12-Color Synchronous Belt Driven Stack-Type Printing Press（TF-B12-1000 1200）

Product Overview

The TF-B12-1000 1200 is a high-performance 12-color stack-type full servo flexographic press integrated with Siemens technology, designed to meet the strict demands of modern printing production. With a maximum material width of 1200mm and an industry-leading ±0.05mm registration accuracy, this press delivers exceptional printing quality across a vast range of substrates, including plastic films, various papers, aluminum foils, composite films and non-woven fabrics. It combines advanced stack-type flexographic technology with intelligent control systems, supporting a design speed of 150 m/min and actual production speeds of 30–130 m/min, making it ideal for diverse, multi-variety production environments that require high precision, efficiency and flexibility.

Core Technical Configuration & Working Principle

Built on advanced stack-type flexographic technology, the TF-B12-1000 1200 features 12 independent printing units stacked sequentially, each equipped with international-brand servo motors that independently drive the plate and impression cylinders. This independent drive design ensures precise control over each printing unit, laying the foundation for high-precision multi-color registration. The press adopts a closed-chamber doctor blade system, paired with precision ceramic anilox rollers that support 100–1200 lines per inch with micron-level precision. The closed-chamber system ensures uniform ink transfer from the anilox rollers to the photopolymer plates, guaranteeing consistent ink coverage and clear printing results on various substrates. The entire system is centrally managed by a Siemens PLC, which integrates high-precision photoelectric encoders for closed-loop tension and registration control. This closed-loop control mechanism provides real-time feedback and adjustment, maintaining stable tension from unwind to rewind and ensuring accurate registration even at high production speeds. Additionally, the press is equipped with a dual-stage electric heating drying system, including main oven and inter-color drying configurations, which uses high-temperature, high-velocity airflow to ensure thorough ink drying during high-speed production, effectively preventing ink offsetting or buildup that could compromise print quality.

Key Performance Parameters

1. Registration Accuracy: ±0.05mm (horizontal and vertical)
2. Maximum Material Width: 1200mm
3. Design Speed: 150 m/min
4. Actual Production Speed: 30–130 m/min (depending on substrate and design complexity)
5. Print Repeat Length: 360–1000 mm
6. Anilox Roller Line Count: 100–1200 lines per inch
7. Supported Substrates: Plastic films (PE, OPP, BOPP, CPP, PET, breathable films), various papers (kraft, coated, offset, thin cardstock), adhesive labels, aluminum foils, composite films, non-woven fabrics
8. Control System: Siemens PLC with centralized touchscreen operation

Core Competitive Advantages

1. Industry-Leading ±0.05mm Registration Accuracy: Both horizontal and vertical registration are driven by independent motors and precision ball screws, paired with real-time closed-loop feedback from photoelectric rotary encoders. This level of precision meets the rigorous registration requirements of high-end sectors like food and pharmaceutical packaging, where even minor deviations can lead to product non-compliance.
2. Fully Automatic Intelligent Impression Control: Each printing unit features a synchronized four-servo motor closed-loop linkage system, which enables automatic pressure detection and correction. All operational parameters are permanently stored in the system, allowing for one-click recall during job changes. The system supports both individual and synchronized unit engagement/disengagement, providing flexible operation options for different production needs.
3. Closed-Chamber Doctor Blade System: The precision CNC-machined alloy chamber is coated with an anti-stick material, ensuring excellent sealing performance to eliminate ink leakage. The tool-free doctor blade design allows for one-step replacement, reducing maintenance time and labor costs. This system not only improves ink transfer uniformity but also drastically reduces ink splashing, significantly improving the workshop working environment.
4. Anti-Clogging Anilox Roller Design: Equipped with an independent drive mechanism, the anilox roller rotates automatically when the machine stops or when the printing unit is disengaged. This continuous rotation prevents ink from drying and clogging the roller's mesh, fundamentally solving a common industry problem that often leads to reduced print quality and increased maintenance costs.
5. Sleeve Quick-Change Structure: The flip-and-load sleeve design enables rapid plate sleeve replacement, reducing changeover time by over 80% compared to traditional models. This feature is especially beneficial for enterprises with short-to-medium run lengths and frequent job changes, minimizing downtime and improving overall production efficiency.
6. Full-Process Closed-Loop Tension Control: The press integrates automatic tension detection and compensation systems from the unwind to the rewind station. This system continuously monitors material tension and adjusts in real-time, preventing registration deviations caused by material stretching or slackening at high speeds, ensuring stable production from startup to shutdown and minimizing material waste.
7. Powerful Two-Stage Electric Drying System: The combination of main oven and inter-color drying configurations provides high-temperature, high-velocity airflow that ensures thorough ink drying during high-speed production. This eliminates issues with ink offsetting or buildup, even when printing on substrates that require longer drying times, such as non-woven fabrics or thick paper.
8. Intelligent Centralized Control System: A large-scale touchscreen serves as the central control hub, managing all operational parameters including speed, registration, pressure and drying temperature. The system supports job recipe storage and historical data tracking, allowing operators to quickly recall optimal parameters for repeat jobs, streamlining production changeovers and reducing human error.
9. Deep Flexible Customization: While the standard web width ranges from 1000–1200mm, the press can be customized to larger specifications such as 1400mm or 1600mm to meet the needs of ultra-wide format printing applications. This modular architecture allows enterprises to adapt the machine to evolving production requirements without investing in entirely new equipment.

Target Customer Groups

1. Medium-to-large flexible packaging enterprises: Specializing in roll-to-roll printing on diverse materials including plastic films, paper, and non-woven fabrics, these enterprises require high-speed, high-precision equipment to handle large-volume orders across multiple product lines.
2. High-precision sectors: Manufacturers serving the food, daily chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and label printing sectors, where strict registration accuracy and superior print quality are non-negotiable to meet regulatory standards and brand image requirements.
3. Paper product manufacturers: Enterprises focused on printing for paper cups, paper bowls, paper bags, and kraft paper packaging, which need reliable equipment to handle large-scale pre-printing and web-fed printing tasks.
4. Multi-variety label producers: Manufacturers specializing in pressure-sensitive adhesive labels, shrink-sleeve labels, and other complex label formats, who benefit from the press's quick changeover capabilities and precise registration.
5. Factories undergoing equipment upgrades: Facilities planning to replace outdated mechanical-shaft presses or aging servo-driven machinery, seeking to improve production efficiency, print quality and operational flexibility.
6. Flexible production enterprises: Businesses characterized by short-to-medium run lengths, frequent job changes, high-frequency material switching, and mixed-mode production, where the press's quick changeover and flexible configuration provide a competitive edge.
7. Specialized custom-order clients: Customers with requirements for ultra-wide format printing (1400mm+) for industrial packaging or complex multi-color processes for premium packaging applications, who can leverage the press's customizable features to meet unique production needs.

Application Scenarios

1. Flexible Packaging: Ideal for high-speed, high-volume printing of food packaging such as snack pouches, stand-up zipper bags, retort pouches and cheese thermoforming films, as well as 10-color premium printing for personal care, detergent, shampoo and cosmetic packaging films. The press's precise registration and wide substrate compatibility ensure consistent, high-quality prints that meet brand and regulatory standards.
2. Personal Care Products: Supports high-capacity, continuous production for hygiene products such as breathable diaper films and sanitary napkin packaging, where reliable tension control and thorough ink drying are critical to preventing production defects.
3. Paper Product Printing: Enables large-volume pre-printing for paper cup/bowl base stock, high-speed printing for kraft paper bags and paper-plastic composite bags, and web-fed printing for thin cardstock and coated paper. The press's ability to handle thin and thick paper substrates with equal precision makes it suitable for a wide range of paper product applications.
4. Labeling: Facilitates large-scale production of pressure-sensitive labels for daily chemical, food and pharmaceutical products, as well as continuous printing for shrink-sleeve labels. The ±0.05mm registration accuracy ensures that labels are perfectly aligned, even on curved or irregular surfaces.
5. Pharmaceutical & Industrial Packaging: Delivers high-efficiency, wide-format production of medical packaging such as pharmaceutical composite films and blister foil composites, as well as agricultural/fertilizer packaging films. The press's compliance with strict quality standards and precise control make it suitable for these regulated sectors.
6. Corrugated Pre-Printing: Serves as an industry-leading solution for high-end pre-printing of corrugated box linerboard, providing sharp, vibrant prints that enhance the visual appeal of premium corrugated packaging.
7. Non-Woven & Specialty Materials: Supports high-speed printing on special substrates including eco-friendly non-woven shopping bags, medical-grade non-wovens, and aluminum foil paper. The press's flexible tension control and thorough drying system ensure excellent print quality on these challenging materials.
8. Premium Packaging: Meets the stringent requirements of tobacco and alcohol packaging, where registration accuracy and aesthetic quality are paramount. The press's ability to produce sharp, consistent multi-color prints helps enhance brand prestige and product value.
9. Custom Wide-Format Production: Caters to specialized manufacturing needs for ultra-wide industrial packaging films, leveraging customizable web width options to accommodate large-format printing tasks.

Industry Pain Points Solved

1. Slow speed and missed deadlines on legacy models: With an industry-leading design speed of 150 m/min and actual printing speeds up to 130 m/min, the TF-B12-1000 1200 provides a massive capacity boost, enabling enterprises to handle urgent, large-scale orders with ease and meet tight delivery deadlines.
2. Poor production continuity due to stop-for-splicing: Equipped with dual-station fully automatic non-stop splicing systems that operate at speeds ≥250m/min, the press supports 24-hour continuous, uninterrupted production, eliminating downtime caused by material splicing and maximizing production output.
3. Long changeover times and high startup material waste: The pre-registration feature allows the machine to achieve synchronized printing within seconds of startup, while the sleeve-type quick-change structure significantly improves changeover efficiency. Together, these features reduce material loss during job changes and minimize startup waste.
4. Delayed detection of printing defects: Integrated with German BST online video inspection systems, the press monitors for defects like missing prints or white spots in real-time, providing immediate warnings and allowing operators to make adjustments quickly, reducing scrap rates and improving overall product quality.
5. Ink splashing and labor-intensive cleaning: The closed-chamber doctor blades, fully enclosed ink paths, automatic ink chamber cleaning and centralized waste ink recovery system drastically reduce ink splashing and simplify cleaning procedures, improving the workshop environment and reducing labor costs associated with maintenance.
6. Frequent anilox roller clogging and high maintenance costs: The innovative anti-clogging anilox roller design, which automatically rotates during machine stops, prevents ink from drying and clogging the roller's mesh. This fundamentally eliminates the root cause of anilox clogging, reducing maintenance frequency and costs while ensuring consistent print quality.
7. Incomplete drying and ink offsetting at high speeds: The combination of main drying ovens and multiple inter-color high-power hot air systems ensures that ink is thoroughly dried even during high-speed production, preventing ink offsetting and buildup that could lead to print defects and material waste.
8. Difficulty recalling parameters for repeat jobs: The centralized recipe storage and historical data logging function on the touchscreen allows operators to restore optimal production parameters with a single click, simplifying job changes and ensuring consistent quality across repeat orders.
9. Slow after-sales response causing delivery delays: The press is equipped with remote diagnostic capabilities, allowing engineers to troubleshoot issues online in real-time. This significantly reduces downtime caused by equipment malfunctions, ensuring continuous production and on-time order delivery.
10. Lost orders due to fixed width or color limitations: The modular architecture of the TF-B12-1000 1200 allows for on-demand expansion of web width and addition of color units. This enables a single machine to adapt to a wide variety of process scenarios, helping enterprises capture more orders and expand their service capabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q1: What types of substrates can the TF-B12-1000 1200 handle?
A: The press is compatible with a wide range of substrates, including plastic films (PE, OPP, BOPP, CPP, PET, breathable films), various papers (kraft, coated, offset, thin cardstock), adhesive labels, aluminum foils, composite films and non-woven fabrics.
Q2: How does the press achieve its ±0.05mm registration accuracy?
A: Both horizontal and vertical registration are driven by independent motors and precision ball screws, coupled with real-time closed-loop feedback from photoelectric rotary encoders. This combination ensures precise control and adjustment, meeting the strictest registration requirements.
Q3: How much time does the sleeve quick-change structure save compared to traditional models?
A: The sleeve quick-change structure reduces changeover time by over 80% compared to traditional models, making it ideal for enterprises with frequent job changes.
Q4: Can the press be customized to accommodate wider web widths?
A: Yes, while the standard web width ranges from 1000–1200mm, the press can be customized to larger specifications such as 1400mm or 1600mm to meet ultra-wide format printing needs.
Q5: What is the actual production speed of the press?
A: The actual production speed ranges from 30–130 m/min, depending on the type of substrate and the complexity of the printing design.