KW Doggett Fine Paper has installed the Australia's first Pemco SHM 1650 dual-rotary sheeter in an attempt to grow in the packaging industry.
KW Doggett purchased the machine through local distributor Graph-Pak, after inspecting the machine at Pemco’s headquarters in the US. The merchant installed the new machine at its factory in Melbourne.
KW Doggett managing director Simon Doggett told Proprint that the purchase followed the introduction of a range of ‘packaging-specific’ products.
Simon Doggett pointed to Paperlinx’s closure of its Burnie and Wesley Vale pulp mills as one of the factors in the decision to upgrade its sheeting capabilities.
“After the closure of the mills in Tasmania and the production of offset stocks being moved up to the Maryvale mill, there was a heavy reliance on distributors to take on a lot of in-house sheeting,” Doggett added.
Along with the purchase of the SHM 1650 sheeter, the paper merchant has also moved a sheeter from its Brisbane factory to Sydney to cope with the increased demand for custom sheeting services.
“This machine, by sheeting virtually everything from 45gsm newsprint to heavy coated bleach boards and composite boards, helps us offer a full spectrum to our client base,” Doggett said.
“It also doubles or even quadruples our throughput for some products, facilitates planning, and significantly lowers our converting costs while enhancing our already high quality standards.”