Paper Cutters — Honing a Competitive Edge

Challenge's top-of-the-line Champion 305 XT cutter features a variable-speed, pinpoint backgauge control and electronic clamp pressure control. It uses hydraulic cutting and clamping action to enable cutting lifts up to its 4˝ clamp opening.

Buyer interest at the recent PRINT 01 exhibition definitely reflected the trend toward systems, reports Perfecta-USA's Stow. "Sixty percent or more of our show leads were not just for a cutter, but a cutter with a jogger or maybe a jogger and a stack lift," he notes. "We saw a lot of interest in the combination of a jogger and stack lift with an integrated weigh scale on our 45˝ and bigger models. Recently we've also had some buyers of 36˝ machines adding stack lifts and joggers."