JAPAN— Heidelberg  has reached an agreement with  to represent its range of Kawahara blank separator equipment in  Canada, United States and Mexico. The Kawahara blank separators complement the Heidelberg-Masterwork range of die cutters by offering automated solutions for separating ( stripping) die cut blanks from a printed sheet. The Kawahara blanking equipment will support  Easymatrix and Promatrix die cutter customers.  Kawahara  BMS-1100 features two blanking heads for two different shapes or for a nested layout. The makeready time is less than 15 minutes and up to 300 layouts can be stored for faster set-up of repeat jobs; its ergonomic design and compact footprint make the BMS-1100 an efficient, one man, converting cell. TXS and BMS machines are built to the standards of electrical and mechanical safety with CE/UL/CSA levels of compliance. All electrical components are tri-rated, and latest technology Omron parts are used throughout, which include PLC, HMI and servo drives. All machines have a remote diagnostic capability and are MIS-compatible.