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The Fayetteville Public School District, in Fayetteville, Arkansas, serves nearly 11,000 students a year at 16 learning locations. It’s recognized across the state as a leader in academic excellence and teaching innovation.

We recently spoke with Christine Wilken, who has been with the district for 26 years and in 2020 was asked to run their centralized print shop. She told us how the Formax Cut-True 16M has helped with her daily workflow.

The Challenge: Cutting Accuracy and Safety

Producing finished print products for so many locations is no small feat, especially as a one-person operation. Projects include business cards, key sign-out cards, flash cards for teachers, booklets, mailings and more. To complement their wide format printer, production color printer, inserter, and mail machine, they had an outdated tabletop Guillotine cutter.

Christine said when using her old cutter, it was difficult to get an accurate cut, so she’d have to print out an extra page to test the alignment before proceeding with each project. It also had a design that wasn’t as safe as it could be for the user.

The Solution: Cut-True 16M Guillotine Cutter

A colleague suggested the district look into a new cutter, and recommended Formax cutters specifically. They chose the Cut-True 16M, which has a hardened-steel Guillotine blade, a sturdy stand, LED cutting line, and a variety of safety features.

Christine said her favorite feature is the LED line, which shows exactly where the blade will cut, so no more printing extra pages to test for alignment. She also said she appreciates the front plexi safety shield which prevents the blade from moving until her hands are safely out of the way.

She told us the Cut-True 16M is more precise and allows her to complete projects in less time, and would absolutely recommend it to others looking for a safe, accurate cutter.

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]]> Case Study: Polymershapes Proves Cut-True 29H is Great for More Than Just Paper https://formax.com/case-study-polymershapes-cut-true-29h/ Wed, 18 Jan 2023 14:54:45 +0000 https://formax.boldbeta.com/case-study-polymershapes-proves-cut-true-29h-is-great-for-more-than-just-paper/ Polymershapes is a plastics distribution company with various locations worldwide, and has produced and marketed its share of specialty products during its 70+ years in business. We recently spoke with Matthew Brannen, General Manager of Polymershapes’ location in Maryland, who told us how the Cut-True 29H helped their production process during the pandemic. Tackling the Touchpoints In addition to producing face shields and plastic barriers for social distancing requirements, Polymershapes distributes a product called nanoDefense. This coated antibacterial film can...

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]]> Polymershapes is a plastics distribution company with various locations worldwide, and has produced and marketed its share of specialty products during its 70+ years in business.

We recently spoke with Matthew Brannen, General Manager of Polymershapes’ location in Maryland, who told us how the Cut-True 29H helped their production process during the pandemic.

Tackling the Touchpoints

In addition to producing face shields and plastic barriers for social distancing requirements, Polymershapes distributes a product called nanoDefense. This coated antibacterial film can be applied to a variety of touchpoints, from PIN pads to shopping cart handles and beyond.

With the incredible demand for such products in the past year, they needed a cutter that could precisely trim the product to customer specifications.

Brannen said the Formax Cut-True 29H was the ideal solution for this task. “It worked perfectly for the application, had a small footprint, and I was amazed by the accuracy,” he said.

Because they could stock standard 12″x18″ sheets and cut them to size in stacks of up to 100 sheets, they were able to maximize yield and reduce waste, while also limiting the number of SKUs, and increasing overall profitability.

Clean, Sharp and Compact

Brannen said some production facilities have larger format Guillotine cutters for high volume, large format stock, in wide open oily, dusty environments. He was looking for something closer to a clean room type cutter, and discovered that the Cut-True 29H was cleaner and had a small enough footprint that they could easily run it in one of their conference rooms.

The hardened steel cutting blade has also proven to be incredibly durable. Even cutting the Nanodefense sheets, which have an adhesive backing, the original blade is still sharp and accurate after more than 8 months of use. He said they simply clean it with isopropyl alcohol, as well as rotating and replacing the cutting sticks on a regular basis.

For nanoDefense and Beyond, the Cut-True 29H is Up to the Task

Brannen suggested that customers considering the Cut-True 29H could think beyond cutting just paper, and consider other thin-gauge products including a variety of plastic films. “Spread the word,” he said, “I think it’s excellent.”

 

Click here to see the Cut-True 29H in action at Polymershapes

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