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The NEW BaumannWohlenberg BASA 3 automatic jogging and handling system completely automates the cutting process – resulting in higher productivity, higher efficiency savings, and the re-utilisation of skilled workers to more profitable jobs

Route 1 Print have automated almost half of their cutting production by installing a BaumannWohlenberg BASA 3 automatic jogging and handling system. Purchased from Friedheim international, the £320,000 investment connects 3 high speed cutters together to completely automate the cutting process.

 

After looking at competing manufacturers the BaumannWohlenberg system won out due to it’s format size and the large variety of materials it could automatically process. The BASA 3 jogging and handling system is perfect for the high production runs and large format work that Route 1 Print excels at. The system offers touch screen simplicity, as well as both in-line and off-line solutions. The machine can handle all types of papers (upwards 60gsm), several types of label papers, cardboard (up to 300 gsm), foils, certain types of plastics, and perforated and embossed paper and cardboard.  The BASA also includes a carton inserter, de-stacking unit and a counting device so that a myriad of different printed products can be processed automatically and sorted accordingly.

Route 1 Print managing director, Adam Carnell said “before the BASA 3 we were running everything manually. It’s a lot of work for our staff to be handling, especially the sheer volume we were processing. Now everything is running on automatic. There was a period of having to get used to a machine moving the way it did, but now that it’s been running for a few weeks the volume of work it can processes is amazing”

“It’s a lot of work for our staff to be handling, especially the sheer volume we were processing. Now everything is running on automatic.” Adam Carnell, Managing Director

“We’ve worked with Friedheim for years now and have great faith in their support system. With such an automated machine it’s very important to have professionals dealing with the maintenance and we couldn’t be happier with Friedheim in this regard. We know that we’re being looked after and that any issue is treated with the importance it deserves.”

 

 

 

 

The 350-staffed trade printer was founded in 2012 as part of the Bluetree Group and now has a £32m turnover. Route 1 Print is now one of the largest trade printers in the UK and have been honoured to win the UK Business of the Year award for businesses. But not only in print, Route 1 Print are one of the UK’s fastest growing business and have been named as a Virgin Fast track 100 company. One of the top 100 companies in the UK with the fastest growing sales revenue in the last three years.

They have a huge range of products on offer ranging from all print products from booklets to wide format print, from signage to large scale flags. With the move towards digital with the purchase of their second Screen Truepress Jet 520HD, an endorsement of the quality produced by the first machine which went live in May with the second press that went live in August. They have recently signed on to become the recipient of the UK’s first Landa S10P using revolutionary nanographic printing technology.

With a goal to add value to their customer’s businesses through straight-talking and stress-free service, Route 1 Print are known for their support and fast turnaround times.  An ongoing trend for the company is a focus on their staff. The BASA is the latest in an extensive line of purchases to make the jobs of the work force easier.

Carnell finishes with “the investment in people has been equally vital and that a people focused culture remains one of the most important aspects of the business.” Set up in a 100,000 square foot factory, Route 1 Print is going from strength to strength with all their presses GMG colour-managed making sure that their production processes are all ISO certified.

Howard Cherry, Sales Specialist – “with our technicians working closely with those from Baumann and alongside the team from Bluetree we did some thorough ground work before the machine turned up, making the installation run seamlessly. It’s a very important installation for both ourselves and Baumann and having remote access to the installation, it gave the safety net that a company like Bluetree have come to expect from such an investment. Working with them has been a real pleasure, but the real pleasure is watching the BASA in operation, as it’s a thing of beauty.”

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