Spinning dies turn a profit

Advantage: rotary dies

Converters are taking a serious look at rotary diecutting systems. They have to.

Time is money in the world of package printing, and presses can effectively print and die cut at speeds of 250 to 800 feet per minute, said Seth Albert, production manager of Action Rotary Die, Inc. (Addison, Ill.). However, Krieg Lee, vice president of operations at Atlas Die (Elkhart, Ind.), has seen rotary dies run as fast as 800 to 1,000 feet per minute.