Aeronaut showcases its small format Mikron 2 cutter at virtual tradeshow

Aeronaut Automation is showcasing its latest cutter, the Mikron 2, at the Print, Sign, Display & Graphics Virtual Trade Show.

Aeronaut Automation is an Australian company specialising in the manufacture of wide span flatbed plotter cutters.

The Mikron 2 is the latest addition to Aeronaut’s range of machinery. The versatile small format cutter is small enough for the design studio or lab and fast and rugged enough for short run or just-in-time production.

Aeronaut Automation general manager Michael Clark said the solution is well suited to not only factories, but offices with limited space, without having to compromise on features.

“Speed, accuracy and flexibility are the cornerstones of our cutters and we like to do it at an affordable price,” he told Sprinter.

“The Mikron 2 is no exception. What it does offer that is unique in our lineup is what we refer to as a Plunging Drag Blade tool.

“As is common to our machines the tools are lowered and raised pneumatically, but this tool has a secondary action (the plunge) which uses a custom made pneumatic cylinder to precisely and quickly control the amount of blade in the material.”

According to Clark, some of the solution’s benefits include:

  • Keeping the tool down and only actuating the plunge axis, which means that cuts that would necessitate a tool lift such as a 90º corner can be done very quickly while the shroud on the tool freely rotates to make sure that the materials being cut aren’t marked or torn.
  • Precise control of the plunge depth, which is set using a knob on top of the machine head allowing for the slightest over-cuts and minimising of wear to cutting surface or substrates.

“Our cam-lock tools use off the shelf blades, which keeps the running costs down, but Aeronaut can also supply carbide blades which do cost a little more, but provide superb cut quality and long blade life,” Clark said.

The Mikron is also equipped with a rotary creaser for rapid creases using a universal pen holder and the company’s on-board camera for a machine vision system, Cyclops, which is used to pick up registration marks on digitally printed materials.

“Cyclops is one of our two vision packages and it is aimed squarely at the print, packaging and signage industries, allowing the operator to precisely locate patterns and allow adjustment for factors such as ink bleed or material stretch,” Clark explained.

“This process of Automatic Recognition of Registration Marks (ARRM) is done through Tangent, our machine control and nesting software, developed in-house. All our machinery is designed, manufactured, wired, assembled, programmed and shipped from Sydney.”

When using the Mikron 2 and Tangent on materials without printed designs, Aeronaut suggests the use of its nesting solutions to optimise the layout of patterns to reduce material wastage and cut time when compared to manual methods.

To access the virtual trade show, click here then browse the online floorplan to see all the content from the featured exhibitors.

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