Rotary Die Cutting

Rotary Die Cutting Machine Manufacturer in India

When a label job runs into lakhs of pieces, cutting one stroke at a time is too slow. A rotary die cutting machine cuts continuously. The web runs between a cylindrical die and an anvil roller, the label shape is cut on every turn, and the waste matrix is stripped away without the web ever stopping. That is why rotary die cutting is the standard for long runs of self-adhesive labels and stickers.

RK Label Printing Machinery Pvt. Ltd. manufactures rotary die cutting machines at its head office in GIDC Vatva, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The range on this page has four models: the RK PTR-320 High-Speed Rotary Die Cutting Machine with Auto Turret Rewinder, the RK PS-320 Die Cutting With Up & Down Rewinding, the RK VANDANA-24 Die Cutting With Sheet Cutting, and the RK-TR-MPS-250 Micro Die Cutting With Turret Rewinding.

The three 320 mm machines run a rotary die cutting unit, online slitting and waste matrix rewinding, and differ in how the finished labels are rewound or sheeted. The micro model does the same job on a 250 mm width for smaller shops. This page explains each machine and how to choose.

Model No: RK PTR-320
Max Paper Width: 320 mm
Speed: 120 m/min
Rewinding Unit: Auto Turret Type, 1", 1.5", 3" Airshaft

High-Speed Rotary Die Cutting Machine with Auto Turret Rewinder

Model No: RK PS-320
Max Paper Width: 320 mm
Speed: 120 m/min
Rewinding Unit: Up & Down Type, 1", 1.5", 3" Airshaft

Die Cutting With Up & Down Rewinding

Model No: RK VANDANA-24
Max Paper Width: 320 mm. Maximum
Speed: Max. Speed 70 Mtr. Per Minutes (150 Sheets)
Machine Type: Roll To Roll Rotary Die Cutting & Sheet Cutting Machine

Die Cutting With Sheet Cutting

Model No: RK-TR-MPS-250
Max Paper Width: 250 mm
Speed: 80 m/min
Rewinding Unit: 1", 1.5", 3" Changeable Collator

Micro Die Cutting With Turret Rewinding (Manual)

01 — What Is It

What Is a Rotary Die Cutting Machine?

A rotary die cutting machine cuts shapes from a continuously moving web. The die is a cylinder, either a solid engraved die or a flexible die wrapped around a magnetic cylinder, and it turns against a hard anvil roller. Each rotation cuts one repeat of labels through the face material while leaving the release liner intact.

Because the web never stops, a rotary die machine runs much faster than a flatbed die cutter. RK's PTR-320 and PS-320 are published at 120 m/min. The trade off is that a rotary die is made for one repeat length, so rotary cutting suits long runs and repeat jobs, while flatbed cutting suits short runs with frequent shape changes.

Most rotary die cutting and slitting machines also slit the web into narrow lanes after cutting, collect the edge trim and rewind the finished rolls. RK's machines include an online slitting unit, an air blower for waste trimming and an online waste matrix rewinding unit, with a turret, up and down or sheet delivery at the end.

02 — Range

The RK Rotary Die Cutting Machine Range

High-Speed Rotary Die Cutting Machine with Auto Turret Rewinder

The RK PTR-320 is a 320 mm rotary die cutting and slitting machine with an auto turret rewinder. The unwinding unit takes a 600 mm reel on a 3 inch air shaft with an ultrasonic electronic web guide. The single rotary die cutting unit is followed by an online waste matrix rewinder, an online slitting unit and an air blower for trim. The turret rewinding unit indexes automatically by stepper motor, offers forward and reverse rewinding by button, and carries 1 inch, 1.5 inch and 3 inch air shafts, two of each, with auto speed synchronising. Label and meter counting with PLC based auto stop and a full touch HMI control the machine. Individual 2 HP unwinding and 1 HP rewinding motors on single phase with VFD give 120 m/min, with 4 HP single phase power consumption. It suits high volume label converters who want roll changes without stopping.

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Die Cutting With Up & Down Rewinding

The RK PS-320 is the same 320 mm rotary die cutting and online slitting machine with an up and down type rewinding unit instead of a turret. It shares the 600 mm unwind with ultrasonic web guide, single rotary die cutting unit, online waste rewinding, online slitting, air blower, label and meter counter with PLC auto stop, full touch HMI, individual 2 HP and 1 HP single phase motors with VFD and 120 m/min speed. The rewind takes rolls up to 300 mm on 1 inch, 1.5 inch and 3 inch air shafts, two of each, with forward and reverse selection. It suits converters who run rotary die cutting and slitting with manual roll changes.

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Die Cutting With Sheet Cutting

The RK VANDANA-24 is a roll to roll rotary die cutting and sheet cutting machine for a 320 mm paper width. A first rotary cutting unit half cuts the labels, and a second online rotary sheet cutting unit with a conveyor belt system delivers sheets. The unwind takes an 800 mm reel on a 3 inch manual shaft with an imported ultrasonic web guide. For roll to roll work it has an up and down rewinding system for 300 mm rolls with 1 inch, 1.5 inch and 3 inch cores selected on the touch screen, a slitting attachment and a waste rewinding unit. A 2 HP nip roll motor and 1 HP rewinding motor, each on its own Schneider VFD, drive it, and the meter counter and sheet counting stop the machine at the set count. It suits converters who deliver labels as sheets as well as rolls.

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Micro Die Cutting With Turret Rewinding (Manual)

The RK-TR-MPS-250 is a 250 mm micro rotary die cutting and slitting machine with a manual turret rewinder. It takes a 600 mm reel on a 3 inch mechanical shaft with a gauge unit for paper guiding, runs a single rotary die cutting unit, online waste matrix rewinding, online slitting and an air blower, and counts labels and metres with auto stop. The turret rewinding unit is indexed by hand, with forward and reverse rewinding and 1 inch, 1.5 inch and 3 inch changeable collator shafts, two of each. Individual 1 HP single phase motors with VFD give 80 m/min at 2.5 HP power consumption, in a footprint of 4 ft by 3.5 ft by 5 ft high. It suits small label shops and short web jobs.

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03 — Key Features

Key Features of RK Rotary Die Cutting Machines

Continuous Cutting at 120 m/min

The RK PTR-320 and RK PS-320 are published at 120 m/min, with a single rotary die cutting unit.

Online Slitting and Waste Matrix Rewinding

Every model in the range slits the web online, collects trim with an air blower and rewinds the waste matrix online, so finished label rolls come off clean.

Auto Turret Rewinding

On the RK PTR-320 the turret indexes automatically by stepper motor, and the 1 inch, 1.5 inch and 3 inch air shafts synchronise their speed, so rolls change without stopping the machine.

Ultrasonic Web Guide

The RK PTR-320, RK PS-320 and RK VANDANA-24 use an ultrasonic electronic web guide to keep the web centred through die cutting and slitting.

Roll to Sheet Delivery

The RK VANDANA-24 half cuts labels on the first rotary unit and sheets them on a second rotary sheet cutting unit with a conveyor belt.

Label and Meter Counting With Auto Stop

PLC based label and meter counting stops the machine at the target on the 320 mm models, and the micro model has the same count and auto stop.

Individual Motors With VFD

Separate unwinding and rewinding motors, each on a variable frequency drive, keep tension steady and let the operator set speed from the touch HMI.

04 — How It Works

How Does a Rotary Die Cutting Machine Work?

The label reel is loaded on the unwinding unit, up to 600 mm on the RK PTR-320, RK PS-320 and RK-TR-MPS-250 and up to 800 mm on the RK VANDANA-24. The ultrasonic web guide, or the gauge unit on the micro model, keeps the web running straight as the unwinding motor feeds it forward.

The web passes through the rotary die cutting unit. The die cylinder turns against the anvil in the rotary die cutting unit and cuts the label shape on every rotation through the face material, leaving the liner whole. Immediately after the die, the waste matrix is peeled off and wound on the online waste matrix rewinding unit.

The web then reaches the online slitting unit, where rotary blades divide it into lanes, and the air blower removes the edge trim. On the RK PTR-320 the lanes wind onto the turret rewinder, which indexes to fresh shafts when the label or meter count is reached. On the RK PS-320 and the micro model they wind onto the up and down or manual turret rewinder. On the RK VANDANA-24 the half cut web instead passes to the rotary sheet cutting unit and the conveyor belt carries the sheets out. The PLC counter stops the machine at the set label or meter figure.

05 — Applications

Applications

Long runs of self-adhesive labels - product, pharma, food and FMCG labels in high volume.

Sticker die cutting - rolls of die cut stickers and decals in continuous runs.

Multi lane label rolls - die cut, slit and rewound narrow rolls in one pass.

Sheet labels - half cut labels delivered as sheets on the RK VANDANA-24.

Finishing printed rolls - die cutting rolls printed on flexo, tower or screen presses.

Small shop label converting - the 250 mm RK-TR-MPS-250 for short web widths and lower volumes.

06 — Materials

What Materials Can It Run?

The 320 mm machines are published for a maximum paper width of 320 mm and the micro model for 250 mm, running self-adhesive label rolls from reels up to 600 mm, or 800 mm on the RK VANDANA-24. Paper and filmic label stocks are cut with dies made to your repeat and shape. Send RK a sample of your material and artwork. RK runs a trial on the customer's own material before almost every order, so the die and settings are proven before delivery.

07 — Selection Guide

How to Choose the Right Rotary Die Cutting Machine

01How do you want finished rolls changed?Automatically, choose the RK PTR-320 with auto turret. Manually, choose the RK PS-320 up and down rewinder.

02Do you deliver sheets?The RK VANDANA-24 half cuts and sheets labels on a conveyor, and also runs roll to roll.

03What web width do you run?320 mm on the RK PTR-320, RK PS-320 and RK VANDANA-24, 250 mm on the RK-TR-MPS-250.

04What speed do you need?The RK PTR-320 and RK PS-320 run 120 m/min, the RK VANDANA-24 runs 70 m/min and the micro model runs 80 m/min.

05Which cores do you rewind on?All models offer 1 inch, 1.5 inch and 3 inch rewinding shafts.

06How long are your runs?Rotary dies suit repeat jobs and long runs. For short runs with frequent shape changes, look at RK's flatbed die cutting range.

07What power and space do you have?The RK PTR-320 runs on single phase at 4 HP and the RK PS-320 at 3.5 HP, and they need about 5.5 to 6.5 ft in length; the RK VANDANA-24 runs on 3 HP three phase. The micro model needs 4 ft by 3.5 ft at 2.5 HP.

08 — Why RK

Why Choose RK Label Machines?

RK Label Printing Machinery Pvt. Ltd. has manufactured label printing and converting machinery in Ahmedabad since 1995. Its rotary die cutting machines share the web guiding, slitting, counting and HMI systems of its slitting and printing ranges, and RK also supplies the flexible dies, solid dies and magnetic cylinders the machines run on.

Three manufacturing units in Gujarat, with the head office in GIDC Vatva, Ahmedabad.

Customers in 23+ countries.

A trial on your own label stock before almost every order.

Turret, up and down, sheet cutting and micro versions from one manufacturer.

Dies and magnetic cylinders available from the same supplier as the machine.

09 — Price

Rotary Die Cutting Machine Price in India

The price of a rotary die cutting machine depends on the model, the rewinding system, the sheet cutting option, the dies made to your labels and extras such as a monoshaft rewinding unit. RK quotes ex-works Ahmedabad, with GST at 18% extra. Engineer travel and stay for installation and training at your site are borne by the customer. Send RK your label sizes, material, run lengths and monthly volume for a quotation.

10 — FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

It is a machine that cuts label shapes from a continuously moving web with a cylindrical die turning against an anvil roller, then strips the waste matrix, slits the web and rewinds or sheets the finished labels.

RK Label Printing Machinery Pvt. Ltd. manufactures the RK PTR-320, RK PS-320, RK VANDANA-24 and RK-TR-MPS-250 at its head office in GIDC Vatva, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

Rotary die cutting cuts continuously and runs faster, up to 120 m/min on the PTR-320 and PS-320, which suits long runs. Flatbed die cutting cuts one stroke at a time with a cheaper flat die, which suits short runs and frequent shape changes.

320 mm on the RK PTR-320, RK PS-320 and RK VANDANA-24, and 250 mm on the RK-TR-MPS-250.

The RK PTR-320 and RK PS-320 run at 120 m/min. The RK-TR-MPS-250 runs at 80 m/min.

On the RK PTR-320 the turret rewinding unit indexes automatically by stepper motor when the count is reached, so finished rolls are changed without stopping the machine.

Yes. The RK VANDANA-24 has a second online rotary sheet cutting unit with a conveyor belt system.

All models offer 1 inch, 1.5 inch and 3 inch rewinding shafts or collators, two of each.

The price depends on the model, rewinding system and dies. RK quotes ex-works Ahmedabad with GST at 18% extra. Contact RK with your requirement for a quotation.

Yes. RK supplies flexible dies, solid dies and magnetic cylinders through its Machine Accessories range.

Get the Right Rotary Die Cutting Machine for Your Production

Tell RK Label Machines your label sizes and shapes, the material you run, how you deliver finished labels, your run lengths and monthly volume. The engineering team in Ahmedabad will recommend the RK PTR-320, RK PS-320, RK VANDANA-24 or RK-TR-MPS-250, run a trial on your material and send a detailed quotation.

+91 99789 43687 info@rklabelmachines.com

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