American Carton Co. (CONT’D FROM PAGE 1 )
located next to an eight-color Komori GL40, also equipped with UV capabilities. The new press is running a diverse mix of business. “We can switch the business between the two presses with ease,” says Trent Tucker, ACC General Manager. “It’s very versatile,” Harris adds. “It’s not something that gave us new capabilities. There really wasn’t anything that we couldn’t run for customers that we now can. We needed to replace an older piece of equipment and this press is a workhorse for us. The gains in efficiency and run speeds has been a real game changer.” With speeds of 18,000 sheets per hour and faster setup times, American Carton Co. has seen about a 50 percent increase in throughput. “In some cases it’s up to 70 per- cent quicker,” Tucker says. With the newer technology and automation, ACC gained valuable time- and cost-saving features. “One of the things we did not have was the link between prepress and press. Getting the ink presets and the profiles for the printing units has helped reduce our waste tremendously. That’s where we’re getting a lot of time savings,” Tucker says. This feature is part of Komori’s Connected Automa- tion, which centrally connects production systems and machines, eliminating the need for human intervention. The integrated workflow from prepress to press reduces touchpoints and streamlines production on the GLX press.
The 51,000-square-foot facility operates two-shifts. There are 12 machine centers, including two Komori offset press- es, three Bobst diecutters and four Bobst folder-gluers. Additional lines include a Maxson sheeter, Heiber + Schro- der window patching machine and Lamina laminator. The company uses an Epicor ERP system.
Made For Cartons The newest press, operating since March, is a six-color Komori Lithrone GX40 (GLX640) with both conventional UV and UV LED. It replaced an older Komori press and is The new Komori Lithrone GX40 is located alongside an exist- ing eight-color Komori GL40.
CONTINUED ON PAGE 24
MEASURE MANUFACTURER’S GAP FROM THE BUNDLE WITH GAPCHEK
LEAD GAP
TRAIL GAP
GapChek™, the latest corrugated vision system from Valco Melton’s ClearVision division, moves the measurement point to the bundle so that the lead and trail gaps are measured on finished boxes. GapChek displays live measurements of each gap and per-bundle averages with statistical process control charts on-screen Users can look at per-job and per-box gap data and analyze historical trends for certain box designs or customers.
Adhesive Dispensing & Quality Inspection Systems World HQ: +1.513.874.6550 | ask@valcomelton.com For more information visit: www.valcomelton.com
22
www.boardconvertingnews.com
November 23, 2020
Made with FlippingBook Ebook Creator