Crossmark Graphics Invests In Koenig & Bauer Die Cutter
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James Dobrzynski Sr., founder of Berlin, Wisconsin based Crossmark Graphics, has a favorite philosophy: “Bet- ter is possible, good is not enough.” Ensuring that each and every customer is treated with respect and held in high esteem has built the commercial printer into a pow- erhouse leader that draws repeat loyal customers to its 65,000-square-foot facility. During the past 18 months, as the firm’s sales force gained more work, it found it need- ed to add post press capacity in its bindery. Dobrzynski turned to Koenig & Bauer. In mid-2021, Koenig & Bauer de- livered two new pieces of post press bindery equipment: an Optima 106 die cutter and an Allpro 110 folder gluer. “Our press department led by our multiple Koenig & Bauer Rapida 106 machines was outputting so much vol- ume at breakneck speeds that the bindery was becoming a bottleneck,” explains Dobrzynski. “These two new piec- es of post press bindery equipment elevate our firm’s po-
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sition and deliver the much needed capacity for our cus- tomers. We’re operating each of them 18-24 hours per day, five to six days a week. They join our three cutters, three regular folders, and a saddle stitching system to bolster an essential department within our company.” Since its installation, the Koenig & Bauer Optima 106 flatbed die cutter has proven to be an industrial machine. It is not only rugged in its overall construction, but highly ef- ficient with its quick makeready features, and then, when in production, provides high running speeds. Dobrzynski says that initially it is already more than 15 percent pro- ductive than their previous machines. He knows this will further increase as his operators become more acclimated to its use. A recent job called for Crossmark to print one million 24 pt board sheets on its Koenig & Bauer Rapida press and then be die cut on the Koenig & Bauer Optima 106 and folded and glued on the Koenig & Bauer Allpro 110 for cus- tomer delivery. All went according to plan and the project was delivered on time as promised. At left, Jay Dobrzynski, Crossmark’s VP of Operations, with Tom Fitzgerald, Koenig & Bauer’s Director of Post-Press.
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