Acme Corrugated Box Invests in Isowa Falcon Flexo Folder Gluer Hatboro, Pennsylvania based Acme Corrugated Box an- nounced its investment in an Isowa Falcon FP50 Flexo
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gated Box’s ninth piece of converting equipment, our second converter for standard-sized boxes, and a huge efficiency boost for our customers and our internal team,” says Ryan Stashko, Acme’s Manufacturing Services Supervisor Proj- ect Manager. Acme Corrugated Box began exploring the possibility of another mid-sized converter in 2021 amidst an 80,000- foot facility expansion and an uptick in customer orders. “We hit an impasse where the only way to keep up with existing orders and accommodate more orders moving forward was to scale up our production capability,” Stas- hko says. Acme traveled to three different box plants nationwide to observe converters in use — and ultimately landed on the Isowa Falcon FP50. Beyond its speed, efficiency, and precision, the Falcon’s SuperFlex Plus Inking System is ca- pable of printing four colors. “As our third converter with four-color printing, the Fal- con lets us take on more multi-color print orders and offers added backup in the event of machine downtime,” Stash- ko says. The Falcon is one of six Acme Corrugated Box convert- ers that offer flexo folder gluing in addition to die cutting. Its vacuum transfer system eliminates the need for a trans- port belt, which helps eliminate belt maintenance issues. The Falcon allows for job setup while other jobs are running. It can be opened and closed for easy access to mechanicals, simplifying and streamlining cleaning and maintenance. Under Isowa’s guidance, Acme Corrugated Box worked with Isowa to better understand the machine’s operations. “The collaboration among the three parties is greatly appreciated, and went a long way toward setting us up for success,” Stashko says. Acme Corrugated Box’s Falcon FP50 arrived at its Pennsylvania facility in May. On June 1, an Isowa engineer- ing team traveled to Acme Corrugated Box from Japan — where the Falcon was manufactured — to handle rigging and mechanical assembly, which took a week and a half. Acme Corrugated Box’s Falcon FP50 ran its first official box on June 21, and so far it is exceeding expectations.
THE HAIRE GROUP www.hairegroup.com
Haire Group is the premier provider of new machinery for the corrugated industry. From the Apstar line of flexo folder gluers and rotary die cutters, the Encore line of flexo folder gluers and rotary die cutters, and the Engico flexo folder glu- er, Haire is able to pair clients with the best machinery solu- tions for the best value to meet their needs. Haire Group's service department helps its customers maximize uptime and profitability through superior 24/7 service and support, a pre-install training center, and over a million dollars' worth of spare parts at their offices just outside of Chicago. Haire Group has been the industry's #1 pre-owned machinery bro- ker and plant equipment appraiser since 1976. HarperLove is the leading provider of specialty adhesives, performance additives, and wet-strength resins to corru- gated packaging manufacturers. With the largest and most experienced field service and technical support team posi- tioned throughout the U.S. and Latin America, HarperLove has a long-standing reputation for providing outstanding service and delivering demonstrable performance improve- ments. HarperLove’s renowned services include not only innovative product development and custom product for- mulation, but also machine and process assessments, ad- hesive formula adjustments, machine tuning, detailed ser- vice reporting, and more. HARPERLOVE www.HarperLove.com
KIWIPLAN www.kiwiplan.com
Kiwiplan - premier worldwide software provider of enter- prise-wide, fully automatic solutions specifically for the cor- rugating and packaging industries. Kiwiplan’s Total Solution delivers comprehensive, seamless real-time flow of infor- mation from sales order management to dynamic total plant scheduling and inventory control through shipping.
MAROTECH INC. www.marotech.com
Manufacturer of Marotape®, Marotape®Plus, Marotape® FPT and MaroString™; hot melt coated tapes and strings used for reinforcement and easy-open features for packaging. Ma- rotech also manufactures dispensing and tape placement equipments to optimize the productivity of applying hot melt coated tapes.
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