The UK’s largest paper sack manufacturer is located near York, in northeast England. East Riding Sacks Limited can trace its origins back to 1968 when it was founded as a manufacturer of potato sacks for local farmers. Continual investment in the company’s infrastructure has seen production capacity steadily increase. Today, East Riding Sacks Limited is the largest manufacturer of paper sacks in the UK and they are now further expanding their existing machinery by investing in a highly productive Allstein HYDRO. Particularly interesting for this customer are the fast job-changeovers through A CHANGE technology. “The HYDRO is an incredible press,” says Jürgen Bopzin, Technical Engineering Director of East Riding Sacks. “The press helps our company reach new levels of productivity. It’s like we bought a Ferrari – a machine built to be fast. Now we have to learn to push it to the limit,” Bopzin adds. Steady investments and a continuous growth strategy are what make East Riding Sacks stand out. “As a pioneer in the paper sack business we have always invested in technology that will enable us to remain at the forefront of development and deliver sustainable production to our customers.” emphasizes Robert Mabbett, Managing Director of East Riding Sacks. The addition of a brand new eight-colour HYDRO now opens the door to new possibilities in terms of quantities and flexibility. The particularly short set-up times are made possible by our register and impression system A RUN. Building on this, the A CHANGE technology then offers the possibility of setting up the press using spare print units at full production speed: Prepare the following job while the current one is being printed. This is how impressive job changeover times are achieved.
