Esko Kongsberg Tools Unleash Cutting Creativity

Esko's new range of Kongsberg tools adds to more than 100 high-quality cutting blades, router bits and accessories. Some of the newest tools include a psaligraphy (paper cutting) knife tool, perforation wheel and braille tool. All three tools are available for use on the Kongsberg XN, Kongsberg V and Kongsberg XL Series of digital finishing systems, intended for the signage, display and packaging markets.

Producers of packaging, displays and signage are used to working with a variety of substrates, ranging from foam, plastics and vinyl to paper, corrugated boards and folding carton. And ever more materials are being added to the portfolio, including glass, wood, aluminum and textiles – opening up new markets and new applications.

Today, Esko Kongsberg offers more than 100 different cutting blades that are optimized for a very broad range of materials and applications. But there is much more these cutting systems can do when equipped with crease wheels, crease blades, milling bits or plotting pens. Three examples of newly developed tools that extend Kongsberg capabilities include:

• The new psaligraphy (or paper cutting) knife tool that cuts out the finest details in paper and folding carton.
• The 60 mm perforation wheel enables users to create tear and crease-assist perforations in corrugated board up to 4 mm thick at a much higher speed than before. This tool is ideal for producing POP-materials and many kinds of packaging. Prior to this wheel becoming available, it took about 40 seconds to do 1 meter of a 3x3 perforation pattern (3 mm cut and 3 mm space). The new wheel only needs two seconds to do that.
• The braille tool is loaded with clear acrylic ‘braille spheres’ that are inserted into small holes. These holes are milled with a special spindle to create raised dots that are readable with fingertips. The braille tool will work on most rigid materials more than 1 mm thick and is used to produce signage requiring directions or inscriptions in braille.

Esko's online Kongsberg store for bits, blades and other accessories offers all the certified consumables for the full range of digital finishing tables at www.esko.com/store.

Source: Esko.