The inline Braille system has proved a cost-effective solution for Falconer, for which the pharmaceutical market brings in 30% of the West Yorkshire company’s turnover.

Previously, Falconer produced Braille inscriptions in its die-cutting section but said that tooling costs were expensive using this method.

Bradbury said: "Braille is prerequisite for us, and we are confident that running Braille on the Diana X will be very cost-effective, particularly on small- to medium-runs."

The Braille unit is fitted immediately after the alignment station, ensuring that positioning is exact. The Diana X can produce up to 100,000 cartons an hour even with the Braille unit running and can emboss on any size carton with multiple lines of information using a punched etched plate.

Falconer is gearing up its finishing department to create Braille emboss in anticipation of incoming European legislation to meet the needs of the partially sighted in the folded carton market.

Bradbury added that the machine was undergoing testing with a quality assurance system from US supplier Leary to ensure that all Braille inscriptions exactly met the designs supplied by clients.

He said: "We continue to invest on an ongoing basis to maintain the quality of product and service to our customers and enhance the growth we have achieved over the past few years."

The Diana X operates on a double day shift and joins Falconer’s Speedmaster CD 74-6+LX press at its Elland plant. Falconer employs 37 staff and produces cartons for the healthcare, cosmetic and giftware markets.