Bobst recently delivered its 300th „Mastercut“ flatbed die-cutter. The system supplier for packaging and labelling manufacturers has been delivering the system for corrugated board processing since 2006. The „anniversary piece“ was sold to Avance Cartón, a Spanish manufacturer of corrugated cardboard sheets as well as folding boxes and packaging made of corrugated cardboard.
High production speeds, fewer stops and shorter set-up times are the main product advantages of the Mastercut flatbed die cutter, lifts Bobst emerged. Since its market launch, it has undergone continuous further development. It is available in two working widths of 1.7 and 2.1 metres. The larger working width enables higher productivity because more blanks can be processed per sheet.
According to Bobst, one of several unique functions is the Power register system. It precisely aligns each individual sheet before die-cutting and thus ensures a perfect print-punch register. Manufacturer of Folding boxes made from corrugated cardboard use this function, as do processors of laminated corrugated board.
Anello Meloro, Product Sales Director at Bobst, sees these and other product advantages as decisive for the Mastercut's good market position: „If you consider the rapid pace at which technology is changing today, the fact that the Mastercut is still an industry-leading die cutter even after twelve years says it all.“
Numerous Bobst processing lines in use
Avance Cartón uses several systems from Bobst. The packaging manufacturer belongs to Grupo Petit. It operates several production facilities that manufacture paper, corrugated cardboard, packaging and displays from corrugated cardboard. Bobst has installed several Masterline-processing lines were installed to produce all types of corrugated cardboard folding boxes. In addition to the Mastercut flatbed die-cutter, the production line also includes a feeder, Masterflex-HD printing units, a depanelling unit with automatic layer arrangement and a palletiser.
Grupo Petit, the parent company of Avance Cartón, has already purchased a total of seven Mastercut systems as well as many other Bobst systems. „Over the years, we have acquired many complete Masterline processing lines. The most important decision criteria have always been the same: productivity, size, reliability and end-to-end automation,“ says Grupo Petit Director Miguel Petit Vilaró about the long-standing relationship with Bobst.
