Stolle Rutherford
Decorator & Basecoater

The Stolle Rutherford Decorator and Basecoater bring new levels of can decorating quality, speed and efficiency to makers of 2-piece decorated cans. Both machines are expertly engineered and ruggedly built to deliver the superior performance can makers have associated with the Rutherford name for over 45 years.

The Stolle Rutherford Decorator applies up to eight colors - plus varnish - at an amazing 2200 cans per minute. With the Rutherford Advanced Print System (APS), canmakers are able to achieve line screens in excess of 133 LPI without compromising speed, using either conventional dry offset or waterless lithography processes.

The dual head Stolle Rutherford Basecoater applies a perfectly opaque layer of ink at a superior 2000 cans per minute. Both machines feature extremely fast can size changeover capability, easy access to components for ease of maintenance, and microprocessor-based programmable controls for total operational flexibility.

Rutherford Decorator		Click to enlarge 24 station spindle with interchangeable mandrels Premium inker unit for the Rutherford APS Dual gravure coating units on the Rutherford basecoater
	Production speeds up to 2200 cans per minute
	Up to 8 ink stations - removable and interchangeable for faster color changes
	Optical pre-registration of plates provides consistent .001” registration between colors
	Positive can-stabilizing vacuum starwheel infeed
	24 station spindle disc with interchangeable mandrels
	20 station flat disc transfer
	Reverse roll gravure overvarnish unit with 17½” lightweight applicator roller
	Automatic 24-point lube system on each standard inker unit
	“No can - no print” electronic sensing memory
Rutherford Basecoater
	Production speeds up to 1800 cans per minute
	Dual coating units for even coating application with minimal overlap and slinging
	Highly accurate coating weights and superior can finish
	Coating units have separate enclosures and both are removable and interchangeable
	Individually adjustable speed for each coating head
	Closed loop vector drives or belt-driven applicators available
	Available with a variable frequency coating supply pump system

*Production speeds based on machine configuration, can size and unloader configuration.