Duplo

DC-646 Slitter/Cutter/Creaser

The fully automated DC-646 Slitter/Cutter/Creaser is Duplo’s mid-range solution. With its ability to slit/cut/crease, perforate, and fold digitally-printed applications in one pass, the DC-646 delivers professionally-finished jobs up to 30 sheets per minute. Cut job costs by doing away with time-consuming set ups and make-ready times. Finish jobs in quick turnarounds. Incredibly efficient and easy to use, the DC-646 produces a wide range of full-bleed applications from 24-up business cards to invitations and tickets on demand.
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DC-646 Slitter/Cutter/Creaser

All-in-One Precision Finishing for Mid-Range Production

No Manual Setups

Cut job costs by doing away with time-consuming set ups and make-ready times. With the DC-646, you can efficiently operate the system from a PC station (sold separately). The PC Controller software makes it easy to program jobs for multiple-up finishing with up 8 slits, 25 cuts and 20 creases. Save time by storing virtually an unlimited number of jobs on the hard drive and recall them when needed. Use the job template library and sample PDFs to ensure margins and gutters are set correctly for optimal finishing.

Alternatively, the LCD control panel can be utilized to program and store up to 250 jobs in memory.

Automated Registration & Changeovers

Reduce downtime between jobs by adding a barcode and registration marks. When reading the barcode, the built-in CCD scanner can automatically recall and change over the job in an instant without any intervention required. The CCD scanner can also read the registration marks on every sheet to compensate for any shrinkage and image shift, in both horizontal and vertical directions, on the fly.

The DC-646 utilizes Duplo’s signature air suction belt feed system, which feeds from the top of the stack to minimize scuffing and reduces static between the sheets. The ultrasonic double feed sensor detects when two or more sheets have been fed with rejects sent to a reject tray. In addition, its soft sponge rollers allow you to finish raised spot UV coated applications with confidence.

Precision Finishing Second to None

Automating the finishing process allows your operator to focus on other tasks. Equipped with rotary slitters, a guillotine cutter, and a depth-adjustable creaser – the DC-646 offers the versatility of multiple devices in one. Margins and gutters are trimmed horizontally by the slitter and vertically by the cutter then deposited into the waste bin. Only the finished pieces are delivered on the exit tray.

Creasing digitally-printed jobs such as greeting cards, book covers, and brochures prior to folding prevents toner cracking and unattractive fold lines. The creaser utilizes male and female matrix channels to create a hinge along the sheet to be folded with ease. Use the adjustable 3-step crease depth to optimize performance.

Automate Prepress & Finishing

with Fiery Impose

Save up to 70% in set up time by automating job preparation and eliminating manual data entry with Fiery Impose® in Fiery Driven™ print environments. For common jobs, such as business cards, Duplo provides imposition templates to use in Fiery Impose that match the finishing templates. For custom layout jobs, create a new layout file on the PC Controller, import it into Fiery Impose and see a preview of the finishing lines to verify job designs before printing.

This integration allows you to easily input the barcodes and registration marks for the DC-646 to read. Create a timesaving workflow that reduces errors and accelerates turnaround times. Download the how-to guides and templates at fiery.efi.com/htg-impose-duplo.

Integration with Fiery Impose

Perforating & In-Line Folding Options

Extend the versatility of your DC-646 by adding up to three perforating and slitting modules. Combine the Rotary Tool and Cross Perforation modules to produce tickets, coupons, and reply cards with T- or L-shape perforations.

  • Rotary Tool Module performs perforations, micro-perforations, scores and slit-scores across the length of the sheet. Tools are positioned automatically and can perform strike perforations.
  • Cross Perforation Module performs perforations, micro-perforations and    slit-scores across the width of the sheet. Tools are positioned automatically    and can perform strike perforations..
  • Slitting Module adds a set of two slitters to process up to 8 slits per sheet.

In addition, you can eliminate an extra set-up by adding an in-line knife folder with the Integrated Folding System (IFS). Go from flat sheets to finished pieces that are cut, creased, perforated, and folded in one pass.

Key Applications

• Business Cards & Postcards

• Gatefold Invitations

• Slit-Scored Greeting Cards

• Direct Mail with Perforated Reply Cards

• Marketing Collateral


Restaurant Menu


Spot UV Business Cards


Trifold Brochure


Textured Gatefold


Raised Spot UV Business Cards

Specifications

DC-646 Slitter/Cutter/Creaser

Speed

Up to 30 sheets per minute

(8.5” x 11” 2 cuts, 1 crease and CCD scanner off)

Input Paper Size

8.26” x 8.26” to 14.56” x 26.37”

(210 mm x 210 mm to 370 mm x 670 mm)

Min. Finished Size

1.89” x 1.97” (48 mm x 50 mm)

Tolerance

+/-0.2 mm

Feeder Capacity

3.9” (100 mm)

Paper Weight

110 – 350 gsm

Slits

Up to 8 per sheet (6 standard slitter tools with 2 margin slitters and 4 center slitters.

Optional slitter module with a set of 2 slitters can be added.)

Cuts

Up to 25 per sheet

Creases

Up to 20 per sheet

Memory

250 jobs using the control panel

Standard Features

Air knife, side air kit, card stacker, fan registration, automatic gutter slit deflectors,

crease depth adjustment, ultrasonic double feed detection sensor, feed skew adjustment,

batch separation, waste box, emergency stop switch, on-the-fly rejection, CCD scanner,

PC Controller software, PC pole mount, long paper tray, LCD control panel

Options

PC and PC Arm, 48” long conveyor stacker, and Integrated Folding System (IFS)

RTM-02 Rotary Tool Module includes 2 each of perforation, micro-perforation, scoring,

and slit-scoring tools. Up to 2 RTM-02s can be installed in the unit at one time, replacing slitter modules.

CPM-02 Cross Perforation Module includes 1 each of perforation, micro-perforation, and slit-scoring tools.

OSM-02 Slitter Module includes 2 sets of slitter heads. The OPK-02 PCB kit must be installed

when using any of the optional modules but only one kit is needed to use multiple modules.

Power Requirements

115V: 4.0A, 60Hz

Dimensions (W x D x H)

91” x 40” x 44” (2,311 mm x 1,016 mm x 1,118 mm)

Net Weight

617 lb. (280 kg)

* The DC-646 can be adjusted to process banner sheets up to 39" in length. Length is 31" (787 mm) when using standard long paper feed tray.

Production rates are based on optimal conditions and may vary depending on stock and environmental conditions.