05.13.15
Hammer Packaging has experienced solid results the last five years with two paper cutters from Colter & Peterson, which led the company to invest in a recently installed a third machine – a custom 75” Saber XXL.
The new unit joins two other Sabers, a similar size 75” and a 62” paper cutter, and all are equipped with the Microcut automated back gauge control system.
With a little more than a month of results, Larry Ockenden, finishing operations manager at Hammer Packaging, is happy with how well the new machine is performing. “We are impressed with the Sabers’ performance and the newest cutter is doing what we expected it to do,” says Ockenden, who has managed Hammer’s Label Finishing Department for 33 years. “We have less down time and the automatic knife change is a very nice feature.”
Originally known as the Genesee Valley Lithographic Company, Hammer Packaging was a regional supplier of labels for the fast growing agricultural industry in Western New York. Since then the company has evolved, moving into new markets while expanding its capabilities. Jim Hammer, President and CEO, is the fourth-generation to run the company.
Under his watch, the company has grown to over $100 million in sales and employs over 450 people.
Printed labels and package decoration are produced today on a high volume global scale for food and beverage, household products and horticulture customers. Printing over 20 billion labels a year, Ockenden says his team uses the Sabers to trim sheets produced on Hammer’s KBA large format 7- and 8-color roll-to-sheet presses.
“They cut labels from 1” x 7” up to 6” x 10”, and are solid, well-built machines,” adds Ockenden, in reference to the 58”-59” sheets printed on the KBA presses. “The double knife pull makes for a stronger machine; it distributes the pressure and cutting accuracy more evenly and moving material is much simpler. The air flow system makes it easier to take large sheets and move them around for cutting purposes.”
Saber cutters combined with Microcut memorize cutting sequences and position the back gauge blade for cuts within 1/64th of an inch, to automated, touch-button control.
“These machines have safety features built into them and make an operator’s job easier. It makes it safer to move heavy material around,” explains Ockenden. “We have known Colter & Peterson for many years, and they also provide service on two of the five Polar cutters we have. They have always been very responsive and help us with technical support over the telephone whenever we need it. The Sabers so far have responded very well and I’m looking for longevity from them.
The new unit joins two other Sabers, a similar size 75” and a 62” paper cutter, and all are equipped with the Microcut automated back gauge control system.
With a little more than a month of results, Larry Ockenden, finishing operations manager at Hammer Packaging, is happy with how well the new machine is performing. “We are impressed with the Sabers’ performance and the newest cutter is doing what we expected it to do,” says Ockenden, who has managed Hammer’s Label Finishing Department for 33 years. “We have less down time and the automatic knife change is a very nice feature.”
Originally known as the Genesee Valley Lithographic Company, Hammer Packaging was a regional supplier of labels for the fast growing agricultural industry in Western New York. Since then the company has evolved, moving into new markets while expanding its capabilities. Jim Hammer, President and CEO, is the fourth-generation to run the company.
Under his watch, the company has grown to over $100 million in sales and employs over 450 people.
Printed labels and package decoration are produced today on a high volume global scale for food and beverage, household products and horticulture customers. Printing over 20 billion labels a year, Ockenden says his team uses the Sabers to trim sheets produced on Hammer’s KBA large format 7- and 8-color roll-to-sheet presses.
“They cut labels from 1” x 7” up to 6” x 10”, and are solid, well-built machines,” adds Ockenden, in reference to the 58”-59” sheets printed on the KBA presses. “The double knife pull makes for a stronger machine; it distributes the pressure and cutting accuracy more evenly and moving material is much simpler. The air flow system makes it easier to take large sheets and move them around for cutting purposes.”
Saber cutters combined with Microcut memorize cutting sequences and position the back gauge blade for cuts within 1/64th of an inch, to automated, touch-button control.
“These machines have safety features built into them and make an operator’s job easier. It makes it safer to move heavy material around,” explains Ockenden. “We have known Colter & Peterson for many years, and they also provide service on two of the five Polar cutters we have. They have always been very responsive and help us with technical support over the telephone whenever we need it. The Sabers so far have responded very well and I’m looking for longevity from them.