Peabody, Massachusetts based Shawmut Communications Group has announced the installation of a new Koenig & Bauer Allpro 110 flexo folder gluer.
In its 70-plus years of operation, family-owned Shawmut has flourished in the commercial printing market and is now one of the leading best-in-class eco-friendly family-owned firms on the East Coast. But as all successful businesses do, its management team made a conscious effort to pursue opportunities in a new market – long-run/automated carton work – but understood that they would need to make a significant investment in order to make this vision a reality.
“After adding new sales representatives and analyzing our existing business, we knew we wanted a high powered and reliable folder gluer to carry us into the next phase of our company’s journey,” says Justin Peluso, Shawmut’s director of packaging. “Our goal was to secure a folder gluer capable of producing the most complex range of carton styles, minimizing make-ready and maximizing capability. Koenig & Bauer was truly invested in seeing us succeed in the folding carton arena.”
Moving from a smaller folder gluer, the team listed some of the high priority features and capabilities for a new system. Versatility was necessary. While the majority of its current work is straight line, Shawmut recognized that it needed to service its clients with the ability to produce auto-bottom, 4 & 6-corner cartons as well. Speed and room for growth were additional top priorities for this new investment. Not only would the new folder gluer need to perform in the short term, but allow Shawmut to produce a high volume of cartons in the future as well. The ejection system was also a must-have.
Shawmut’s management team selected the Allpro for a couple of different reasons: The quality of the machine and features; the close proximity of a Koenig & Bauer service technician; and the price point.
“We are in a much stronger position to compete with the major players in our area and it’s given us the ability to reach out to the Midwest for new business,” says Peluso.
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