Footprint invests in ESKO Kongsberg iXE-10 digital die-less cutting table

The purchase follows the installation of the Duplo DC-645IFS and Duetto hybrid bookletmaker at the short-run specialist printer

The family-run, Sussex-based business has made the latest investment in response to a significant expansion in its trade finishing customer base, according to partner Matt Mitchell.  

He added: "As a printer, saying no to a job is a painful reality if you cannot finish the job. With this in mind, we previously outsourced a lot of die-cutting at a great cost.

"In recent years, we have seen an increase in demand for die-cutting, however run lengths have fallen dramatically. With the high cost and long turnaround times having complex die’s made, tradional die-cutting is just not a cost effective solution for us."

Mitchell said that since installing the new machine, work had "gone through the roof".