In today’s fast paced manufacturing environment, continuous flexible substrates play an important role in meeting the complex challenges of sub miniature assemblies. Since fast, efficient and automatic production is a vital part of realising this process cost-effectively; our Reel-to-Reel (R2R) solution represents an important breakthrough.


Reel-to-Reel is a handling solution that enables precision printing onto continuous substrates such as flexible circuits and advanced synthetic materials. Deployed on a dedicated R2R printer, Reel-to-Reel takes advantage of proven precision alignment, clamping and tooling technologies to handle the demands of large, flexible substrates. In fact, with inbuilt accurate positional indexing and tension management mechanisms, Reel-to-Reel can print onto substrates typically 150 metres in length and 500mm wide.




Offering a dramatic throughput improvement for manufacturers working with continuous assemblies, Reel-to-Reel is the ideal solution for a wide range of end products from mobile phones and laptops, through to rope lights, automotive instruments and RFID tag technologies.




Reel-to-Reel Features and Benefits

Continuous substrate tension management minimises stress and preserves condition

Robust motion control and substrate clamping techniques enable step-and-repeat sequences for maximum control and minimum waste

Vacuum retention ensures total flatness during indexing for optimum repeatability

Rapid product changeover drives down cost of ownership

Compatible with a range of substrates including Flexible Printed Circuits (FPCs), Organic LED substrates, non-conductive materials, fuel cell membranes and a wide range of foils, papers and composites

Standard mechanical and electrical interfaces support direct integration into an automated production environment