Paper Cutters — Honing a Competitive Edge

The company is addressing the flexibility issue by offering material handling solutions, such as its System 6 product, he continues. The system pulls lifts in from the back of the machine and provides a buffer for the lifts so a priority job can be slid in by bypassing the buffer.

Success Isn't Automatic
Among those offering a more reserved assessment of CIP4's potential is Jeff Marr, vice president of sales at Colter & Peterson, Paterson, NJ. "CIP4 is nice in theory, but we are not seeing it put into practice," he reveals. "The standard still needs to be finalized."