The K Hand Coater provides a simple but effective means of applying paints, printing inks, lacquers, adhesives and other surface coatings onto many substrates including paper, board, plastic films, foils, metal plates, glass plates, wood etc. Two or more coatings can be applied side-by-side in a single operation making the system ideal for comparing products.
Simple, economical.
Will deposit from 4 to 500 micron wet film thickness.
Good repeatability with special impression bed.
Stainless steel rods and wire used for K bars.
K bars are numbered and colour coded.
Two or more products coated simultaneously for comparison.
• Controlled speed and pressure ensures repeatable results.
• Coating by wire wound bars or gap applicators.
• Two models offer coating areas of up to 170 x 250mm or 325 x 250mm.
• Multiple coatings in one operation for comparison purposes.
• Standard coating speeds infinitely variable between 2 and 15m/m
• This is a precision instrument for producing realistic, high quality flexographic proofs.
• Single screen or banded ceramic anilox rollers available.
• All commercial inks and substrates can be accurately proofed.
• Compact size makes it ideal for on site troubleshooting.
• Printers – eliminates press downtime by colour matching off press.
• For quality control testing and to ensure consistency of performance of inks and substrates over time.
• Can be used to determine performance properties, i.e. wear resistance, scratch resistance, flexibility, durability, gloss, etc.
• Will print on all typical commercial substrates- paper, film, foil.
• Minimises expensive on-press waste production, boosts customer confidence and minimises customer returns.
• Inks – computer colour matching, database and sample preparation.
• Eliminates the need to use a production line printing press for pilot runs, as the Flexiproof 100 is a scaled down but exact version of a full sized flexo press.
• Research and development – product viability, commercial viability.
Being launched at forthcoming European Coatings Show.
• Any flexible substrate can be printed.
• Excellent printability ensured by the high speed of 100 m/min.
• Quick release Doctor Blade for ease of cleaning
• A custom version of the K101 created especially for paints etc.
• Accommodates most applicators including Bird, cube, 4-sided, micrometer adjustable etc.
• Supplied with float glass bed to ensure perfect flatness.
• Vacuum, magnetic and heated beds also available.
• Conforms to ASTM D823-92.
• Controlled speed and applicator pressure for highly repeatable results.
• Accurate proofs produced in a single operation.
• No messy weighing or measuring of inks, unlike other proofers.
• Two inks may be proofed simultaneously for comparison.
• Complete inking/proofing/cleaning cycle only 2 – 3 minutes.
• Multiple proofs easily obtained using any substrate.
• Reduces press down-time.
Used for R & D and pilot and production application in a wide range of industries.
• Multiple Drives.
• Modular construction allows for future expansion.
• Custom designed and manufactured to meet requirements of individual customer.
• Heavier framework enables wider and heavier substrates to be processed
