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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (SEPTEMBER 27, 2016)
New VersaTech2 "All in One" Digital Cutter Solutions
Wins SGIA Product of the Year Award for Finishing-Routers/Cutters
Milwaukee, WI/ Heybridge, Malden UK:MCTdigital and Blackman & White Ltd., leading print finishing solutions companies, are pleased to announce that the VersaTech2 "All in One" cutter developed through their International partnership, has won the 2016 SGIA Product of the Year Award for Finishing-Routers/Cutters.
According to Nikolai Mikkelsen, MCT's President and CTO, "We are extremely pleased that the SGIA Review Committee was able to see the distinct improvements for digital finishing and workflow presented by our new VersaTech2 "All in One" product line. The VersaTech2 is the only product line in the world that can be utilized with full conveyor automation including motorized roll unwinding or automatic board loading for all tools, whether laser, router, or tangential knives." Adds Alex White, Managing Director of Blackman & White, "In addition to the unique hardware capabilities, that includes a patent-pending dual conveyor capability, our continued full solution expansion for Grand Format Cutter Workflow now includes additional software for nesting and tiling at the design function as well as an easy to use parametric solution for Boxes and POP/POS displays, added to TigerVision's™ machine control and vision capabilities." The versatile VersaTech to boasts a strengthened beam and improved rack and pinion drive system allowing it to move at an impressive acceleration of 1.25g and speeds of 78 inches/second.
The VersaTech product line is a joint development between MCT and Blackman & White. VersaTech2 is manufactured in the United States at MCT's factory based in Milwaukee, WI and in the U.K. at Blackman & White's factory in Heybridge, Maldon, Essex outside London. Engineering and Software is jointly developed allowing a single solution to be sold and supported worldwide with both companies available to provide support.
About Blackman & White -UK-based Blackman & White (BW Cutters) designs and builds specialist cutting machines for businesses across the world. Established in 1964, we've been at the forefront of technology for more than 45 years. Our unique service includes software solutions with customer support - to ensure you get the most from your machinery. Our range of products which includes the custom Orion, Genesis and MasterCut as well as the standard VersaTech flatbed cutters - can help you cut anything (printed or not) from the softest fabric or leather rolled materials to rigid materials such as acrylic and high-strength Kevlar. At the same time, we'll help you work faster, more accurately and reduce waste.
About MCTdigital - MCT offers the industry's most innovative grand format digital flatbed cutting systems. MCT's founding team comes from Mikkelsen Graphic Engineering, who since 1999 pioneered the optical registration digital die cutting market with the development of the i-cut® software by using flatbed cutters to accurately "cut to previously printed" graphics. It's versatile "all in one" grand format finishing solutions are available from 1.6 m up to 3.2m wide in 3.2m to 9.6m lengths for laser/routing/knife cutting applications most with full automation. Today, with manufacturing in Milwaukee, WI, MCT is providing customer focused support through a higher technician to customer ratio than any other supplier and provides a support phone capability answered by qualified technical staff. MCT also owns and operates CutGuru - supporting 800+ customers nationwide with application know-how and cutting blades, router bits and cutting mats/conveyors.
For information about Blackman & White contact Susan Henderson atshenderson@bwcutters.comor +44 (0)1621 843404.
For more information on MCT, contact Steve Aranoff atsteve.aranoff@mctdigital.com or (928) 239-5513 or Lindsey Hynek at:lindsey.hynek@mctdigital.comor 920-973-5197, orcontact@mctdigital.com.
This press release has been sent to you by BRPR on behalf of Blackman & White. For more information email berni@brpr.co.uk or call 07970 509758.