02.07.20
Coral Graphics (Louisville, KY) has made a variety of investments at its 100,000-square-foot facility in order to supplement its portfolio with high-quality finishing solutions and, in 2019, invested approximately $2 million in new machines for the Louisville site, which serves the publishing, healthcare, packaging, and home entertainment markets.
In recent months, the Louisville team has bolstered its post-press department with a number of new machines including two ultra-modern Omega carton folder gluer machines with hot and cold glue application: an Omega Intro 110 and an Omega Allpro 110.
Additional investments have been made in a saddle stitcher, several folder units and stackers, two automated cutters, a collator and booklet maker, and new packaging machines.
“We now have more powerful and sophisticated machines than at any time in our history,” Coral’s GM Mike Murray said. “That makes us 20% faster and better because we have more control over the whole production process. Our customers benefit from that locally, and so does our entire network.”
Coral Graphics Louisville had been allocating finishing work to external service providers from a budget of about $10 million per year. With the new machines, these jobs can now be performed in-house.
The folder/gluers are producing straight line, double wall, crash lock and optional four- and six- corner with single finger servo fold for high-speed precision as well as inner partition, Z-fold, conical crash lock and CD boxes at a maximum belt speed of 400 m/ min for the Allpro and 300 m/min for the Intro.
Both Omega folder/gluers handle a wide range of substrates from carton board to corrugated, are extremely versatile and capable of producing the most complex range of carton styles. All Omega gluers are equipped with touch screen control panels and modems for diagnostic purposes that are designed for strength and reliability.
In recent months, the Louisville team has bolstered its post-press department with a number of new machines including two ultra-modern Omega carton folder gluer machines with hot and cold glue application: an Omega Intro 110 and an Omega Allpro 110.
Additional investments have been made in a saddle stitcher, several folder units and stackers, two automated cutters, a collator and booklet maker, and new packaging machines.
“We now have more powerful and sophisticated machines than at any time in our history,” Coral’s GM Mike Murray said. “That makes us 20% faster and better because we have more control over the whole production process. Our customers benefit from that locally, and so does our entire network.”
Coral Graphics Louisville had been allocating finishing work to external service providers from a budget of about $10 million per year. With the new machines, these jobs can now be performed in-house.
The folder/gluers are producing straight line, double wall, crash lock and optional four- and six- corner with single finger servo fold for high-speed precision as well as inner partition, Z-fold, conical crash lock and CD boxes at a maximum belt speed of 400 m/ min for the Allpro and 300 m/min for the Intro.
Both Omega folder/gluers handle a wide range of substrates from carton board to corrugated, are extremely versatile and capable of producing the most complex range of carton styles. All Omega gluers are equipped with touch screen control panels and modems for diagnostic purposes that are designed for strength and reliability.