Australian converter installs Gallus ECS 340 granite-based press

Posted in Latest News on April 23, 2010

Queensland, Australia-based converter QLM Label Makers has installed the granite-based Gallus ECS 340 press, launched at Labelexpo Europe 2009. The press is the first of its kind to be installed in the Southern Hemisphere.

The press brings additional wide-format manufacturing capabilities to the company and is particularly suited to high volume label runs. The installation is also said to be part of QLM Label Makers’ efforts to reduce its carbon footprint. The press is based on a core of technical granite, ensuring short web travel, minimal waste and short set up times.

Awarded the Queensland Print Industry Award for Business Excellence for 2008, the company’s general manager Simon Pugh said: ‘The installation of the Gallus ECS340 adds to the diverse print capabilities offered by now providing high volume production runs more efficiently and effectively.’

QLM Label Makers employs 60 staff across Australia, with manufacturing and warehousing facilities in Brisbane and sales offices in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

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