Converting

Finnish packaging and print equipment manufacturer Kama has launched what it claims is the world's first B3 die-cutter, the 6,000sph ProCut 53, at Drupa 2008.

ProCut 53 can cope with stocks up to 800gsm and cut, crease, perforate, kiss-cut, cold emboss and produce Braille. Options for hot stamping plastic and hot foiling are also under development.

Chief executive Marcus Tralau said the kit, which costs about €160,000 (£127,000), meets smaller printers' needs for flexible multipurpose machines.

Tralau highlighted its suitability for digital print, particularly short-run packaging. "For a run of 200 you wouldn't even start a Bobst or a Heidelberg," he said.

The firm is partnering with Xerox and Stora Enso – Xerox is selling the ProCut 53 as the Gallop. It is on Kama's stand D31 in Hall 3, while the Gallop is on Xerox's stand A78 in Hall 8b inline with an iGen3.