Finishing & Screen Printing
Autobond Mini 76 T Is A Huge Success At Borus Print
Tuesday 08. January 2008 - Russian commercial printer Borus Print believes that a large number of sheet-fed printers in Russia could benefit from installing an Autobond laminator, but for now the Tula based company is one of the few that can make the claim following the recent delivery of an Autobond Mini 76 T.
Borus Print specialises in promotional print and magazines, with about 30 per cent of its output made up of packaging work. An increase in demand for lamination and the need to handle a wider range of stock meant that the companys previous laminator could no longer cope and the search began for an alternative machine.
“We had come across Autobond at Ipex 2006 and were impressed by the fail safe design of its laminators,” says Mikhail Tentser, director of the company. “When we came to update our laminating facilities we thought of Autobond and were surprised to find there is no local agent, because it would be ideal equipment for many sheet-fed printers in Russia.
“However, we contacted Autobond at its UK factory and the discussions we subsequently had led to the purchase of a Mini 76 T, which has been very reliable since its installation. Autobond has trained two of our operators and they run the laminator between them on a two shift basis without any problems.”
The Mini 76 T can apply matt or gloss OPP and acetate film on to stock ranging from 90 to 650 gsm. Autobond has incorporated a significant number of automatic features that make the laminator easy to operate and fast to make-ready, something that can be carried out using only two or three sheets. The high degree of heat and pressure in the nip rollers means that stock printed on digital presses can also be laminated successfully.
Features on the Mini 76 T include a Swiss made water heater and water heated rollers to maintain constant temperatures, 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. The incorporation of Siemens electronics has allowed Autobond to include remote modem diagnostics facilities, so expert advice is available immediately from one of the companys experienced engineers.
Borus Print was formed in 1991 and now employs around 150 people at the Tula factory. The company operates two five-colour Komori presses as well as digital presses. In addition to magazine and packaging jobs, a significant amount of the commercial work produced consists of advertising material, posters and DVD covers.
Autobond is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of sheet-fed film laminators, both thermal and water-based, and is a major supplier of thermal and water-based films and manufacturer of adhesives, which can be used on most makes of laminator. The company has customers in more than 145 countries.