Printing Equipment Australia: Graph-Pak New and Used Printing Equipment


Compensating stackers meet webstar’s high expectations
Jan Van Der Sloot, pressroom supervisor, with one of three RIMA-SYSTEM 32 stackers installed at Webstar. The impending commissioning of a new press line lead management at Webstar to identify a need to replace its two original stackers installed in 2002 and 2003. “We were struggling with the quality, and the level of output on our presses was being compromised by the performance of the stackers,” noted Darryl Meyer, logistics manager at Webstar. “The cycle times were too slow and quality of bundle output was not up to standard. This dragged additional labour to the press and impacted further in the bindery by reducing performance.” After canvassing the market, Webstar settled on three RIMA-SYSTEM 32 compensating stackers which were seen to be the ideal machines for high-speed, high-volume applications. “The RIMA-SYSTEM 32 compensating stackers are a higher spec machine. The cycle time is superior to other competing equipment, they are robust, low maintenance and the touch screen control panel provides simple user-friendly operating control,” Darryl added. Adding to the ease of operation are swivel-mounted guards, which provide easy access to format adjustment, and the central bin adjustment. The high, three-stage upper bin with slightly inclined forks, forms neat drops that the turntable, with integrated compression plates, turns into perfect stacks. The ‘intelligent’ pusher in combination with the pivoted delivery table guarantee soft and controlled stack ejections even at the shortest cycle times. Installation and commissioning were carried out by Graph-Pak, the Australian agent for RIMA-SYSTEM. Darryl was full of praise for the company and technician Michael Timms. “Graph-Pak’s installation and commissioning was seamless. The machines were prepared and basic testing completed offline meaning press downtime was minimised to less than an hour for the change over from our old equipment to the new RS32 machines. The installation technician was very experienced with the equipment and provided on the job training to all of the operators. “The RS32 is suited to a broad range of products. Webstar’s success is turning a difficult product to print into an easy one and considering the RS32’s efficiency in handling a broad variety of shapes and paginations and quick setup times assists our total operation.”