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Special Purpose Label Converting Machines Manufacturer in India

Not every converting job fits a standard label press or slitter. Some shops need to paste several layers of labels on top of each other. Some need to slice wide jumbo rolls of tape into narrow rolls. Others cut foam into shapes, or slit gift wrap ribbon to width. These jobs need a machine built around the job, not a general machine adjusted to it.

RK Label Printing Machinery Pvt. Ltd. designs and builds these special purpose machines at its manufacturing units in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The company has made printing and converting machinery since 1995, and this page collects the machines that sit outside the main label printing, die cutting and slitting ranges.

The four machines on this page are the Multi Layer Pasting Machine, the Tape Cutting Machine, the Foam Die Cutting Machine and the Gift Wrap Ribbon Slitter.

01 — What Is It

What Is a Special Purpose Converting Machine?

A special purpose machine is built for one converting task and set up to the customer's own material and size. Instead of buying a large general machine and using only part of it, the buyer gets a machine whose unwind, cutting or pasting section and collection unit are matched to the job from the start.

In RK's range the four machines cover four different tasks. The multi layer pasting machine builds multi layer labels, where a smaller label is applied on top of a master label at a set repeat. The tape cutting machine slices a wide roll of tape into narrow rolls of the size you need. The foam die cutting machine cuts foam material with a die. The gift wrap ribbon slitter slits ribbon rolls to width.

For an ordinary buyer the simple way to read this page is by material. If you handle label rolls, look at the pasting machine. If you handle tape jumbos, look at the tape cutting machine. If you handle foam, look at the foam die cutter. If you handle ribbon, look at the ribbon slitter.

02 — Range

The RK Special Purpose Machine Range

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Multi Layer Pasting Machine

The Multi Layer Pasting Machine applies a second label on top of a master label, roll to roll, with the position held by sensors. It is a 320 mm wide machine with fully servo based touch screen control. The master label repeat runs from 2 inches to 18 inches, the applied label from 15 mm to 180 mm, and the repeat height from 25 mm to 100 mm. A mark and gap sensor reads the label position, a label counter with auto stop control keeps count, and the machine has a nip roll, a rotary blade slitting facility and a sheet cutting unit with a program system. Unloading is up to 750 mm diameter, and label unloading up to 400 mm.

It suits label printers who supply pharmaceutical, chemical and promotional multi layer labels, where a booklet or peel-off layer sits on a base label.

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Tape Cutting Machine

The Tape Cutting Machine is a fully servo controlled digital auto slicing cutting machine. A wide roll of tape goes on the 75 mm shaft, which is 1500 mm long, and the pneumatic slice cutting attachment cuts it into rolls of the width you ask for. A 3 HP single phase motor with digital timer auto control drives the machine. The slice cutting attachment is fitted for the tape width you sell.

It suits tape manufacturers and converters who buy jumbo tape rolls and sell finished narrow rolls.

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Foam Die Cutting Machine

The Foam Die Cutting Machine cuts foam into the shape of a die. RK builds it to the customer's requirement, so the working width, the die and the feeding and collection arrangement are fixed against the foam you use and the shape you cut. There is no fixed published specification; share your foam type, thickness, sheet or roll form and the shape you need, and RK will configure the machine.

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Gift Wrap Ribbon Slitter

The Gift Wrap Ribbon Slitter slits ribbon rolls into narrower widths for gift wrap and packaging use. This machine is also built to order. The unwind, slitting and rewinding arrangement is set against your ribbon material, the parent roll size and the finished widths. Share those details with RK for a configuration and a quote.

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03 — Key Features

Key Features of RK Special Purpose Machines

Built to the customer's job

Each machine on this page is set up to the buyer's material and size. The foam die cutting machine and the ribbon slitter are configured fully to order, and the tape cutting machine's slice cutting attachment is fitted for your tape width.

Servo control where accuracy matters

The multi layer pasting machine has fully servo based touch screen control, and the tape cutting machine is fully servo controlled with a digital timer. Servo control holds the position and length from the first roll to the last.

Sensors for label position

The pasting machine reads the label with a mark and gap sensor and a position sensor, so the applied label lands on the master label at the set repeat.

Counting and auto stop

The pasting machine's label counter with auto stop control keeps the count and stops the machine at the set number, which makes packing and batch sizes straightforward.

Slitting and sheet cutting on the pasting machine

Besides pasting, the multi layer pasting machine has a rotary blade slitting facility and a sheet cutting unit with a program system, so finished labels can be delivered in rolls or sheets.

Wide shaft for tape jumbos

The tape cutting machine takes a 1500 mm long, 75 mm shaft, so one wide tape jumbo can be sliced into many narrow rolls in one loading.

04 — How It Works

How Does a Special Purpose Converting Machine Work?

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On the multi layer pasting machine, the master label roll and the label to be applied are loaded on the machine. The sensors read the mark or the gap on the master label, and the servo drive positions the web so that the applied label is pasted at the set repeat. The counter records each label, the nip roll keeps the web under control, and the finished multi layer labels are rewound, slit with the rotary blade or cut into sheets by the program controlled cutting unit.

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On the tape cutting machine, a jumbo tape roll is mounted on the long shaft. The operator sets the finished width and the digital timer, and the pneumatic slice cutting attachment cuts the roll into narrow rolls automatically.

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The foam die cutting machine presses a die into the foam to cut the shape, and the gift wrap ribbon slitter runs the ribbon through blades set at the finished widths and rewinds the narrow rolls. Because both are built to order, the exact feeding and collection steps depend on the configuration you choose with RK.

05 — Applications

Applications

Multi layer labels - pharmaceutical, chemical and promotional labels where a second label is applied on a master label.
Booklet and peel type labels - label printers who build layered labels roll to roll.
Tape converting - slicing jumbo rolls of tape into narrow rolls for sale.
Foam products - cutting foam into shapes with a die for packaging and industrial use.
Gift wrap ribbon - slitting ribbon rolls to the widths used in gift packaging.
Packaging converters - shops that add pasting, tape cutting or ribbon slitting to an existing label or packaging business.

06 — Materials

What Materials Can It Run?

The multi layer pasting machine runs self adhesive label rolls up to 320 mm wide. The tape cutting machine runs rolls of tape on a 75 mm shaft. The foam die cutting machine runs foam, and the gift wrap ribbon slitter runs ribbon. The site does not publish a list of grades for these materials, so confirm your exact material, thickness and roll size with RK before the machine is specified. RK runs a trial on the customer's own material before almost every order.

07 — Selection Guide

How to Choose the Right Special Purpose Machine

01What material do you handle?Label rolls point to the pasting machine, tape jumbos to the tape cutting machine, foam to the foam die cutter and ribbon to the ribbon slitter.
02What is the width?The pasting machine is 320 mm wide and the tape cutting machine has a 1500 mm shaft. For foam and ribbon, tell RK your parent roll or sheet size.
03What repeat or size do you need?For pasting, check your master label repeat against 2 inches to 18 inches and the applied label against 15 mm to 180 mm.
04Rolls or sheets?The pasting machine can slit with rotary blades or cut sheets with the program controlled cutting unit.
05How many finished rolls per jumbo?For tape, the slice cutting attachment is sized to your finished width.
06What shape do you cut?For foam, the die is made to your shape, so have a drawing or sample ready.
07What volume per shift?Share the expected output so RK can size the motor, drive and collection unit.

08 — Why RK

Why Choose RK Label Machines?

RK Label Printing Machinery Pvt. Ltd. has built printing and converting machinery in Ahmedabad since 1995. Its head office is in GIDC Vatva, Ahmedabad, with three manufacturing units in Gujarat, and it supplies customers in 23+ countries. The company builds these special purpose machines with the same unwind, tension and servo control experience it uses on its label presses and slitters.

Three manufacturing units in Gujarat and a head office in GIDC Vatva, Ahmedabad.
Machinery supplied to customers across 23+ countries.
A trial on the customer's own material before almost every order.
Label printing, die cutting, slitting, inspection and coding machines from the same manufacturer.
Machines configured to the customer's material and size, not sold as a fixed model.

09 — Price

Special Purpose Machine Price in India

The price of a special purpose converting machine depends on the machine and its configuration: the working width, the servo and sensor arrangement, the cutting or pasting unit and the collection system. The foam die cutting machine and the gift wrap ribbon slitter are priced against the customer's requirement. Prices are quoted ex-works Ahmedabad, with GST at 18 percent extra. Engineer travel and stay for installation and training at your site are borne by the customer. Share your material, sizes and monthly volume with RK for a quote.

10 — FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

A machine built for one converting task and configured to the customer's material and size. RK's special purpose range covers multi layer label pasting, tape cutting, foam die cutting and gift wrap ribbon slitting.

It applies a second label on top of a master label, roll to roll, with the position read by mark and gap sensors. RK's machine is 320 mm wide with servo touch screen control, a label counter with auto stop, a nip roll, rotary blade slitting and a sheet cutting unit.

The master label repeat is 2 inches to 18 inches, the applied label is 15 mm to 180 mm and the repeat height is 25 mm to 100 mm.

A machine that slices a wide jumbo roll of tape into narrow rolls. RK's Tape Cutting Machine is fully servo controlled with a pneumatic slice cutting attachment, a 75 mm shaft that is 1500 mm long and a 3 HP single phase motor with digital timer auto control.

Yes. The slice cutting attachment is fitted for your finished width, so tell RK the widths you sell.

No. It is built to the customer's requirement. Share your foam type, thickness, form and the shape you cut, and RK will configure the machine and quote.

It slits ribbon rolls into narrower widths for gift wrap and packaging. It is also built to order against your ribbon material, parent roll size and finished widths.

RK Label Printing Machinery Pvt. Ltd., with its head office in GIDC Vatva, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and three manufacturing units in the state.

It depends on the machine and configuration. RK quotes ex-works Ahmedabad with GST at 18 percent extra, and engineer travel and stay for installation and training are borne by the customer.

Send RK your material, sizes, the finished product you need and your monthly volume. The engineering team will recommend the machine and configuration and quote against it.

Get the Right Special Purpose Machine for Your Production

If your job does not fit a standard label press or slitter, tell RK what you convert, the material and roll or sheet size you start with, the finished size you need and the volume per month. The engineering team in Ahmedabad will recommend the multi layer pasting machine, tape cutting machine, foam die cutting machine or gift wrap ribbon slitter that fits, configure it to your job and send a customised quotation.

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