The new guillotine is enabling the council’s print department - responsible for meeting internal requirements such as posters, leaflets, and importantly council tax bills and polling cards - to create further efficiencies in its finishing operation and meet tight turnaround times.
Says Roy Caney, manager of Swale Borough Council’s print room: “Total PFS was one of a number of companies who tendered for the supply of the new Ideal guillotine, and it stood out in the tendering process for a number of reasons. Not only were the staff at Total PFS a pleasure to work with, the company’s pricing of the Ideal guillotine was also highly competitive. This is very important to an organisation such as the Council, which is ultimately accountable to the public for its spending.
“What’s particularly impressive on this machine is the ‘Laser Beam Safety Curtain’ system which has replaced an old manual guard mechanism. With the new system, the laser beam is broken when anything gets close to being in harm’s way, prompting the machine to shut down.”
As well as the ‘Laser Beam Safety Curtain’ system, the Ideal guillotine boasts optical LED cutting line indicators, a foot pedal operated pre-clamping system with adjustable pressure of between 200kg and 2000kg, along with front and rear air tables. The machine benefits from an economical foot print, and has a depth of 1510mm, a width of 1305 mm and a height of 1335mm. Its HSS steel blade has a cutting length of 720mm and the machine has 40 different programmable settings.
