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“NOZOMI Series” ｘ “NK STRIP”
■ A New Solution Balancing High Quality Finishing with Stable Productivity
"We want to improve production efficiency while enhancing quality." In recent years, the packaging market has seen a growing trend toward diverse product varieties, small lot production, and higher added value, creating demand in processing environments for solutions that achieve both "high quality finishing" and "stable productivity."
This is especially critical in die cutting processes for microflute and paperboard, where maintaining aesthetic quality while processing at a stable speed is essential.
However, different challenges have arisen at each stage of the process—for example, product scattering during die cutting, and waste residue during the stripping process.
We believe that achieving stable production requires comprehensive stability not only in die cutting, but also throughout the subsequent stripping and blanking processes.
To address this, Nakayama proposes stabilizing the entire workflow by combining the "NOZOMI Series," which supports the die cutting process, with "NK STRIP," which supports the stripping process.
SOLUTION
Improved Aesthetic Quality and Workability with the NOZOMI Series
The NOZOMI Series consists of specialized steel rules featuring micro nicks precisely spaced at regular intervals. This eliminates the need for additional nicking during die making or die cutting, achieving both stable productivity and superior aesthetic quality.
■ Key Features of the NOZOMI Series
・Eliminates the nicking process during both die making and die cutting
・Minimizes visible nick marks for a high quality, aesthetically superior finish
・Enables easier stripping work through stable blank removal performance
・Ensures optimal nick holding strength tailored to product shape and material
*The image is a conceptual diagram intended to illustrate the application areas.
*The red lines indicate where the NOZOMI Series is used.
Reducing Scrap Residue with NK STRIP
Achieving Stable Processing from Die Cutting Through Stripping
The NOZOMI Series delivers "stability during die cutting" and a "high quality finish," while NK STRIP supports "stability during stripping."
By each addressing a different process-specific challenge, together they deliver performance greater than either could achieve alone.
*The image shows a sample product processed using the NOZOMI Series.
*Actual finish may vary depending on product specifications, shape, material, and processing conditions.
Toward a New Standard in Die Cutting
By combining two technologies — the NOZOMI Series, which delivers a high quality finish, and NK STRIP, which achieves stable stripping performance — it becomes possible to simultaneously improve quality and production efficiency while ensuring stable operational performance.
Going forward, Nakayama will continue to propose new solutions for the wide ranging die cutting industry, regardless of material, application, or processing conditions.