Benson is ‘model’ Bobst customer

Swiss packaging equipment manufacturer Bobst has presented UK packaging firm Benson Group with two scale models of its Expertcut 106 PER finishing line.
 
Full-sized Bobst Expertcut 106 PER machines were installed at Benson’s Bardon and Gateshead plants, both in the UK.
 
The investment in its finishing capabilities follows a continued increase in demand for Benson Group’s die-cut products. Benson said the Bobst Expertcut 106 PER delivers fully blanked and piled cartons with the in-built option of full sheet delivery. The new machines, along with the upgrade of two existing die cutters, provide additional die cutting capability and together have released latent print capacity at several of the Group’s plants.
 
Lee Appleby (pictured, centre), operations manager at Benson Group in Gateshead, said: ‘The benefits of having the Expertcut in our plant have been fantastic. It has increased our running speeds dramatically, to the point where we don’t need to man our die cutters at weekends anymore.’
 
David Midgley, operations manager at Benson Group in Bardon, said: ‘The Expertcut registers the cutting to the actual print on the board, instead of the sheet edge like many die cutters. It’s perfect for jobs where we have embossing, or a critical print design, and for converting high quality print or litho laminated board.’
 
Craig Moran (pictured, right), sales manager for Bobst in the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia, said: ‘The comments from Lee and David reflect the high performance and great quality that the Expertcut 106 PER delivers. It’s exactly the machine that carton makers need today and with their scale models they now have a talking point to explain to their customers how they are continuously improving end product quality.'

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