BOBST to supply its MASTERFOLD 170 at Cartonajes Santorromán’s

June 13, 2019 Off By Sebastian Reisig

The relationship between Cartonajes Santorromán and BOBST goes back more than 50 years, when they installed the first BOBST flatbed die-cutter.

Since then, many BOBST machines have been installed. These include five flatbed die-cutters – SPO 1575, SPO 160 VISION, two SPO 160 A MATICs and MASTERCUT 1.7 – one PACIFIC folder-gluer, a MASTERFLEX 203 A MATIC flexo post-printing press and two Digital Inspection Tables, which were the first to reach Spain. In addition, a MASTERFOLD 170 will shortly be installed.

Jesús Pérez, Technical Manager at Cartonajes Santorromán, explains that “the company’s philosophy is to constantly invest in infrastructure and technology for the manufacturing of corrugated board, as well as in any product that can be made using this material. We therefore have four plants in Calahorra, two for production and the other two for services. The total area is over 60,000 m2 and the manufacturing capacity is over 50,000,000 m2 of corrugated board per year, mainly destined for food and drinks packaging. Leopoldo Santorromán, the Manager of Cartonajes Santorromán and current president of the AFCO association, ensures that the philosophy of the four-generation family dynasty with a history of over 100 years is carried on to the next generation.”

This philosophy also favors customer service, which even prevails over production, as it is one of the few companies in the country that can offer services from one day to the next. To be able to do that, Mr. Pérez explains that they are technologically prepared to have 25% manufacturing capacity available to cover this type of order. The inclusion of the new MASTERFOLD 170 responds precisely to the need for more capacity.

“Our aim is to satisfy our customers, so we order the rolls, paper qualities and everything the customer requests. If the machine has to be stopped, so be it, and if waste has to be increased, that too. Our advantage is that we have the necessary means to optimize this different way of working and specialization in service is our strong point,” explains Pérez.