The GENERAL K4000 vacuum metallizer is a versatile machine providing complete flexibility to coat a wide variety of plastic or paper materials and with large roll diameter capacity, longer run times and higher productivity Designed for wide web processing from 1250mm to 2450mm and efficient round-the-clock operation, the General K4000 Series of vacuum metallizers provides robust reliability, delivering superb quality and process control at high speeds. Output, reliability, downtime, product quality and running cost are critical factors in achieving an efficient and profitable metallizing operation. These factors form the basis of General's experienced approach to vacuum metallizer design and manufacture.   The coating source has been developed to allow the most efficient use of aluminum, electricity and the evaporation boats.  It is height adjustable so that different coating equipment can be fitted. The coating area itself has been designed to reduce wastage and reduce the time spent on set up and maintenance.
		Plasma pre-treatment is optional on K4000 General VPT
GENERAL's world leading web winding system has been further developed especially for the K4000 machine. Delicate coated films can be metallized without non-driven rollers touching the coated side of the web. The robust vacuum system provides reliable pump-down times combined with minimized power usage.
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