Australia’s biggest Autobond Mini for Graphic Laminations

Graphic Laminations’ managing director, Richard Dunn, saw the new Mini 105 XL at the recent PrintEx show in Sydney and was so impressed, he bought the machine off the stand of Autobond agents, Graph-Pak. The exhibition had only been open a few hours and it was the first Autobond model Dunn had ever purchased.

"Sometimes when you see something you just know that it is right and the new Mini 105 XL sold itself to me on the spot," says Dunn, who formed the Melbourne trade house in 1989.

"We operate a range of laminators but have never had a machine from the UK manufacturer, Autobond. However, I knew of its reputation and when I saw the Mini 105 XL, the quality of its construction was obvious. Also, the ability to laminate 105×1400 mm stock both sides in one pass, matches perfectly the requirements we have to handle high volumes of large sheets.

"The Autobond laminator arrived here directly from the exhibition and so has only been in use a couple of weeks, but I am very pleased with its performance. The installation and training from local agent, Graph-Pak, went extremely well and we've already successfully laminated a wide range of work, spanning a variety of runs lengths, sheets sizes and stock.

"The operators like the Mini 105 XL's ease of set up, which enables fast make-ready between jobs, while the Heidelberg feedhead has proven particularly popular," Dunn explains.

Autobond launched the Mini series of sheet-fed laminators two years ago and has added several models since then. The laminators are extremely compact and with speeds of up to 60 metres per minute, they make for very high productivity.

The Heidelberg Speedmaster rising pile back separation stream feed head enables continuous and accurate feeding of a wide range of types of stock.
The laminator can apply matt or gloss OPP and acetate film on to stock ranging from 90 to 650 gsm.

Features include Siemens electronics and a touch screen control panel, 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.

Inclusion of electronics from Siemens has allowed Autobond to include remote diagnostics facilities, so that customers anywhere in the world can have immediate help if they have a problem.

Graphic Laminations employs 14 staff at its Melbourne premises and in addition to laminating, offers mounting and diecutting services. The company has several point-of-sale and packaging customers as well as sheetfed printers, most of whom are based in Melbourne or the surrounding area.

"I made my decision to purchase the Mini 105 XL within hours of PrintEx opening," recalls Dunn. "Within the first few weeks of operation of the Autobond laminator I am one hundred per cent convinced that it was the correct choice to make."

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