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plant. Even the transfer cars are automated. And the ac- tivity never stops. The company now has 150 Production
employees working three shifts. More Technology, More Speed
Acme’s expansion included the addition of a Global Box Machine K1-X Jumbo Flexo Folder Gluer. Delivery was one of the reasons Acme decided to try the new technol-
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ogy offered by the K1.The new equipment also offered in line die cutting which was an advantage over Acme’s old Jumbo machine. Since it was already adding new equipment to its ex- panded production floor, Acme chose to increase produc- tion speeds with the addition of an Isowa Falcon Flexo Folder Gluer, Isowa’s fastest converting line for mid-sized boxes. At speeds of up to 350 boxes per minute, the Fal- con allows for set ups while other jobs are running and it
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can be opened and closed for easy access to mechani- cals, which simplifies cleaning and maintenance. “We are excited about the Falcon,” says Bob Cohen. “We’ve never before purchased a machine with so much detail. It’s very impressive. One of the reasons we went with an Isowa is that we are sick of fully belted machines, which are hard to clean and expensive to maintain.” The Falcon’s SuperFlex Plus Inking System is capable
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