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Plockmatic’s ColorCut SC7800 Pro-RS XL cutter/creaser, which was first launched at PRINTING United 2025, is now offcially available for purchase in the UK
Plockmatic has announced the full launch of the ColorCut SC7800 Pro-RS XL, which has been developed to provide sharper, more defined creases and what the company describes as “the next evolution” in cutting technology.
The compact B2 digital sheet cutter and creaser is the latest addition to Plockmatic Group’s ColorCut SC7000 series, offering a range of automation features and other enhancements that make it suitable for small-footprint facilities.
The ColorCut SC7800 Pro-RS XL made its world debut at the PRINTING United Expo 2025 in Orlando, Florida last October. Following its initial reveal, the system's commercial launch has begun, with the machine now officially available worldwide including in the UK.
This latest ColorCut solution includes a unique triple-function tool which incorporates a new, patent-pending tangential creasing tool with both male (convex) and female (concave) elements designed for double-sided creasing.
The Pro-RS XL’s pressing and moulding tools move above and below the sheet simultaneously, creating ‘formed’ creases similar to a metal rule platen machine.
Production versatility is also a key focus for the new ColorCut solution, with the ability to handle sheets up to 520x740mm in a wide range of media up to a thickness of 450 microns, including synthetics.
The finishing system also enables perforation for application flexibility that includes folders, packaging, and point-of-sale (POS).
Total unattended automation is enabled by a QR code-driven workflow and up to 1,000 sheets can reportedly be processed by the machine even when running multiple jobs within the same stack.
The creaser/cutter’s accuracy is further enhanced by SmartMark registration features included in integrated ColorCut Pro software.
Mark Baker-Homes, vice president for Plockmatic Group’s Packaging and Label business unit, says: “We’ve had an extremely positive response to the SC7800 Pro-RS XL, which sets new standards in digital creasing and cutting.
“It is the world’s first machine that uses a floating second creasing wheel under the media, which moves in perfect synchronisation with the upper tool carriage. It enables a traditional male and female creasing effect, ensuring an enhanced and superior crease when compared to today’s flatbeds where the crease only hits from one side.”
Speaking about the advantages of the new solution, Baker-Homes continues: “At its core is a unique triple-tool hybrid design, blending the best of flatbed, sheet-fed, tangential, contour-cutting, and die-based technologies.
“It provides the freedom to digitally cut and crease any shape, directly from printed artwork with no dies. It takes finishing to a whole new level and delivers speed, precision, and total creative flexibility on demand. Designed in Sweden, its power consumption is incredibly low, making it an ideal investment for environmentally conscious operations.”
After initial sales to dealers, Plockmatic has reported customer purchases of the solution at a number of international events, including the recent C!Print exhibition in Lyon, France.
