The new two metre five centimetre wide
behemoth is part of a $12m Glama Pak project, which brings offset printing to
the Sydney factory for the first time. Glama Pak director and shareholder John
Wheeler says, "It is a major project, but a comfortable one. We have worked
with KBA several times before as we have three of its large format presses in Melbourne."

When it came to the choice of press Wheeler
says it was straightforward, he says, "Essentially there is only one
manufacturer that produces a two metre plus press. In addition the KBA large
format presses are highly specified with automated plate loading, colour
control, and interdeck drying in particular."

Glama Pak works in the litho laminated
corrugated packaging market, and produces displays, POS, posters, maps. It also
prints on semi-rigid plastics. Wheeler says, "There is a need for a highly
specified large format press in Sydney. This includes a significant amount of screen printed work that
would benefit from a move to large format offset."

The $12m investment also includes an increase
in the size of its joint Glama Pak and Ace Displays Milperra factory by 50 per
cent to 120,000 sq ft. It also includes a new large format CTP, with ofur
suppliers currently vying for the sale, a new Epson 11880 colour proofing
solution, a new Bobst SPO 2.1 die cutter and four new folder gluers, a pair
each from Lamina and Bickers.

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