Finishing & Screen Printing
POLAR Cutter Scores Productivity Points for Hadley Printing
Thursday 05. February 2009 - For many years, Hadley Printing in Holyoke, Mass. relied on two older-model POLAR cutters to handle all of its cutting needs.
As the mid-size shop has grown, so has its need for a more advanced, larger cutting machine that can handle complex cutting jobs over two shifts. Company President Chris DesRosiers recently decided to augment his cutting capability with a new POLAR 137XT cutter from Heidelberg. “The POLAR has been running for less than two months, and I can already tell that it is an excellent fit for our shop,” DesRosiers said. “It certainly is a step up in capability for us, and we have already increased our productivity with the ability to turn 40-inch sheets inside the cutting area.” The high-speed POLAR 137 XT is JDF-compatible, a feature that DesRosiers is excited to take advantage of in the near future. The cutter is also fully programmable with a variety of cutting options, and can be used for cutting paper, paperboard, cardboard and plastic foils at speeds of up to 45 cycles per minute. Hadley Printings 30 employees serve a variety of customers in the greater New England area, producing high-quality general commercial materials. The company has been in production for more than 100 years.