The Edale FDC-510
Manufacturers of pharmaceutical, healthcare, personal care and FMCG cartons, Reelvison has just installed its second Edale flatbed die-cutter FDC 510 to run in line with its existing machinery.
Based in Lancashire, Reelvision purchased its first Edale FL-5 Carton press in 2007. A few years on and its growth within the industry resulted in the installation of a second FL-5 this time with an FDC included. It will be using this specific machine to print high quality cartons, which often include embossing, Braille and die-cutting in a single pass.
Sales director, Deborah Greenwood, commented, ‘The second FDC offered a slightly larger die-cutting platform, this helped us expand our offering to customers to include the shelf-ready packaging that complimented the primary packs. Every other feature was the same spec as the first machine and this gave us the flexibility to plan on both presses. This press has doubled our capability and given us the spare capacity needed to offer industry breaking lead times.’
The FDC enables cost-effective, short run folding carton production. With a maximum speed of 10,000 impressions per hour, the ability to nest products up to five across and reconfigure the machine for a wide range of carton sizes and forms without specialist tooling ensures that downtime and substrate wastage is kept to a minimum.
Ms Greenwood said, ‘As we now continue to grow, we are working closely with the team at Edale to ensure we keep ahead of the growth curve and investment in future capacity is high on the priority list.’
Edale’s managing director, James Boughton, commented, ‘Performance is core to Edale and with our focus on designing and engineering new and improved products to suit customer requirements, we look forward to continuing our longstanding relationship
