Finishing - Diecutting

From dies to plates to jobs on press, there are several methods that package printers can use to improve changeover times.

Kocher+Beck USA has announced the Cobalt Series, a new line of magnetic cylinders incorporating an array of strong rare earth magnets to provide extremely high holding force for challenging applications.

RotoMetrics has announced the opening of its new rotary die refinishing center in Lombard, Illinois, near Chicago.

Kocher + Beck USA has dramatically expanded it’s EDM capabilities offered through its Solid Tooling Division in Atlanta.

Taylor Box Co., a third generation family business that has been in operation for 130 years, recently added a reconditioned 52” Lawson paper cutter from Colter & Peterson to its fleet of bindery department hardware.

The new Extreme rotary dies from Wilson Manufacturing let converters achieve unprecedented accuracy for multiple applications. The dies feature an exceptionally tight-tolerance blade height with no greater than .0001” variance.

Kocher+Beck USA has announced that effective immediately, all of the company's solid die products are now available with completely machine sharpened die profiles.

Prestar Packaging of Christiansburg, VA, has expanded its finishing capacity with the installation of a Kluge 14x22 EHD foil stamping, embossing and diecutting press that includes an adjustable impression feature that reduces make-ready time.

Despite how important dies, anvils, and cylinders are to a package printer, many fall short of maintenance requirements.

This week, Heidelberg is presenting several new solutions for folding carton production at the Packaging Days event at the company’s Wiesloch-Walldorf site. The event is aimed at folding carton producers that require optimum quality and reliability for short to medium runs.