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would be and more,” said Morrisette Packaging’s Plant Manager, Mike Bowman. “From our first meeting at dru- pa when Kevin introduced himself and his ‘selling through consultation’ philosophy, to the completion a successful start-up and demo in Italy, Koenig & Bauer|Celmacch, its
Brunton Publications, traveled to Browns Summit with a film crew to document the story of Morrisette Packaging’s remarkable transformation as told by John Morrisette and
The Morrisette Packaging management team: From left, Mike Bowman, Technical Manager; Kevin O’Brien, Director of Manufactur- ing; John Morrisette, President; Harrison Hood, Executive VP of Sales; Robbie Workman, Executive Director of Marketing Design; and Kris Vermilion, Director of Marketing.
his management team and of course, to bear witness to a demonstration of the machine known as “The Beast” upon its commissioning. (See the video of Brunton’s visit online at thepackagingportal.com .) In the interview with Brunton, John Morrisette de- scribed how the Morrisette Packaging team traveled to drupa 2024, the largest print show in the world, and how they were overwhelmed when they saw what incredible machinery existed. “Our eyes were opened and our minds were blown,” says Morrisette. “We saw a plethora of tech- nology that a lot of corrugated box makers in North Amer- ica had never seen before. What we saw at drupa simply didn’t exist here, mainly because it was first-generation
machinery, and its people, have been tremendous.” Erbe made a strong case as to the opportunities Koe- nig & Bauer|Celmacch’s machinery could present to a U.S. corrugated box maker. The ChromaCUT High Tech was engineered and developed according to the highest specifications and European quality standards to achieve maximum productivity and exceptional print quality. Sie- mens manufactures the machine’s electrical components and drive motors, all mechanical parts are manufactured in Italy, where “the beast” was assembled and demoed in the Koenig & Bauer|Celmacch facility, then disassembled and moved to Morrisette Packaging’s U.S. facility in North Carolina.
“The Beast,” the Koenig & Bauer|Celmacch ChromaCUT High Tech 8-color Rotary Die Cutter has been successfully commissioned at Morrisette Packaging.
machinery made by European manufacturers, which gave us confidence in knowing it’s well built, it’s well maintained and it’s well run.” Especially the Koenig & Bauer line, with whom Morri- sette was duly impressed, so much so that he “doubled down” and notably, purchased two machines: an Omega Magnus 230 Folder Gluer and a Koenig & Bauer|Celmacch ChromaCUT High Tech 8-color Rotary Die Cutter. “Both machines have been everything Kevin Erbe (Koenig & Bauer’s National Sales Manager) promised they 38 September 28, 2026
The Koenig & Bauer Magnus folder gluer and the Xe- ikon Idera digital printer were installed in late 2025 and the Koenig & Bauer|Celmacch 8-color rotary die cutter was brought online in mid-2026. The line includes eight printing units equipped with JB Machinery IR dryers and automatic plate washing systems; all eight units have au- tomatic changeover capability. After the final dryer is a Valco Melton automatic register control camera, which detects reference dots on the sheets and makes register
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