Baumann guillotine gains “competitive edge”
Paper converter Grantham Manufacturing (GML UK) has praised the impact of its new guillotine.
Thursday, 11 Aug 2022 11:03 GMT
GML UK chose the Baumann Perfecta 132 guillotine out a shortlist of three manufacturers due to its build quality
The company purchased a new Baumann Perfecta 132 guillotine from Friedheim International and took delivery of the device in May 2022.
Replacing a guillotine that had been installed in 2015, the Baumann caught the company’s eye during a live demonstration at the Baumann factory via a video link.
GML UK invested in the previous guillotine after a fire destroyed its manufacturing base and it was forced to invest in replacement machinery. This kit worked well until recently where it began to become unreliable and vulnerable due to parts shortages.
Martin Howitt, managing director of GML UK explains how the company had a shortlist of three manufacturers with each suiting the ideal cutting width of 132cm. However, it was the build quality of the Baumann that Howitt says made it a clear winner.
“Our existing guillotine remains a functioning, albeit fallback, machine, but the Baumann is taking the full load of our production,” Howitt explains.
“Its ease of use and programmable features have already brought smiles to the operators, and happy operators are good for production, and this is having a tangible impact on our production output.”
As well as the build quality, Howitt says it was the Baumann’s reliability, speed of operation, and accuracy of dimensions of sheets and efficiency of use yields cost savings which gave it the competitive edge.
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