Reel & Roll Handling


New sheeting line starts up at Metsä Board’s Äänekoski mill in Finland


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etsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has started a new paperboard sheeting line at its


Äänekoski mill in Finland. The investment was earlier announced in


a press release on 15 November 2018. The new line will increase the annual capacity of the sheeting plant by 35,000 tonnes to a total of 120,000 tonnes. The value of the investment was EUR 11 million. The new sheeting line will enable quicker deliveries to Metsä Board customers. In addition to the new sheet cutter,


the investment included additional automation to the existing sheet cutters,


as well as equipment for cutter reel handling and storage. The new sheeting line is located in the existing sheeting plant. Metsä Board Äänekoski mill produces


premium coated folding boxboard for demanding end-uses where lightweight and excellent printing properties bring benefits to the customers globally. MetsäBoard Pro FBB Bright folding boxboard is recommended for packaging of chocolate and confectionery, food, healthcare and beautycare and for graphic applications.


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Rotometrics installs first Versa-Cut anvils in UK for greater control


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otometrics, global manufacturer of rotary tooling, has introduced a new range of adjustable anvils


called Versa-Cut. Designed with dual adjustment to give


the press operator precise control of liner strike, Versa-Cut offers parallel and single- side adjustability to overcome the challenges associated with substrate inconsistencies, thinner liners, and uneven die wear. Neil Lilly, sales director of Rotometrics UK explains: “Versa-Cut’s stability comes from its fully hardened bearers and body, as well as its lower operating temperatures that minimise thermal expansion. And, unlike other adjustable anvils, Versa-Cut needs no external lubrication that might contaminate the web.” First in the UK to adopt the new anvils is


Aztec Label in Kidderminster, whose owner Colin Le Gresley has fitted one to each of his three Nilpeter presses and is already noticing an improvement in performance. “Versa-Cut gives us the ability to use the same tool on different substrates, which saves time and money, and will allow us to reuse our large and expensive tooling inventory.” Aztec has recently been striving to improve its production efficiencies and recently was at 99.5 per cent time taken for work planned across three-shift based machines for the entire month. “What it’s doing is allowing us to run much closer to our maximum efficiency point,” he adds. Aztec Label specifies all its Rotometrics


tooling to be suitable for PP as a general standard, unless it knows it will be


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processing more aggressive substrates. The adjustability of Versa-Cut provides maximum flexibility with a single tool and even permits adjustment while the press is running, which according to Le Gresley is one of its greatest assets: “The ability to run continuously on any job is always a bonus because it saves time and money and gives a more consistent product,” he says. Effectively, Versa-Cut takes one of the


variables out of the production process by coping with changes in the substrate. With his press operators giving Versa-Cut a big ‘thumbs- up’ for ease of use, Colin Le Gresley is well content with his latest investment.


Concluding for Rotometrics, Neil Lilly comments: “As one of our long-term customers, we are delighted that Aztec has been able to realise the benefits of Versa- Cut, which brings a new level of control to the die-cutting process.” Capable of working with flexible packaging and folding carton as well as label stocks, Versa-Cut offers precise adjustment over the full range from +/- 0.102mm, with parallel increments of 0.002mm. The single-side adjustment is infinite over a range of +/- 0.0381mm.


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