MMT Print has made a substantial investment in custom-made finishing equipment with automation to improve its signage manufacturing operations.

Group director, David Walton, says the custom-built welder sourced from American manufacturer Miller Weldmaster will help the company improve production for fence mesh and billboard fabrication.

“This welder will work with kedder edging, PVC banner and mesh material and will hem and eyelet in an automated process. This is the first piece of finishing equipment that has been custom built to these specifications anywhere in the world.

“The welder is 3.2m wide, which is larger than other models available that are normally 2.5m, 2.2m or 1.8m as it has been custom-made to our specifications. It will do pockets, hemming, webbing and kedder and can be managed by a single operator.

“This is the latest generation of welding equipment with more automation delivering seven lineal metres per minute and will provide us with a huge amount of output at our MMT facility on the Gold Coast.

“The welder is currently on the water and we expect it to be delivered and installed in August. As we normally replicate technology across both sites, we would look to install a similar welder into our operations at Omnigraphics in Melbourne – but probably with a five metre width.

“We visited the Miller head office near Cleveland last year after the Printing United exhibition in Las Vegas and after discussing our requirements – they have been building the unit for us ever since. It is a big piece of kit and will be arriving in its own 40-foot container. The person who designed it will be flying out and spending three weeks with us to assist with installation.”

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