Australian print and marketing solutions provider CBS Printing has purchased a DGM SMARTFOLD Classic 800-SL folder gluer from Graph-Pak as it beefs up its packaging segment.
The DGM SMARTFOLD Classic 800-SL is the first folder gluer that CBS Printing has purchased from Graph-Pak – it has previously bought a Celloglazer and consumables from the latter.
CBS Printing managing partner Stephen Wilson told Sprinter that the DGM machine has improved its business processes since it got the kit.
“We needed a machine that could service our fast-growing packaging segment,” he said.
“Before we got the DGM, we were sending all this work to Sydney trade houses, which meant that we were at the mercy of their lead times. Now that we have the machine in-house, we can operate more efficiently and effectively. We have also removed numerous freight costs.
“This purchase will form part of a war chest to help CBS become the go-to supplier for food packaging, as part of CBS growth plan.”
Wilson added that the machine offered all the features of European brands at a much more competitive price, which was what attracted him to it.
The DGM SMARTFOLD Classic 800-SL is a high-speed automatic folder gluer that is suitable for straight-line, crash-lock bottom, double wall, as well as four- and six-corner boxes. It also has the options to do pocket folds.
It caters to the most demanding packaging companies, commercial printers and finishers. It is optimised to run small and medium sized boxes, like the ones used in pharmaceutical or cosmetic industries.
The automated and high-speed machine is also flexible and easy to operate. The standard version includes the accessories for straight line and crash lock bottom boxes.
CBS Printing bought the folder gluer with an optional automatic packing machine attached to the back of it – this means that when the boxes are made, they come off a conveyor and are counted into a nominated number. That can then be handed on for finishing or packing into cartons.
Graph-Pak managing director Tom Ralph said, “CBS has entered the packaging market with a mid-level machine that has got all the latest features on it. The work done on the folder gluer can match just about anything that any of the designers work in.
“It’s extremely versatile, it’s easy to use, and it needs minimal labour, maintenance, and housekeeping. The system itself that does the glueing has the option for a spray system or a PVA wheel system. And anyone in the industry will know that having these two type options of glueing on your machine opens the door to an endless horizon of opportunities.
“This machine gives CBS the capability to enter the packaging space and be really good at it. As the business grows, tonnes of extra capacity are available. And if production levels move to high or long runs, the machine can get up to 300 metres per minute.”
Ralph added that the install process came with a unique challenge as the machine had to be craned up to a mezzanine, which the team did effortlessly.
“The installation was a bit tricky – we had to put this machine on a mezzanine. It weighs seven tonnes and we had to crane it three metres up and put it on purpose-built mezzanine floor. We’ve never done that before. It was nerve-wrecking to see it happen, but it all went successfully, and everything was sorted quickly,” he said.
“Graph-Pak and CBS has had a friendship as well as a business relationship for years. CBS has a lot of potential to grow and I’m glad that Graph-Pak can continually support them on their upward growth trajectory.”
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