kochibased five star offset has entered the packaging space by acquiring bobst&rsquos novacut 106e diecutter and visionfold 80 folder gluer. the acquisition was officially announced during print miracle 2014 in kochi.novacut 106 e is a diecutting machine to convert materials like paper, cartonboard, corrugated board and semirigid plastic. the novacut has autoplaten technology which helps in quicker setups, better product quality, and fewer stops in production. novacut 106 e reaches the speed of up to 8,000 sheets per hour and has been installed at companies like parksons packaging in chakan and rudrapur and sai packaging in bangalore.the visionfold 80 folder gluer is one of the most flexible machines available, letting you fold and glue more than 3,000 different box styles, from small pharmaceutical cartons to large cereal boxes. it adapt at folding and gluing carton board and corrugated boxes as it can handle substrates up to 600gsm.started in 1991 to cater to the marketing and communication industry in kochi, over the last 20 years five star has established itself as a key player in kochi&rsquos commercial print market with the heidelberg suprasetter system with a prinect, two fourcolour printing presses a printmaster and a cd102 plus a polarstahl folding machine. 
