Texas-based Virtual Packaging has purchased a digital cutting and creasing machine from Israeli company Highcon Systems. The Highcon Beam machine has a speed of up to 5000 sheets per hour and was developed as a robust solution to the challenges facing folding carton converters and print service providers.
‘Our customers have been more than happy with the prototypes we have supplied them and many of them have wanted us to continue to first production,’ said Monty Patterson, CEO at Virtual Packaging. ‘To do that we realised that we needed to invest in digital technology. The Highcon Beam will allow us to produce the highly creative and distinctive prototypes and packaging required by our clients and to maintain rapid delivery without the time or costs involved in conventional die manufacture. We will also be installing a new digital press at our site making us the first all-digital B1 packaging site in North America.’
‘The vision of Virtual Packaging is inspiring,’ added Matt Bennett, vice president, sales for Highcon Americas. ‘They are proven trend-setters and their focus on client satisfaction in terms of packaging shelf appeal, quality and time to market makes them an ideal customer for the capabilities of the Highcon Beam.’
The cutting and creasing machine is designed to replace conventional die-making and set up processes with faster and less expensive digital technology, allowing improved speed to market, design flexibility and the ability to perform a wide range of applications in-house.
