Danish corrugated packaging manufacturer Boxen Emballage has invested in an Elitron Kombo TAV automatic digital cutting system to increase production flexibility, reduce reliance on traditional cutting dies and support growing demand for short-run, customised packaging. The latest addition is the Elitron Kombo TAV digital cutting line, installed in January 2026.
While digital printing improved production flexibility by removing the need for printing plates and reducing set-up waste, conventional die-cutting remained a constraint for shorter production runs.
“Every order is a completely new project, with quantities ranging from a few dozen to several hundred pieces, always of different shapes and sizes,” said Rune Jørgensen, CEO, Boxen. “I simply did the maths and concluded that orders from a single customer were enough to pay for the purchase of an automatic cutting line.”
After evaluating several suppliers and visiting an existing installation in Denmark, Boxen selected the Elitron Kombo TAV digital cutting system. The Kombo TAV enables Boxen to produce small production runs without manufacturing traditional cutting dies, reducing lead times, tooling costs and increasing production flexibility.
“We’re winning more on-demand jobs where we replace traditional die-cutting with the Kombo TAV, eliminating the cost of the physical die,” Jørgensen said. “Now we can easily serve customers who order just a few dozen pieces, as well as companies that require hundreds of boxes without wanting to bear the cost of a die.”
“While the machine is running, the operator can focus on other tasks,” Jørgensen said. “We can say that the Kombo TAV operates virtually unattended, and in the future we plan to run it overnight as well. The system has delivered consistent reliability and operational continuity since installation. The Kombo TAV runs for many hours without issues or jams. Since we installed it, it has never had any downtime.”
