Battlefield Press located in Burlington, Ontario, Canada has replaced a die-cutter from a different manufacturer with a new KBA-Iberica Optima 106 die-cutter. “Since we serve very high-end customers, it was very important to us to buy the best-made die cutter,” says Jerry Theoret, President of Battlefield. “For us, that meant it had to be European built.” The Optima 106 machine is capable of handling production of paper, cartonboard, plastic and corrugated boards up to 1.5mm, providing much needed flexibility to the firm’s varied jobs. It also offers top running speeds for faster productivity and efficiency.
“Although we’ve only had the die-cutter up and running jobs for less than a month, the early reviews from our team are that the machine is providing faster makereadies, runs much faster than our previous machine and the sheets are much easier to strip,” says Theoret. “We’re thrilled with its operator friendly innovations and ease of handling. It’s been an important addition to our post-press department allowing us to keep all of our jobs inhouse.”
Theoret adds that his company is looking forward to utilizing some of the special features on the KBA-Iberica machine, particularly, its grip edge removal and its die cutting of clear plastic substrates. Battlefield’s new Optima 106 is equipped with a grip edge removal system with pneumatic clamps that fixes the wooden templates for perfect and secure positioning and make-ready reduction time. With this system, effective removal of grip edge trim is achieved on each job. “A big part of our business is to produce very high quality work on diverse substrates, including clear plastic,” says Theoret. “We’re pleased that the Optima 106 features an anti-static kit for feeder head and table providing us with improved performance when die-cutting plastic materials.”
Left to right: Jerry Theoret, president and CEO of Battlefield; and Matt Theoret, Battlefield director of production; join Aleks Lajtman, Koenig & Bauer regional sales manager.
