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FC4500 Series
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Intro
FC4500 Series are the ideal cutting plotter for high-precision and medium-heavy material crafting jobs and is suitable for cutting intricate designs on vinyl, photo-masking films, foam material, cardboard, oil board, and sandblast resist rubber.
FC4500 Series are intermediate-format, professional flatbed cutting plotters capable of processing a wide variety of materials with accuracy — compliant to most industry requirements for pattern making. The series includes two table top models, the FC4550-50 and the FC4510-60. An optional stand is available for the FC4510-60.
Flatbed FC4500 Series is the most economical solution for cutting thick, hard materials that cannot be fed through a roll-feed/friction-feed cutting plotter.
Interface—USB 2.0 / Serial RS-232C | Reverse side cutting & creasingServo Motor | Cut, contour cut & crease up to 1 mm pre-printed card stocks/boards
FC4500 Series comes with 2 Year Standard Warranty.
Models
scale : mm Tolerance : +/- 5mm
FC4550-50 (23.2″ x 16.9″) - electrostatic and adhesive sheet
FC4510-60 (33.8″ x 23.6″) - adhesive mat and adhesive sheet
Includes: D-Cut Master software (Windows), Graphtec Pro Studio software & Cutting Master 4 plug-in for Illustrator & CorelDraw (Macintosh & Windows compatible).
Features
* 1 For Macintosh, It needs to be used the Cutting Master 4 that is plug-in software for Illustrator.
MAXIMUM 600 GRAM OF FORCE
STRONGER FORCE TO HOLD MEDIA FROM 30 MM TO 20 MM
LOW TACK CLING MAT (CM-0004)
MICRO SUCTION CLING MAT (CM-0005)
ADHESIVE MAT (CM-0002), ADHESIVE SHEET (CM-0003)
Dual tool holder for cutting and creasing (FC4510-60 model)
Dual tool holder with 600 grams of cutting force & 600 grams of creasing force
Both models are equipped with two Tool Holders for cutting, creasing and plotting. For graphic design and packaging mock ups, the FC4510-60 has the dual Tool Holder which can hold a cutting blade and creasing tool — to produce creases/folds and cuts on the same run.
With their capability to hold both a cutting blade and a plotting pen simultaneously, the FC4500 Series allows garment and shoe pattern designers to mark and cut the material without manually replacing the marking and cutting tools.
Maximum cutting speed is 750mm/s
Table top type cutting plotter with excellent cost performance
Flatbed cutting plotter is used for not only sign making but also for a wide range of industrial applicaitons and processes. Max.750mm/s cutting speed is useful for getting high productivity.
FC4500 Series are professional flatbed cutting plotters capable of processing a wide variety of materials with accuracy. Compact size that can be set on a table with precise control of contour cut, half cut, perforated cut, and plotting.this FC4500 Series is the most economical solution for cutting thick, hard materials that cannot be fed through a grit rolling type cutting plotter.
Media hold-down method
It is very important to select exact media hold-down method in order to perform a precise cut. FC4550 Series provide the following method to fit a variety of media:
NEW! Low tack cling mat (CM-0004)
The media is held by the dot shaped adhesive material on the low tack cling mat. Low tack cling mat size: 17.126 in x 24.0157 in, thickness 0.4 mm. It is suitable for plastic film based media.
SUITABLE MATERIALS (MEDIA):
Plastic film based media, highly-functional film - highly-functional film (with backing sheet)
FEATURES OF THE MAT:
- Holding the material to be cut a tightly
Using dot-shaped adhesive on the mat allows to hold the material by entire surface.
- Reduce damage when peeling off the material
Using the special adhesive is able to avoid the transfer of the glue to the material.
Using the low tack adhesive; it is able to avoid the occurrence of curling of the material by easily peeled off.
- Easily loading the material
It realize by removing bubbles easily from the cling mat having the dot-shaped adhesive.
- Easily remove mat from FC4500 Series
It realize by rigid mat made using plastic sheet substrate.
NEW! Micro suction cling mat (CM-0005)
The media to be cut is held to the cutter by the micro-sucker on the cling mat. Micro suction cling mat size: 17.126 in x 24.0157 in, thickness 0.8 mm. It is suitable for paper based media.
SUITABLE MATERIALS (MEDIA):
- Marking film- Labels, stickers - High-intensity reflective film - Cardboard (Paper articles, POP, POD)
- Micro flute board (F/G grades) - High-quality/grade paper (Marking)
FEATURES OF THE MAT:
- Holding the material to be cut a tightly
Using dot-shaped adhesive on the mat allows to hold the material by entire surface.
- Reduce damage when peeling off the material
Using the special adhesive is able to avoid the transfer of the glue to the material.
Using the low tack adhesive; it is able to avoid the occurrence of curling of the material by easily peeled off.
- Easily loading the material
It realize by removing bubbles easily from the cling mat having the dot-shaped adhesive.
- Easily remove mat from FC4500 Series
It realize by rigid mat made using plastic sheet substrate.
Adhesive mat (CM-0002)
The media to be cut is held to the cutter by the sticky soft plastic mat. Adhesive mat (soft mat for making the creasing) size: 17.126 in x 24.0157 in, thickness 1 mm. It is suitable for cardboard.
Suitable materials (media)
- Coated cardboard for paper articles - Micro Flute board for package
Adhesive sheet (CM-0003)*
The media to be cut is held to the cutter by the pressure-sensitive adhesive on the adhesive sheet. Adhesive sheet (double-sided adhesive coated sheet) size: 21.45 in x 65.6 ft. It is suitable for harder media that needs higher cutting forces.
* Supplying in roll. It is used by cutting to the required size.
SUITABLE MATERIALS (MEDIA)
- Marking film, PVC (Vinyl) - Labels/stickers, Film/paper - High-intensity reflective film - Cardboard (Paper articles, POP, POD)
- Paper with lamination - Micro flute board (F/G grades)
| Material (Media) | CM-0004 (Low tack type) |
CM-0005 (Micro suction type) |
CM-0002 (Adhesive mat) |
CM-0003-R1A (Adhesive sheet) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PVC (Vinyl) film for Marking, Sign | No good (*1) | Excellent | N/A | Good (*2) |
| Film / paper for label or sticker | No good (*1) | Excellent | N/A | Good (*2) |
| High-intensity reflective film for SIgn | No good (*1) | Excellent | N/A | Good (*2) |
| Cardboard for POP | No good (*1) | Excellent | N/A | Good (*2) |
| Coated cardboard for POP | No good (*1) | Excellent | N/A | Good (*2) |
| Paper with lamination for POS | No good (*1) | No good | N/A | Excellent |
| Coated cardboard for paper articles | No good (*1) | Excellent | Excellent | Good (*2) |
| Micro Flute board for package | No good (*1) | Excellent | Excellent | Good (*2) |
| Highly-functional film with backing sheet for Industry | Excellent | Very good | N/A | Good (*2) |
| (CM-0004 is suitable) | ||||
| Highly-functional film for Industry | Excellent | Very good | N/A | Good (*2) |
| (CM-0004 is suitable) | ||||
| Stiff paper / card for Garment, Shoes | No good (*1) | Excellent | N/A | Good (*2) |
| High-quality paper for marking | No good (*1) | Excellent | N/A | N/A |
Assessment varies by the material. There is different characteristic materials in the same category. Please evaluate with the material that is actually used.
*1. Adhesive force will be weakened by the paper dregs in not many cuts. The mat needs to be frequently replaced. Do not recommend for this material.
*2. It may occur curling of the material by strong stickiness when it is peeled off from mat.
Advanced Registration Mark Sensing system (ARMS)
Increase the productivity of the Print & Cut
Graphtec’s ARMS system adjusts for several types of potential print distortions, allowing for accurate contour cutting of pre-printed images and decals.
Advanced reverse-side cutting / creasing function
Cutting and creasing can be carried out from reverse-side when using the registration marks. This function prevents a cutting / creasing line from appearing on the printed surface.
Enhanced functions for higher productivity
2-Tool holders for easy selection.
Two tools can be mounted at the same time for easy switching. If the cutter blade and the creasing tool are mounted at the same time, cutting and scoring operations are performed automatically for higher productivity.
Note: The second tool is held by magnetic force on the FC4550-50, so the choice of tool is limited.
Simple creasing function
A simple function to create fold lines for clean folding on micro-flute and cardboard has been enabled.
- Up to thre fold lines can be selected
- If two or three fold lines have been selected, the spacing between the lines can also be specified.
- Repeated creasing operations can also be specified for each of the lines.
How to determine the number of creasing lines
- Single-line : Substrates up to 0.1 mm thick
- Double-line : Paperboard 0.1 to 0.5 mm thick
- Triplee-line : Rigid cardboard 0.3 to 0.5 mm thick
Multi pass cut function
This function enable to perform the cut with multi pass on a media that cannot be cut with a single cutting operation ensuring sharp edges and corners.
Tangential emulation
Graphtec's proprietary tangential emulation provides precise and clean cutting even on thicker material, ensuring sharp edges and corners.
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