Nigerian converter installs Edale flatbed die-cutter

Masterstroke Packages, a Nigeria-based packaging and label converter, has installed an Edale FDC-510 webfed flatbed die-cutter to sit alongside its five other Edale printing presses and converting machines.

Masterstroke started out as a dedicated carton package printing company in 1989, and since then has grown to be a leader in the field of packaging and security printing, employing over 300 people, working across two plants on a 24/7 production schedule. The company produces a range of applications over a wide variety of sectors including telephone recharge cards and scratch off vouchers, package printing and labels for beauty and cosmetics, and has a particularly strong presence in the food and beverage market.

The FDC-510 was retrofitted and runs inline with the company’s older Edale Sigma press for the production of short run folding carton applications.

The FDC-510 is ideal for short run folding cartons between 1,000-100,000 units and combines sheetfed flatbed die-cutting technology with a servo driven constant tension web transport system, creating an efficient single pass line.

The flatbed die-cutter boasts cutting tool changeover times of under 15 minutes, is claimed to reduce tooling costs by up to 90 percent when compared to solid rotary tooling, and is efficient as it comes in a 510mm width, runs at 10,000 units per hour and can nest products up to five across to ensure that material wastage is kept to a minimum. The machine can be retrofitted to an existing press or to an unwind stand for offline conversion.

Dotun Magbagbeola, owner of Masterstroke, said: ‘Our production facility operates 24 hours a day in an effort to meet customer demand and keep lead times down. We combine both state-of-the-art equipment, in the form of the Edale presses, alongside skilled personnel to ensure superior print quality to our customers. We have witnessed a change in the packaging needs in the country, and this is where we made the decision to purchase the Edale flatbed die-cutter as it seemed the perfect fit running in line with our Sigma press – we are thrilled with not only the quality of the products it has been producing, but also the efficiency.’

Pictured: The Edale FDC-510 webfed flatbed die-cutter

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