Be Safe And Productive

Backgauge covers, safety light curtains, knife cycle safeties, time delays on the cut buttons, clamp pressure safeties, warning labels and operator instruction are all ways vendors say they are making paper cutting safer.

While safety is vital, the job still has to get done quickly and efficiently. Gould, of Challenge Machinery, notes that vendors are constantly looking for ways to automate the cutting process. This is especially important for smaller shops, he says, which may have less-experienced operators. With advances in automation on Challenge equipment, Gould jokes, "even the sales staff can use it."