Acme Corrugated Box Invests in GBM K1-X Jumbo Flexo Converter Hatboro, Pennsylvania based Acme Corrugated Box an- nounced an investment in Global Boxmachine’s K1-X Jum- bo Flexo Converter after reviewing jumbo converter op- tions worldwide over the past five years. On the forefront of industry standards, the K1-X offers heavy-duty electronic and OEM components capable of running 4,800 sheets per hour. Its standardized fully-auto- mated system has cut Acme Corrugated Box project setup time by 75 percent. K1-X’s other differentiator was its printing and die cut- ting capabilities as compared to its Serenco jumbo con- verter, an addition from the early 2000s. “The Serenco had one printer and no ability to die cut. The K1-X offers die cutting capabilities and two printers – another win for efficiency and end results for clients,” said Ryan Stashko, Manufacturing Services Supervisor Project Manager at Acme Corrugated Box. Acme Corrugated Box’s decision to go with the K1-X was also based on turn-around. Its distributor, Illinois-based Global Boxmachine, LLC – one of the leading distributors of corrugated box mak- ing and converting equipment – could deliver the K1-X to Acme Corrugated Box in less than a year, much sooner than the two-year lead times offered by most others. The K1-X arrived at Acme Corrugated Box’s recently expanded Pennsylvania facility in late February. In early March, the Serenco was decommissioned. “Whenever we decommission longstanding equip- ment, we keep a few samples from its last order run,” Stas- hko says. “The Serenco was no exception. We’ll frame and display them alongside the others.” Removal of the Serenco took about a week. K1-X’s in- stallation on the same spot on the plant floor followed over the next three weeks. During this timeframe, Acme Cor- rugated Box partnered with other box suppliers to assist. “One of our goals, which we accomplished, was to keep the window of time between jumbos as short as pos- sible. Thanks to our partners, we minimized disruption to our customers,” Stashko said. The new K1-X Jumbo Flexo Converter is now complete- ly assembled – and has a nickname. “We’re only a few months from introducing another new piece of equipment – a converter for traditionally-sized boxes, called the Falcon,” Stashko says. “Our team decided to stick with the aviary theme and call the K1-X the Osprey. Ospreys, after all, are the larger of the two birds and the K1-X produces the largest boxes.” The K1-X “Osprey” is the eighth piece of converting equipment in Acme Corrugated Box’s 320,000 square foot facility. The Falcon, joining this fall to accommodate growing order volume, will be the ninth. For more information, visit acmebox.com .
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