Bobst Reveals 2023 Innovation Award Winners
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Mex, Switzerland based Bobst has announced the win- ners of the annual Inventor Awards, given to innovators and their patents within the business that have pushed the boundaries of technology to enhance print and packaging workflows for customers. For 2023, Bobst has issued two awards for the first time. The main Inventor Award has been presented to Patrice Chatry and Maude Steiner, inventors of the Non-Stop with Automatic Swords Selection innovation, while a Special Jury Award has been presented to Rene Heinze, inventor of an intermediate dryer for rotary printing presses.
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“We believe in expanding the boundaries of convert- ing and printing efficiency, and each year we see Bobst engineers going above and beyond,” said Leonard Badet, Chief Technology Officer at Bobst. “Around the globe, our business is home to some of the industry’s most experienced and forward-thinking minds, making our customers production workflow more effec- tive. This year we are thrilled to award two inventions sup- porting our Automation and Sustainability pillars.” The Non-Stop with Automatic Swords Selection, creat- ed by Inventor Award winners Patrice Chatry and Maude Steiner, is a sheet pile supporting assembly. The device automatically selects which swords are used to temporari- ly sustain the pile of blanks in the separation station. With efficiency central to printing success, the key ad- vantage of this patent is that job-dependent blank sepa- ration structures can be avoided, meaning a replacement pallet of blanks can be swapped in without stopping the machine and disrupting productivity. The innovation offers packaging converters a valuable time saving of six minutes per job, creating valuable gains throughout the workflow. Presented with the Special Jury Award, Rene Heinze’s From left are Sigrid Wagner, René Heinze, Jean-Pascal Bobst, Maude Steiner, and Patrice Chatry.
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