Highcon announced the launch of the latest in
the Highcon Euclid series, the Highcon Euclid IIIC. This latest machine extends
the range of the 3rd generation Highcon Euclid cutting and creasing machines
into the world of corrugated and fluted substrates from 1 mm up to 3mm/
40-120pt.
The Highcon Euclid machine has been working with
corrugated board at LxBxH in Switzerland since the end of 2015 and is now being
made commercially available in the market.
According to Silvano Gauch, President of LxBxH “We
have been using the Highcon digital cutting and creasing technology to produce
high quality short run packaging on demand for our customers. The ability to
produce small to medium size batches just-in-time with low entry cost, allows
our customers to order what they actually want”
Aviv Ratzman, Highcon CEO and Co-founder, added:
”We realized the potential of the corrugated market in B1 and B2 (42" and
28”) formats and have been encouraged by the success that LxBxH have had in
this market. Box Compression Tests that have been performed by comparing the
digitally produced boxes with conventional ones have proven that boxes produced
with the same substrate on the Euclid are stronger than those produced on
conventional machines. This creates an opportunity to attain the same strength
with reduced material usage and as a result, reduced costs. The potential of
adding lamination and high quality print to the flutes also opens up a world of
packaging that is both visually and structurally effective.”
The integration between the digital cutting and
creasing and online ordering dovetails into the trend in the industry towards
optimizing packaging size to reduce overpackaging and shipping costs.
The Highcon Euclid IIIC not only saves on the
production and storage of die cutting forms but also adds the flexibility of
digital technology which enables JIT production, short runs, customized
perforations with cleaner edges and easier opening, and variable data etching
for customization or personalization down to the level of serial numbers. The
Euclid IIIC will handle single wall, laminated, N F G E and B-flute from 1mm to
3mm/ 40-120 points.
Packaging converters interested in seeing the
machine at work are invited to attend a Highcon VIP event to be held at LxBxH
on April 16th, 2018.
