Rollover’s vice president of sales and marketing, Svein Ove Martinsen, wrote in to contest a couple of points made in the feature by Loic Delor, managing director of Josero, about the construction of flatbed application systems.

Delor said that a welded table, which both Josero’s Bubblefree Applicator and industry-leader Rollsroller’s table feature, is superior to a bolted table, saying: “At the end of the day, these tables weigh 500kg and the bridge is very heavy.” The insinuation was that after a while, a bolted table may start to buckle and wobble.

Martinsen responds: “The Rollover construction is not welded, but based on superior craftmanship, clever, and extremely solid construction and have as such also a superior stability. The interaction between the roller and the table top is extremely accurate, providing excellent production results.”

This also relates to another point Martinsen disputes when it comes to the bridge/no bridge debate.
Delor said: “When you don't have a bridge, you operate the roller from one side only, and the force is applied only on one side so, in the long run, the roller will go askew.”

Martinsen argues the contrary, saying: “The Rollover is provided with a closed-circuit wiring system, and this means that the user can operate the roller from either side, with superior and unobstructed access to the table top, media, and substrate.

“In combination with the curved and rounded housings of the sliding arms and the ergonomic handles and protected activation switches, the Rollover offers the best ergonomic construction and accessibility in the marketplace. We manufacture up to 9m long tables which provide perfect applications and laminations—skewing is absolutely not a problem.

“It is actually more of a problem that the product Mr. Delor is promoting would not work at all without the heavy overhead bridge, and as such this construction is old fashioned and not at all optimal from an operators point of view.”

About the Rollover, Martinsen says: “The Rollover is successfully sold in more than 50 markets, and represents as such the premium quality level in the business. We have extensive knowledge as a manufacturer, and enjoy very positive feedback from all over the globe.”

Delor has responded to say that his comments simply come from his experience of application tables in the UK market and that Josero has always has an excellent response from its customers.

SignLink hopes that these comments balance the table (no pun intended) in the flatbed applicator debate.

We would be interested to hear any readers’ thoughts about these particular features. Whether you have had any experience with wobbly tables or excellent bridgeless applicator tables, please e-mail news@signlink.co.uk