Cylinders and Dies (Flexo)
Overview
- Cylinders (Flexo) and Dies (Flexo) list the cylinders and the cutting dies of your flexo Presses for standard estimating.
- Each cylinder and die is linked to a Press.
- A die is linked to a cylinder, which sets how many labels fit around it.
Info
Label estimates made with Product Estimating use a different setup: label cylinders and dies are Materials in their own Material Categories (see Label Printing).
Setups Screen
Cylinders (Flexo) and Dies (Flexo) are tabs of the Setups screen, with the other standard estimating setups.
Buttons Explained
| Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Refresh | Reloads the open tab. |
| Menu | The grid layout options:
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Cylinders (Flexo) Tab
Buttons and Filters Explained
| Button or Filter | Description |
|---|---|
| Press | Shows the cylinders of one Press, or All. |
| Reset, View | Clear the filter, or list the cylinders. |
| New, Save | Add a cylinder, or save your changes. You edit the cylinders in the list. |
Fields Explained
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Size | The gear size, for example, the number of teeth. |
| Press | The Press the cylinder fits. |
| Type | The gear type:
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| Repeat (mm) | The repeat length: the distance around the cylinder. |
| Plate (mm) | The plate length. |
| Ratio (%) | The plate's scale (distortion) percentage. |
| Stock | How many of these cylinders you have. |
| Menu (...) | Displays the Delete option. |
Dies (Flexo) Tab
Buttons and Filters Explained
| Button or Filter | Description |
|---|---|
| Press | Shows the dies of one Press, or All. |
| Search | Finds dies by text. |
| In stock | Shows only the dies in stock. |
| Reset, View | Clear the filters, or list the dies. |
| New | Adds a die and opens Edit Die. |
Fields Explained
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Description, Code | The die's name and code. |
| Shape | The label shape, for example, rectangle or round. |
| Stock | Whether the die is in stock. |
| Press | The Press the die is for. |
| Type | Flat, Magnetic or Rotary. |
| Cyl | The cylinder the die is for. |
| Width, Depth | The label size. |
| Across, Around | How many labels the die cuts across the web and around the cylinder. |
| Die Width, Die Depth | Hidden by default. The die's work size. |
| Menu (...) | A submenu with these options:
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Edit Die Popup
Info
Double-click a die to open it. A drawing on the screen shows the labels on the work size, with a key for the maximum and minimum sizes, the cylinder, the worksheet and the labels.
Buttons Explained
| Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Arrows | Move to the previous or next die. |
| New, Copy, Delete | Create, copy or delete a die. |
| Save, Close | Save your changes, or close the die. |
| Calculate | Next to Cylinder. Opens the Cylinder Calculator (see Cylinder Calculator). |
Fields Explained
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Description, Code, Shape | The die's name, code and label shape. |
| In stock | Whether you have the die. |
| Size | A size from the lookup list. Click the button next to it to edit the lookup list. |
| Press, Type, Cylinder | The Press, the die type (Flat, Magnetic or Rotary) and the cylinder. |
| Across x Around, Up | The labels across and around. Up is the number of labels per repeat and is calculated. |
| Gussets | The gaps between the labels, across and around, in mm. |
| Sizes: Label (WxD) | The label width and depth. |
| Sizes: Worksize (WxD) | The die's work size. |
| Press Constraints | The Press's Maximum (WxD) and Minimum (WxD) sheet sizes and Side margin, from the Press setup. Not editable here. |
Cylinder Calculator
Info
The Cylinder Calculator finds the cylinder that best fits the label depth.
- Enter the Label depth and the Minimum gusset.
- Click Calculate. For each result it shows the Gear size, Repeat length, Plate length, Qty around and Gusset around:
- Best: the cylinder with the smallest gusset.
- In stock: the best cylinder that is in stock.
- Selection: the cylinder you select.
- Click Best, In stock or Selection to use that cylinder on the die.