Century Box Invests In Koenig & Bauer Rapida Press
different paperboard, Century looks forward to its new Rapida in using its unique capability of supporting these various substrates in an efficient and optimum manner.
Methuen, Massachusetts based Century Box, a provider of folding cartons for store brand food and consumer prod- ucts, announced they are investing in a new Koenig & Bau- er Rapida press. “Being a true packaging partner for our clients is the foremost responsibility for any folding carton manufactur- er including our firm,” says David Kagan, CEO of Century Box, who oversees the company along with his brother Mark Kagan, Chief Growth Officer. “We have garnered a best-in-class reputation since we were established in 1978 to offer our clients the full array of both domestic and internationally procured paperboard for their folding carton jobs. To continue as leaders in our market, our management team decided to pursue a new fully automated updated press last year and we are excit- ed to welcome our new Koenig & Bauer Rapida 145 sev- en-color large format this summer.” The new press, which will replace an existing Koenig & Bauer press, offers state-of-the-art upgrades both from a technology and manufacturing perspective. Top of the list is speed, quality, and automation. The new Rapida 145 will be significantly faster and will more than double Century’s large format manufacturing capacity. As client requests have grown to include a variety of
As for press automation, Century said its customers will appreciate its high-quality inspection systems, in which the press scans each and every sheet. This is especially important as Century has seen the proliferation of private label packaging. A single branded SKU that ran five to 10 years ago has now exploded into 20-30 SKUs in today’s marketplace. Century’s ability to manage and quickly produce jobs with proliferated SKUs has driven its growth over the past five years. From left, Mark Kagan, Chief Growth Officer; Al Kagan, the firm’s founder; and David Kagan, CEO.
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