March 17, 2022

Heidelberg further expands portfolio for 
in-mold label and folding carton production

•	Distribution agreement with AN Corporation of Japan for
Kawahara postpress products
•	Complete workflow for in-mold label and folding carton production available
•	Heidelberg presenting Kawahara TXS-1100 blanking system 
during Label Day at Wiesloch-Walldorf site 
	Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG

Postfach
69159 Wiesloch
Germany

Gutenbergring
69168 Wiesloch

Matthias Hartung

Phone +49 6222 82-67174
Fax +49 6222 82-9967972

Matthias.Hartung@heidelberg.com
www.heidelberg.com
	
In summer 2021, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) launched the Generation 4 CutStar, the Speedmaster XL 106-D rotary die cutter, and a new Performance Package for in-mold label production on the Speedmaster XL 106. It is now further expanding this portfolio by entering into a worldwide distribution agreement with the Japanese company AN Corporation for the Kawahara TXS-1100 and Kawahara BMS-1100 automated postpress systems. This marks the global rollout of a pilot agreement concluded for the North America region last year.

All the technology needed for a highly efficient workflow
“Heidelberg is systematically investing in the growth markets of packaging and label printing. The distribution agreement for Kawahara blanking systems adds a further key production step in the workflow to the company’s label printing portfolio,” says Rainer Hundsdörfer, CEO of Heidelberg. “In this way, we are helping our customers further automate their processes and thus make them as efficient and cost-effective as possible,” he explains.
As a result, Heidelberg now offers all the technology needed for a highly efficient workflow in industrial label production – from job creation, prepress, and plate imaging all the way through to printing, die cutting, and fully automatic blank stripping.

Kawahara blanking systems combine excellent productivity with 
established technology
The Kawahara TXS-1100 and Kawahara BMS-1100 blanking stations are both high-performance models. It takes less than 15 minutes to set up a job and tooling costs are minimal. The cycle of the TXS-1100, whereby a stack of 1,000 IML sheets can be quickly blanked and offloaded, takes between 1.5 and 2 minutes. “The new Kawahara TXS-1100 is a high-performance system boasting enhanced components and an innovative feeder and unloading system. It is ideal for the in-mold label market and has proved an outstanding stripping and blanking solution for this label material, which is difficult to handle. The Kawahara BMS-1100 offers an excellent price-performance ratio for folding carton print shops that are looking to automate blanking,” emphasizes Markus Höfer, Head of Business Development Label at Heidelberg. The BMS-1100 can process up to 20 blank individual stacks of packages per minute and handles single cut and nested products equally well.

Heidelberg presenting Kawahara TXS-1100 at Label Day in April
On April 25, 2022, Heidelberg and Gallus will be welcoming existing and potential customers to the Label Day in the Print Media Center at the Wiesloch-Walldorf site. One of the solutions on show will be a complete workflow for in-mold label production on a Speedmaster XL 106 press, a Speedmaster XL 106-D rotary die cutter, and a Kawahara TXS-1100 blanking station.

The following two videos show in detail how the two Kawahara blanking systems work:

Kawahara TXS-1100: https://youtu.be/V3H6GBZgacw
Kawahara BMS-1100: https://youtu.be/F1COrV4Ap4U 

Figure 1: The Kawahara TXS-1100 can handle label blanks of virtually any shape. It is even possible to combine different label shapes on the same sheet.

Figure 2: The Kawahara BMS-1100 is designed as an entry-level machine for automated stripping and blanking of folding cartons, with the capacity to store programs for 300 repeat jobs.

Image material and additional information about the company are available in the Press Lounge of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG at www.heidelberg.com and in the Media Library.

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Further information:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Group Communications
Matthias Hartung
Phone: +49 6222 82-67174
Fax: +49 6222 82-9967972
E-mail: matthias.hartung@heidelberg.com