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much as we have because the corrugator is the heartbeat of the plant. If the corrugator doesn’t run quality board, it slows down the rest of the operation,” Simmons said. Mehiel said that they have had situations when their boxes were too strong for their customers’ applications as well, prompting DCP to remove some of the fiber from the cartons. “It’s a very good problem to have,” Simmons said. “I’ve been doing this for almost 33 years now and I’ve never had a plant where the board is too strong, where the cus- tomers say, ‘Your board is too strong.’ If anything, they would say it’s too weak.” Among many other quality checks, DCP performs Edge Crush Testing (ECT) which allows them to find the optimal paper combination for every customer application. “I can sell a finished box at the same price or maybe even a little bit lower that will perform in virtually any environment us- ing less fiber than my competitors typically need to use,” Mehiel said. The converting machine lineup includes two Bobst flexo folder gluers with inline diecutting capability, two Haire Apstar rotary die cutters, one of which offers inside and outside printing with an in-line pizza box shrink bun- dling system, Alliance bundle breakers and robotic pre- feeders, and a four color Macarbox flexo folder gluer with inline diecutting and shrink bundling capability for retail
applications. In addition, the plant is fully automated in terms of Work in Process storage and movement through the facility. Building In Delaware When it came to choosing a site to replace a more an- tiquated 180,000-square-foot box plant Mehiel was pre- viously operating in Newark, New Jersey, it didn’t take long for nearby Delaware officials, highly motivated to grow their manufacturing base, to take notice, and it soon became clear that there was no other place the factory should go. “The state of Delaware, Kent County, and the city of Do- An Alliance Ultra BREAK-Bundle Breaker features up-break ge- ometry for a smaller footprint and greater bundle throughput.
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