Since its inception 14 years
ago to provide the Sydney market with a
range of trade services including hot roll laminating, celloglazing,
encapsulating, ID cards and UV varnish, Rotoflex Coatings' guarantee to
its customers has always been "quality finished product on time".
"However, with margins in free fall and staffing levels unable to cope
with erratic work flow demands, a decision had to be made as to how to
maintain the renowned service on which our business ethic was based,"
said proprietor Bob Minto.
Maintenance had become a major issue, with no local agent for its
previous equipment. A new laminator was seen to be a major part of the
answer, and on further investigation Bob found that the Autobond TP H76
distributed in Australia by Graph Pak fulfilled his requirements for a
quality laminator that allows the company to handle short runs
effectively with fast makereadies and low wastage.
As one of Autobond's Mini series, the TP H76 thermal laminator can
handle matt or gloss film and product sizes from A4 to A1, while the
perfecting option allows sheets to be laminated both sides in one pass.
The high speed Heidelberg feeder allows 60 mpm production speeds.
Other features include Siemens electronics and a touch screen control
panel, with remote diagnostics facilities, PLC and inverter drives, a
digital sheet counter, adjustable anti curl bar, pneumatically
adjustable in-feed nip rollers and a pneumatic air clutch to provide a
constant tension between the laminator and the sheeter.
"Now that the machine is in full production, it certainly lives up to
our expectations. We are producing more with less staff and levelling
out the fluctuations with production demands," he stated. "The
difficulty of finding people with the skill needed is no longer a
factor. Graph Pak takes care of the Autobond for us and they are always
able and willing to help and support us. We also know we can rely on
Graph Pak to respect our confidentiality."
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