Heidelberg Delivers First Dymatrix to Curtis Packaging

KENNESAW, Ga.—Curtis Packaging, Sandy Hook, Conn., has installed the first Heidelberg Dymatrix 142 CSB diecutter in the Western Hemisphere. The 60-ton diecutter was shipped from Heidelberg Postpress production in Mönchengladbach, Germany. From there, the diecutter was dismantled and packed in seaworthy crates, then shipped via freighter to the U.S. Upon its arrival in New York Harbor, the Dymatrix 142 was sent to Curtis Packaging, becoming the first piece of Heidelberg equipment the company has ever owned.

Senior Vice President of Manufacturing John Giusto—who flew to Mönchengladbach for a closer look at the diecutter prior to purchase—admits that he deliberately took a ‘show-me’ approach to the demo. “I’ve bought a lot of diecutters over the years,” he says. “I thought I’d seen it all.” While he was initially impressed by the sheer bulk of the machine and how solidly it was built, it was the performance that sold him. “When I saw the Dymatrix in action, it wasn’t just another concept anymore,” Giusto says. “This was a serious contender. The Dymatrix did everything I asked it to do and then some.”

Curtis operates the Dymatrix across two 10-hour shifts with one operator and one helper for each shift. “We diecut and do a lot of complicated embossing here at Curtis,” Giusto says. “While we haven’t used the Dymatrix to emboss yet, I have to believe, based on what I’ve seen already, that the Dymatrix will enable us to do it even better.”