The sabre eXtreme concept provides an electronic converting solution for digitally printed webs and eliminates the need for expensive rotary tooling that can often delay the converting operation. Set-up times and waste are reduced through instant make-ready and the need to lift and store heavy magnetic cylinders and dies in the workplace is eliminated.

States Mr. Tony Bell, Sales Director, “Software and hardware technology has changed since the launch of our first laser system and we have made a number of  up-grades to sabre eXtreme that enhance performance and operation. They include new user-friendly operator interface, faster operating speed and enhanced cutting accuracy.

A new control system that includes a touch panel interface provides improved cutting at fast speeds through better z-axis coordination, gives detailed diagnostics, simple operating mode changes, and friendly registration adjustment. Upgrades also provide improved resolution for power level changes, and manual and prompt pattern changes with the ability to store millions of patterns. The Omega sabre eXtreme II can be networked to an art department or the Internet with newly created patterns immediately available to the operator.

Job changeover has also been addressed and is faster since the next job can now be loaded while the current job is running. Larger die cut patterns can be loaded plus static pattern cutting for testing small lot material samples. Enhancements have also been made to engineering to compensate for changing web speeds. Technical improvements include greater calibration accuracy, greater tension control and better calibration of material files.

Concludes Bell, “As with all our products, we will continue to upgrade saber eXtreme as new technology becomes available and in order to give printers and converters systems that meet the needs of a constantly changing market”.

A B Graphic International Ltd. is a worldwide supplier of label converting and finishing machines with facilities in the UK, Netherlands, Spain, Germany and United States.  The company offers a full range of converting lines either standard or tailored to customer requirements.  New products include the Digicon Series 2 modular label converter, the Digicoat to prepare substrates for digital printing, the Digilam film laminator and the FSR film rewinder.  Specialised applications include pharmaceutical converting lines, 100% web inspection, off-line RFID, booklet labelling and Braille machines.

In 2007 the company was named official supplier of label converting systems for the HP digital print engine normally fitted to the company’s Digicon systems.