Paper Cutters — Honing a Competitive Edge

According to Kuehl, what buyers are looking for in a cutter is safety, reliability, productivity/automation and flexibility—in that order. The safety features of Polar cutters include an electronic light curtain that stops the blade if it is penetrated, a covered backgauge and a 0.5 second time delay in applying the clamp pressure. Along with CompuCut programming, the productivity of the cutters is optimized by a backgauge speed of 30cm/sec., which provides the ability to produce three to four cuts per minute, Kuehl claims.