Board Converting News, January 29, 2024

Koenig & Bauer Highlights (CONT’D FROM PAGE 1)

Cepac’s investment in a Koenig & Bauer Celmacch ChromaCUT X Pro was the first of its kind at any corru- gated packaging plant in the UK (Celmacch Group is the Italian manufacturer of high-board line flexo presses and rotary die cutters for the corrugated industry with whom Koenig & Bauer formed a partnership in 2022).

The goal of the tour was to introduce the box makers – and potential purchasers of Koenig & Bauer machinery – to facilities demonstrating both extremely short change- overs and ultra-high graphic printing. Since transporting machinery to this continent for a trade show was imprac- tical and cost prohibitive, the most prudent and effective course of action was the tour. “We decided to host top converters to see the new equipment in action” said Renschler. “They will be able to see the equipment as it is operating and converting board in a live production environment, where they can watch the fast set ups and changeovers, see the precisely print- ed boxes come off the machine, and talk with the opera- tors and supervisors themselves.” Day One, (Tuesday) of the five-day discovery sojourn began in Manchester, England, where the U.S. based group convened for “provisions,” rest and a briefing pri- or to a visit to Cepac Group’s Rawcliffe facility on Day 2 (Wednesday). With more than 500 employees at five sites across northern England, Cepac Group is the largest man- ufacturer of paper packaging in the UK, producing a broad range of specialty packaging and paper-based products. For more than two decades, the company has been at the leading edge of design and innovation for the food and drink, consumer, industrial packaging, e-commerce, and POS and display segments.

The ChromaCUT X Pro is a high board line rotary die cutter with presettable print units and presettable die cut section. It also comes with the Koenig & Bauer Top Vac- CONTINUED ON PAGE 26 Cepac Group’s investment in a Koenig & Bauer Celmacch ChromaCUT X Pro was the first of its kind at any corrugated packaging plant in the UK.

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