V-Auto Film Cutting Machines

Source: https://achievement.co.za/v-auto-film-cutting-machines

• published: 2021-11-14 00:25:45
• modified: 2024-08-23 12:13:42
• excerpt: https://filmcutter.co.za/ The V-Auto film cutting machine is designed for precision cutting of protective films for mobile and tablet devices. This machine ensures accurate and clean cuts, providing a professional finish to your products. Explore the capabilities of V-Auto and enhance your production process with this efficient tool.

What this page is

This is the "V-Auto Film Cutting Machines" post on achievement.co.za, one of AM.CO.ZA's company sites. It points to filmcutter.co.za, the home of AM.CO.ZA's V-Auto screen protection film cutters.

Original text (as published): "This film cutting Machine is a quick and easy way to cut protection, privacy and printable films for your portable devices. For added convenience, the machine's built-in Wifi connection enables it to connect to a cloud based device-shape database. No need for a standalone computer."

This Knowledge Base version expands that into a plain guide. Every point below comes from filmcutter.co.za, Buythis and AM.CO.ZA pages already in this KB, which are linked so you can read the full wording. For the full model comparison and accessory list, start with the Screen Film Cutters category page.

What a V-Auto film cutter does

A V-Auto film cutter is a small automatic cutting plotter, built on AM.CO.ZA's V-Auto vinyl cutter platform, that cuts blank protector film sheets into exact device shapes on demand. Instead of keeping pre-cut protectors for every phone, a shop keeps a few packs of blank 120 x 180 mm sheets, picks the customer's device from an online shape library, and cuts a front screen protector, a back decoration film or a full-body film while the customer waits. That keeps dead stock low and means almost any device can be served.

The two models

• V6-FILM/180 (KB page). 185 mm maximum cutting width, for phone, camera and watch films on 120 x 180 mm sheets.
• V6-FILM/290 (KB page). About 295 mm cutting width, for phones and also larger tablet films.

Both models, from the product data:

• Cut protection films up to 1 mm thick: TPU, TPH, PP, PVC and PET films, hydrogel films and anti-explosion films.
• Feed the sheet automatically, straighten (deskew) it and detect its position.
• Cut at adjustable speeds up to 500 mm per second, with preset pressure and speed to reduce wasted sheets.
• Use a microstepping stepper motor with 0.0025 mm mechanical resolution and less than 0.1 mm tolerance on the final cut.
• Run on household 220 V power (or a generator through a precision voltage regulator), using about 26.4 W while cutting and 5.76 W on standby.
• Take Roland-compatible tungsten carbide blades, and include a ball-point pen holder for practising and drawing decorative back-film patterns.
• Carry a 1 year quality warranty on machine parts. They are do-it-yourself machines: you unpack and set them up with the guide and videos, and a call-out fee applies if you want a technician.

Current prices are on each Buythis product page; this page carries no prices.

The cloud shape library

The cutter's built-in Wi-Fi connects it to a cloud library of device templates, so no separate computer is needed. The library covers phones, tablets, watches, cameras, gaming consoles and more, from well over a hundred brands (the Buythis product data says 150+ brands and 10,000+ templates; the filmcutter.co.za site says over 240 brands), and new devices are added as they launch. Cutting is unlimited, with no per-cut credits, but the machine needs your own internet connection to look up a device and cut.

One year of unlimited library access is included with each cutter. After that, the V6-FILM/ACCESS voucher renews it for another year, and the renewal is free if you buy 1000 or more film sheets a year through AM.CO.ZA. One account is used per cutter. See supported devices for the device groups.

Films and accessories

Blank films come in 120 x 180 mm sheets:

• V-FILM/CLEAR keeps the screen's original colour and brightness.
• V-FILM/MATTE cuts glare and reflections in bright light.
• V-FILM/BLUE filters blue light to reduce eye strain.
• V-FILM/PRIVACY darkens the screen from the side while staying clear from the front.
• V-FILM/WHITE is white self-adhesive PVC you print on a home or office inkjet printer for back decorations, labels and stickers.

Each cutter comes with a 6-level adjustable blade holder (V3-BH1KG/A), three extra-sharp 45 degree blades (V-B3S) and an application kit with an anti-slip phone mat, hard squeegee and two wiping cloths (V6-FILM/180/KIT). Film is not included. Software and drivers are free from CNCU. Quick stock-holding notes for films are in V-film for phone, watch and tablet cutters.

A first cut

From the FilmCutter manual:

1. Fit the blade holder in the carriage and tighten the screw.
2. Connect the machine to Wi-Fi from its screen.
3. Log in to the device database with the account that came with the machine.
4. Choose the brand, model and template: front protector, back film or anti-explosion film.
5. Lay the sheet against the left guide edge. The machine pulls it in, cuts and returns it.
6. Clean the screen, place the device on the mat, line up the film and press out air bubbles with the squeegee.

The manual suggests 60 mm per second as a baseline. Protector films (clear, matte, blue and privacy) cut at about 300 g pressure with the blade holder on level 6; the thinner printable white film at about 200 g on level 4.

Who it suits

Mobile repair shops, phone accessory retailers and kiosks are the main users. AM.CO.ZA's use-case posts also cover watch and jewellery repairers, computer and peripheral suppliers, household appliance repairers, camera and lens shops, gaming console sellers, and auto glass and panel beating shops that protect mirrors and in-car screens. See film cutting machine use cases, fresh use cases from updating.co.za and film cutting business opportunities.

Videos

• Screen protection film cutter: introducing the V-Auto automatic film cutting plotter (2021-10-16)
• Apply screen protection film at home with films cut by the V-Auto film cutter (2021-11-10)
• Film cutter functions, film pricing and business opportunities, by the Cape Town Guy (2021-12-04)

Where to go next

• Screen Film Cutters on Buythis for the full model comparison, film list and accessories.
• filmcutter.co.za product page for the feature list and videos.
• V-Auto brand page for the wider V-Auto range, including roll-fed contour vinyl cutters.
• New Screen Protector Film Cutter from AM.CO.ZA for the launch article.
• filmcutter.co.za shop catalog for the cross-listing shop.
• filmcutter.co.za for the brand site.