PaperWorks Adds Die-Cutter to Litho Press

Published: January 30, 2018

BALA CYNWYD, PA | PaperWorks Industries has invested $2 million in a new 40-in. sheet-fed Bobst die-cutter for its Greensboro, NC, facility. The investment is in addition to the recently announced $3 million capital expenditure for its new ten-station folding carton litho press at the same location. The company says the investment was driven by brand owner demands for shorter runs, but a larger number of SKUs. 

“The new state-of-the-art die-cutter, in tandem with our existing die-cutter, will enable us to accommodate the maximum output from the new folding carton litho press,” says Clint Rutledge, COO, PaperWorks. “Additionally, it will support an additional shift to keep up with growing production demands. Brand owners and private label packagers are constantly looking for ways to grab the consumer’s attention, and folding cartons play a key role in that. Our printing capability, coupled with the new die-cutter, will help us meet those objectives.”

The litho press, which the new die-cutter supports, is capable of many value-added enhancements in a single pass that traditionally take two- and three-passes to achieve. These include matte and metallic inks, specialty coatings and pigments—plus seven-color printing. The capability is driven by the press’ unique configuration, according to the company.

The press also can run extended color gamut (ECG) color reproduction, which means that in addition to the traditional cyan, magenta, yellow, and black found on traditional presses, orange, green, and violet have been added for a total of seven printing stations. ECG capability cost-effectively delivers higher-impact graphics by delivering expanded color capability in one pass.

This latest investment is in addition to the $60 million the company has spent over the past three years to upgrade its paperboard mills and folding carton converting plants.

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