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line, auto bottom, and four- and six- corner. The Koenig & Bauer team worked closely with our team to customize the folder gluer so that it can produce unique, value-add- ed styles. These would typically require at least two pass- es but the Omega Allpro has reduced it to a single pass. The machine is very quick to make-ready and produces extremely high-quality results.” Ingersoll Paper Box (IPB) invested in a high-speed Koe- nig & Bauer Optima 106K die cutter to boost its production and efficiency. It complements its Koenig & Bauer Rapi- da 106 seven-color 41-inch fully-automated printing press, which gave IPB added capabilities, faster production speeds, and broadened its customer base. “When comparing the Koenig & Bauer 106K to the press it has replaced, we have achieved production run speed gains of 30-40 percent and a reduction of make ready times of 20-25 percent,” says Sarah Skinner, Inger- soll’s president. “Couple that with the ease of use and op- erator satisfaction, the Koenig & Bauer 106K has been a solid addition to our line-up.”
is expanding with the launch of the new CutPRO Q 106, a high-speed flatbed die-cutter, which is equipped with new and unique features that will yield greater productivity for our customers. Our popular folder gluers offer automated set-up and processes that allow them to be more operator friendly and intuitive for fast makeready and ease of use.” Ellis Paper Box was the first North American printer to install the Omega Allpro 90 folder gluer. Dave Ellis, its president, was attracted to the folder gluer because it could handle a wide range of substrates from carton- board to corrugated, is extremely versatile, and capable of producing the most complex range of carton styles, which minimizes makeready and maximizes productivity. “The Omega Allpro folder gluer plays a very important role within our organization,” says Ellis. “It gives us the flex- ibility to manufacture all styles of cartons including straight
Ingersoll produces billions of custom box- es of packaging for customers in such indus- tries as pharmaceutical, consumer goods and food packaging—all with a commitment to quality control and continuous improvement. It is always seeking to expand its capital in- vestments in newer and better equipment to ensure that it maintains its reputation as a trusted supplier of paperboard packaging. The Optima 106K flatbed die cutter supports that mandate. The Optima 106K provides In- gersoll with high quality, high productivity, easy handling, and fast preparation. This new- est generation of Koenig & Bauer blankers is equipped with new tooling technology to do sheeting in a fast and easy method. It is capa- ble of handling paper, cardboard, plastic and corrugated boards up to 1.5mm. Lithographic Industries, a privately-owned, third generation packaging printer located in Broadview, IL, chose to invest in its business by adding a Koenig & Bauer Optima 106 die cutter after thoroughly investigating what was competitively offered in the marketplace. “We depend on equipment that is oper- ating smoothly and efficiently with minimal downtime,” says Louis A. Ebert, president of Lithographic Industries. “The superior technol- ogy from the Koenig & Bauer Optima 106 die cutter has significantly increased our through- put and led to enhanced client satisfaction. Our die cutter has completely eliminated variability right from the start. It registers the sheet perfectly. Additionally, it has reduced waste and increased our productivity, which is important as the need for capacity has grown.” Visit koenig-bauer.com for more.
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