduction in production costs.
The recovery device allows to halve the use of scratch off in card personalization: the reels of used film, rewound during the printing process of the virgin film, are mounted on the recovery device for a second application.
The recovery device is an aligner capable of maintaining the scratch used correctly positioned under the wheel during the hot foil printing process.
On the left is a photo of a scratch off recovery device installed on a Card Line machine from Atlantic Zeiser. "CARD LINE" are used in card personalization; the secret codes are printed and covered with an opaque film (scratch off or label). The recovery devices (aligners) do not require any modifications to the software and control part of the CARD LINE ATLANTIC ZEISER personalization machine. Apiel Automation adapts its aligners to the size and structure of the card personalization machines to which they are applied.
The alignment devices are fully automatic and do not slow down the productivity of the card personalization systems (productivity up to 25,000 cards per hour). The operator is simply asked to insert the used film inside the towing belt and to wrap the same film around the idler wheels.
The picture alongside shows an hot foil module Atlantic Zeiser. The module has to the right a reel holder for new scratch; to center a reel holder for used scratch-off, to the left a reel holder for rewind of the film during production.
The card on the side is personalized with the use of scratch-off recovery. The machine Car Lined used for the personalization of cards, has installed two hot foil modules, on each of which is installed an Apiel Automation scratch off recovery device.
Single devices (one recovery device on personalisation machine) and double device (two recovery devices installed on a single machine with two hot foil module) are available. The double device has a unique electrical panel, one PLC and one operator panel for both groups.
Recovery device also differ in the type of equipment.
We have a base model and an extra model.
The extra model has a brushless servomotor instead of a stepper motor, ensuring low noise,
perfect operation even at very low speed.
The extra model also has a touch screen operator panel 3"1/2 instead of the operatore panel 2x20 characters.
Even at the sensors level, the extra model has an additional photocell to control the scratch,
and uses an incremental encoder to detect the chain speed.
The encoder provides better performance at very low speed.
Four models are available:
- base single device
- base double device
- extra single device
- extra double device
Download the PDF catalog of scratch off recovery devices for card personalization.
