Intelligent Finishing Systems delivered the machine to the company’s Rotherham plant in August to replace a mid-1990s Wohlenberg guillotine.
The recent acquisitions of a five-colour Sakurai press and second-hand roll-to-sheet Edelmann machine have boosted Dace Print’s volume of work over the past few months and founder Nigel Dace brought in the faster guillotine to handle the high-quality finishing required for customers.
He said: "The type of work produced by the Sakurai is higher quality which requires more accurate cutting.
"All guillotines cut but we knew the Perfecta 92TS would be right. We do a lot of short-to-medium run work and it is easy to set up and run those jobs. Almost immediately we had a number of jobs stored on it and that makes repeat work easier and faster to complete."
Dace considered second-hand equipment for the upgrade but decided on a new machine to keep up with health and safety regulations, adding that he is particularly wary about dangers when it comes to operating guillotines.
IFS agreed to a reduced price for the Perfecta 92TS as Dace was a cash buyer. He wholly owns the company’s building and equipment due to funds gained from selling his previous business, Wright Printing Services, in April 2008.
Dace intended to retire after giving up his print company, but instead returned to the market in September 2010 with Dace Print, a specialist trade operation serving print managers and printers.
The company currently has 14 staff and turns over £1.5m annually.
He said: "I have always followed the ethos of maintaining high service levels and then doing work quicker than everyone else. Turnaround time is vital now – gone are the days of two-week lead times, customers want their work produced in a day."
"We hope to reach £2m turnover next year with small and steady growth. To me, turnover is vanity, profit is sanity."
