MarquipWardUnited’s low priced kit for better sheeting

According to the company, it’s a sheeter that “incorporates MarquipWardUnited’s technical features but delivered at a price that competes with machinery manufactured in Asia”.

MarquipWardUnited has been manufacturing high-speed equipment—including sheeters, splicers, slitter/scorers, direct drive knives, rotary die-cutters and flexo folder gluers—for the folded carton, corrugated box and paper converting industries worldwide. For sheeting applications, the company is represented by New Delhi-based Provin Technos in India.

According to Vinay Kaushal, director at Provin Technos, this sheeter is built with components sourced from first-class American or European suppliers and has a build quality normally found on more expensive sheeters. “Best of all, the eCon is built entirely in Phillips Wisconsin, USA.”

The new eCon will be available in two configurations offering formal features required for high-quality sheeting and is equipped with MarquipWardUnited  knife technology with features such as, on machine knife grinding, low power consumption, and 1000gsm cutting head capacity. The eCon operates at a maximum speed of 300m/min and a width of 1650mm (65”).

With modern offset presses achieving ever higher running speeds and short setup times, the quality of sheets delivered to the press is more critical than ever. “Sheets with curl, dusty edges, poor squareness or accuracy will restrict the potential of the press to a point where the cost of a quality sheeter is almost insignificant compared to money lost through poor press production and waste,” said Kaushal.

He added, “When a sheeter is installed in a commercial printing or folding carton plant, it quickly becomes the most critical uptime center. In basic terms, if the sheeter stops, the whole plant soon follows.”