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more opportunities to invest in even more machinery. Smith again mentioned Haire Group and their relationship with Dong Fang and its innovative EDF material handling equipment off the Engico. “If you're going to remain competitive in our industry, you've got to be investing,” says Smith. “If you’re not in- vesting, it’s just a question of time before your competitor
die cutters but we definitely knew we wanted a world- class Jumbo. We found it in the Engico.” As one would expect with Rand-Whitney’s jumbo-sized undertaking in Boylston, the material handling WIP system is fully automated and boasts three autonomous trans-
is and some point you’re at a disadvantage. We’re very proud of what we’ve done here, what we’re continuing to do and we’re happy to have our competitors visit so they can see for themselves what’s possible. This plant is not only a show plant for Engico, but also for all the other ven- dors that helped us pull this together.” A BW Papersystems Twin Box Slitter conveys product to an EAM Mosca Max-Q.
An Alliance robotic load former off the MHIA Evol.
fer cars; after board comes off the corrugator – full-plan scheduling and interface is through Kiwiplan – there is no human contact with material until it arrives at the convert- ing lines, all of which are operated by two-person crews. With a sales force leveraging existing relationships with long-term customers, having the Engico has created more opportunities for new business, and with it, of course,
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