Case Study: Manor Packaging Installs Three Bobst Machines In Two Years In January 2020, corrugated packaging specialist Manor Packaging, part of the Peterborough, UK-based Fencor Packaging Group, did not have a single Bobst solution on- site. Today, they have three, all of which were installed in the space of just two years.
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The first — a Bobst FFG 8.20 Discovery next-generation inline flexo folder-gluer — was installed in February 2020. Bobst’s commitment to customer service and after-sales support made Manor Packaging’s decision about its next investment a simple one; Bobst VISIONCUT 1.6 was quick- ly identified as the solution for its rapidly evolving needs. “We were putting most of our online retail jobs through our existing flatbed die-cutter but in spite of regular main- tenance, we were very exposed to the risk of a break- down, and we needed additional capacity in order to meet the turnaround times demanded by our customers,” said David Orr, Managing Director of Fencor Packaging Group. VISIONCUT 1.6 offers precision die-cutting with perfor- mance and equipment analysis tools available through the Bobst Connect platform allowing uptime and productivity to be monitored in real-time, to help optimize efficiency on the production line and reduce waste. This flatbed die-cut- ter can also work with a wide range of substrates — from solid corrugated board up to 9 mm to triple-wall corrugat- ed cardboard. Manor Packaging maintains that the invest- ment quickly paid off with customer demand steadily in- creasing, particularly in the e-commerce sector. “Of course, improving one area of the production often leads to challenges arising elsewhere or highlights where further improvements can be made; that’s exactly what happened for us,” said Orr. “We quickly realized that we needed to back up our existing multi-point folder-gluer, which would also help us to offer greater variety and capa- bilities to our customers.” The EXPERTFOLD 165, installed in August 2021, of- fered a combination of speed and precision for packaging applications. “The fact that BOBST has UK-based engi- neers was a crucial factor in our decision-making process,” Orr said. “We are very happy to pay a small premium for the reassurance of having engineers close at hand, who know the machines inside out, especially when we are in the business of providing products to customers on very short lead times.”
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