Border Mail Printing Pty Ltd is one of Australia's most established regional newspaper and commercial printing companies, currently producing 2.4m tabloid newspapers each week, including its flagship title, The Border Mail (circulation 26,579).
With over 300 tonnes of newsprint being consumed at the plant each week, the introduction of press automation was seen as a must.
Damian Balkin, general manager, Border Mail Printing says, "Prior to the installation of QuadTech equipment, register and cut off were controlled manually.
"Now this is done automatically, our printers are free to concentrate on other aspects of quality control, such as ink densities and colour.
"The QuadTech equipment has also made a significant impact on waste at Border Mail Printing.
"The MultiCam stays locked on to marks during web tension upsets, particularly during startups, splices and blanket washes. This significantly reduces the percentage of waste copies during these periods.
"Maintaining quality is a top priority for any company wanting to make an impact in Australia's competitive commercial coldset printing sector.
"In the current climate, it is vital to maintain quality as we need to provide the customer with the best quality end product to keep existing customers and win new business.
"To ensure this is the case, we have invested in the Register Guidance System and Ribbon Control System to help us maintain our edge in this very competitive marketplace."
The Border Mail is published six days a week and is one of the most highly awarded regional newspapers in the Australia Pacific region, winning the Meacham Award 11 times in 29 years and PANPA's newspaper of the year in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003.
The newspaper is distributed throughout a 130km radius of Albury Wodonga.
"We do not take our success for granted, and are constantly striving to improve the material we produce.
"Buying the QuadTech equipment will help us to maximise the potential of our presses and turn out the best possible product, and in this respect it is very much an investment in our future," Balkin concludes.
QuadTech, Inc is a worldwide leader and innovator in press control technology and material handling solutions.
Founded in 1979, QuadTech sells its automated auxiliary control systems and material-handling products in over 100 countries to the web offset newspaper and commercial markets, and the gravure publication market.
Headquartered in Sussex, WI, USA, QuadTech maintains a worldwide network of sales and service operations, including facilities strategically located throughout Europe, in Japan, China, North and South America, Singapore and India.
QuadTech is registered to ISO9001:2000 DNV.
QuadTech is a subsidiary of Quad/Graphics. Quad/Graphics is the largest privately held printer in the world.
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