Sree Lakshmi Printing and Packaging has invested in a X24 cutting table from Kongsberg PCS to meet growing demand for short-run packaging and sample-making.
Located in Hosur, an industrial city located in the Krishnagiri district in the Tamil Nadu state of India, Sree Lakshmi Printing and Packaging is a manufacturer and supplier of corrugated rolls and packaging boxes. It produces fibreboard, heavy duty and paper corrugated boxes, customised corrugated boxes, as well as corrugated rolls.
N Padmanabhan, managing director of the packaging company, noted that competition has increased in the corrugated packaging market, with customers have been focusing more on customisation and personalised packaging. ‘The customisation and personalisation trend has really driven the demand for short-run and sample-making, which is vital for us as it allows us to visualise and approve customised designs before bulk production,’ he said.
‘We wanted to add to our facility with a machine that would address our current sample-making and short-run production needs, producing accurate die-like finished samples for all types of corrugated boards from micro flute to 3A flute, and which additionally could finish our folding carton boards. It was also important to us that the new machine would be reliable and upgradable to meet our future needs, which is why we have invested in the Kongsberg X24.’
Rafiq Shaikh, Kongsberg PCS sales and service leader, said that with the X24 in their set-up, Mr Padmanabhan and his team can easily upgrade tooling options to meet growing and changing business needs. ‘The versatility of the X range means that tools can be added specifically to work with new materials, new applications, or deliver more capacity so that a business can add volume and enter new market segments. Sree Lakshmi has already invested in the PowerHead tool, which helps induce 50kg downforce to crease anything from micro flute to 3A flute boards.
‘The 150mm crease wheel ensures flawless creasing, producing die-like finish samples and helping deliver faster turnaround and approval, and the multipurpose high frequency knife tool can handle even recycled heavy-duty corrugated boards.’
