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An Honest Assessment Anthony Lara, Heritage’s plant manager, has been over- seeing the Riverside for nearly two years. His path into corrugated began early, starting as a corrugator operator and then supervising the operation by age 19. Over the years, he’s performed maintenance management, instal- lations, start-ups and teardowns. He has assessed plants, rebuilt them, and brought equipment online. For Lara, the production floor is familiar territory. When he arrived at Heritage, one of the first things Lara did was conduct a comprehensive assessment of the op- eration. At the time, the plant was running an aging, yet “serviceable,” flatbed die cutter. Speeds were limited to approximately 1,500 sheets per hour, and the competitive landscape in Southern California was not slowing down… or standing still.
Lara compared the old die cutter’s capabilities with what he had seen from Young Shin’s equipment else- where in the market. “The evaluation was not about brand loyalty, it was about throughput, reliability, and long-term competitiveness,” he says. “We looked at the value and capabilities the Young Shin offered and quickly ordered the Zenith 210 Jumbo.” Installation took about eight days. A rigger handled placement and Young Shin technicians supported the process and stayed on site for training. The new machine fit almost exactly where the old die cutter had been, re- quiring only minor modifications, including digging out a pit. Compatible tooling eased the transition. Existing dies could run on the new platform, allowing the plant to move forward without a complete tooling overhaul. The process was, as Lara describes it, as close to “plug-and-play” that an installation could get. New Benchmarks The jump in output was immediate and measurable, from roughly 1,500 sheets per hour to 6,000 sheets per hour. In practical terms, that shift changed scheduling flex- ibility, lead times, and the type of work to which Heritage could confidently say “yes.” More important, it shifted the The Young Shin 185S can accommodate single and double- wall corrugated board, as well as other solid substrates such as foam and microflute, and litho label and single face lami- nated board.
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