Abstract

In communicating with companies across the U.S., one asset/cost center that is often hard to estimate is cutting tables. This is due to a variety of reasons but includes: the speed differences across cutting and scoring tools, the material being cut (e.g., paperboard, corrugate, wood, metal), the intricacy of the designs, the shape of the designs, and the sizing of the designs. In this session, Celeste Calkins reports on research exploring how the size, shape, and intricacy/complexity of a design plays into the time necessary to complete the cut(s)through the testing of different designs and substrates.