Graph-Pak Bringing Blue Chip Range to PacPrint

Tom Ralph, founder and Managing Director of Graph-Pak, says the company is looking forward to the opportunity to bring the market up to date with the latest releases from its principals – and to reconnect with businesses as they look to re-equip for the future.

“During the pandemic, our partners have continued to evolve, develop and expand their ranges of equipment, systems and consumables,” Ralph says, “and we are delighted to be bringing many of those new releases to the show for industry businesses to see, first-hand, including box gluers, taping, laminating, banding and die-cutting solutions.”

In a particularly exciting development, APR Solutions will be launched to the Oceania market at PacPrint, bringing a team of product experts to talk to visitors about its market-leading solutions including the Box Plus 2 compact hybrid folder gluer and three ATHOS taping machines ideal for packaging and e-commerce operations.

“The Box Plus 2 is a fully-automatic machine for folding and gluing straight boxes and crash-lock bottom boxes and more,” Ralph explains. “With three-point gluing, it can also be configured to handle envelopes, DVD wallets, folders, inserting paper and plastic cards, applying double-sided tape and tear tape, and more, making it a very versatile and profitable addition to any packaging operation.”

APR industrial tape application solutions on show will include the semi-automatic Athos which can apply tapes including TNT and PVC, to banner, acrylic, transfer, foams up to 3mm, Rissband and also tape VHB for automotive applications, to a huge range of supports, from paper and corrugated cardboard, to acrylic, PVC and plastic, and even wood and aluminium.

“The Mini Athos as its name suggests, a smaller model which is cost-effective and versatile entry-level solution to apply double-sided tapes including banner tapes, PVC, TNT, acrylic and transfer,” Ralph explains, “while the Athos Plus is a higher-volume, higher-speed option which efficiently applies double-sided, acrylic, foam, PVC and eTear tapes to any type of paper, cardboard, profiles, wood and aluminium. 

“With a removable, fully-automatic feeder, it’s ideal for even the longest runs of products from labels to bank notes, and still flexible enough to handle niche or multi-layered custom jobs by simply swapping to manual feed.”

Graph-Pak will also showcase D&K lamination solutions including the Europa B2 system, based on the successful Jupiter range, and Neptune B3 model.

“These compact and fully-automated models offer smooth, trouble-free processing of a wide range of sheet weights, with fully-automated operation, compact footprints and easy, PLC-controlled operation,” Ralph explains.

“The Europa is ideal for digital or litho output with a high-pile feeder to maximise efficiency on longer-run work, while the speedy Neptune runs at up to 15 m/min for B3 work. Users can also choose to add features including extended feed tables or a rewind unit for foiling, to further extend flexibility.”

Digital, offset or label printers looking for a profitable die-cutting solution, won’t want to miss the innovative Insignia IS7H rotary die-cutter from Rollem USA, which features a maximum sheet size of 61 x 76cm and cutting thickness of 0.61mm.

“The Insignia IS7H uses flexible dies which clip into place and are pulled into position using magnets as the cylinder is rotated, then released easily by simply reducing the strength of the magnetic field,” Ralph explains. “This reduces makeready and changeover times to minutes, rather than hours, making this a highly profitable solution for the increasing volume of short-run digital work, yet its robust construction means it’s stable and reliable enough to handle even the longest runs.”

Finally, Graph-Pak will also show the Busch TB26 and TB39 table-top paper banding machines, two of Busch’s most popular models, which can reliably handle even the most difficult work. 

“Lightweight and portable, yet robust and reliable, these units can cater for a variety of production requirements, offering efficient banding with coated kraft paper tape or, if required, with transparent polypropylene foil tape,” Ralph says, explaining the TB26 takes 20 and 30mm wide tape, and the TB39 40 and 50mm widths.

“Both models have sensor-controlled band feeding, are height-adjustable and can be operated by single-stroke release by button or foot pedal, or automatic sensor release. They feature easy-to-use digital displays, monitoring, error detection and electronic temperature control, with adjustable position stops standard on the TB 39 and optional on the smaller model. Both can also be hooked up to customised reel stands with an 800m capacity, to handle even the longest runs with ease,” he says.

Above all, Ralph says his team is looking forward to connecting with the industry, in-person. “It’s been a long lead-up to this show, but we can’t wait,” he says

Graph-Pak will be on Stand D08 just inside the entry doors at PacPrint, which will co-locate with Visual Impact Melbourne and the Label & Packaging Expo at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre from 28 June to 1 July this year. Click this link to register for the show, or go to www.pacprint.com.au to find out more.