Folding carton specialist Chesapeake has continued to expand its production base with an investment in a Lithrone GX 40—a machine which saw its world debut on the Komori stand at Drupa 2012.

“Having seen the press put through its paces during Komori’s demonstrations at the show, we were immediately impressed with the increased automation and environmental related improvements,” says Chesapeake director, Jon Drennan, adding: “The twin-camera inline quality inspection system as well as the spot measurement and automatic register functions of Komori’s new spectral density control will enable us to maintain even greater product consistency for our customers.”

The machine was installed direct from the Düsseldorf show into Chesapeake’s Leicester plant. Over the last two years the company has also seen the installation of six colour Komori Lithorone S40s at its Nottingham and Belfast sites. 

Serving mainly the pharmaceutical and healthcare markets, Chesapeake has efficiently exploited this market niche to also expand and upgrade its 40 sites across Europe, the USA and Asia.