Plockmatic Group has announced that it will launch its next generation, high-volume, roll-to-roll label cutter and finisher at this month’s FESPA Global Print Expo, taking place at Messe Berlin,
May 6th to 9th 2025.
The Plockmatic ColorCut LCF500 Pro system offers an all-in-one solution for volume roll-to-roll label production, which includes the ability to contour kiss-cut labels, with the added benefit to apply laminates when required using integrated lamination capabilities, along with a range of finishing options for labels, such as waste matrix removal and slitting for finished rolls.
A wide range of shapes and label sizes can be produced on this versatile product, which offers precise, powerful, and easily managed cut functions via its built-in control centre.
Combining robust engineering with precision registration, the LCF500 offers instant job retrieval by reading printed page marks and QR codes. The system incorporates a patented auto-tracking technology that continually measures roll position and deviation, dynamically and actively adjusting the roller mandrel axis to ensure complete cutting accuracy and finishing performance.
The Plockmatic ColorCut LCF500 Pro roll-to-roll label cutter and finisher can half-cut (kiss-cut) and half-cut perforate roll-based label media covering all popular sizes from 150mm width, through 210/215mm widths, up to a maximum web width of 320mm. It accepts industry standard 3-inch (76mm cores) with a maximum outer diameter of up to 300mm. Accuracy is maintained with a four-mark registration system, but to help users reduce wastage the LCF500 print can use two-marks per frame and the cutter will read the following two-marks on the top of the next frame, ensuring precision with minimal waste.
Full automation and optimisation can be achieved using the ColorCut QR Code System which allows jobs to be automatically recalled using a QR code, thereby enabling mixed job production on the same roll. The LCF500 handles a wide range of media with its 750 gram-force cutting capability,
delivered in 3g increments, allowing precise cutting of fine, thin exquisite wine labels as well as thicker polyester shipping or chemical labels. Capable of a cutting speed of up to 10.5 meters per minute (shape dependent), the servo motor driven system incorporates auto-tracking technology for roll position and deviation, managed via a built-in 20-inch display and keyboard for machine status and job control. To help ensure complete flexibility, the LCF500 comes equipped with a six-blade slitting capability enabling the user to slit finished and cut labels into a maximum of seven individual smaller rolls as needed.
