German converter installs fourth Bobst Mastercut

The company now has a total of four Bobst high-performance flatbed die-cutters for size six operations – each complete with Power Register – in its state-of-the-art facility, which the company moved into in 2007.

The further increase in capacity had become necessary due to the need to manufacture even more high-quality packaging for the highly competitive food industry market while ensuring maximum performance and availability.

The Mastercut 145 PER has a production speed of up to 9,500sph, making it the fastest die-cutter for size six operations available on the market, Bobst said. It can process formats up to 1,450 x 1,050mm from paper with a grammage of at least 80g/sq m, cardboard of up to 2,000g/sq m and corrugated board of up to 5mm.

Leopold Verpackungen director Reiner Leopold said: ‘With the most recently installed Mastercut 145 PER we process the majority of orders at speeds of between 8,500-9,000sph, in three-shift operation. In other words, we fully exploit its high production capacity. It was time for us to expand our capacity in this area, especially for high-volume orders from the food industry.

‘Further key factors that give us the flexibility we need for our everyday work are ease of use and fast changeover times between jobs. Especially in the area of high-volume packaging for the food industry, I see no alternative to this cutter.’