Nene Packaging takes Zünd S3 cutter

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Nene Packaging has installed a Zünd S3 digital cutting table at its Northampton factory, enabling it to produce packaging and display samples for customers of all sizes.

As an approved supplier for Tesco and producer of point of sale and floor displays for other large supermarket and retail names, Nene Packaging accommodates customers with large budgets, but its ageing CAD tables and screenprinting equipment meant small businesses were being priced out.

‘Our two CAD tables were antiquated, slow and limited to cutting out plain cardboard,’ explained owner,Rob Lugmayer. ‘To produce low volume runs our customers needed to spend £100 to £200 on tooling costs, which made it impossible for smaller businesses.

‘Furthermore we have experienced significant customer demand for digitally printed, full sized mock ups. We needed an upgrade to drive forward the marketplace.’

In March 2016, Zünd UK distributor CMYUK supplied an ex-display Zünd S3 to replace one of the CAD tables, alongside a new EFI Vutek wide format printer, which alleviates prohibitive tooling costs as well as speeding up the sample making process and enabling short production runs.

‘We had heard good things about Zünd and CMYUK so went to the supplier when the time was right to upgrade to a digital table,’ said Rob. ‘CMYUK was able to offer a very good deal on the Zünd and printer together because they work so well hand in hand.’

He added that the Nene Packaging team went to Zünd UK's dedicated demonstration suite in St Albans to see the Zünd S3 in action. ‘Our designers were really impressed; it will benefit them no end and allow them to do things they couldn't do before,’ he said. ‘It is more than a sample table, it is a sophisticated production machine and design table, giving additional skill sets to members of staff in the Nene Packaging factory.’