Annex adds Allen 53XL80

Melbourne-based Annex is a dry food and contract packing specialist partnering some of Australia’s leading food, FMCG, pharmaceutical and retail companies. The company also packs a number of own brands which are sold locally as well as overseas.

Supplied as a turnkey project via Allen Coding’s Australian distributor, Result Group, the 53XL80 has successfully helped reduce set-up and maintenance times.

Originally purchased to replace an outdated and unreliable competitor printer, the 53XL80, with a maximum print area of 53 x 80mm and an operating speed up to 50 packs per minute, is applying a variety of data, including dates and batch codes, directly on to a range of flexible packaging materials. It is installed on a vertical form fill seal machine using bespoke mounting brackets specially made by Result Group.

The successful integration of the 53XL80 into its operations has prompted Annex to order another unit for a brand new, high speed production line.

Alastair Sloan, continuous improvement manager at Annex, said: ‘We have been working with the team at Result Group for many years and it is now our chosen partner for all coding and labeling products. It was quick to specify the Allen Coding 53XL80 when we required a new printer to replace an outdated and unreliable system on one of our high output lines.

‘Reliability, accuracy and print area were critical requirements but we also needed a printer that our operators could run and change formats easily without the need to call line setters and maintenance staff.

‘The Allen Coding 53XL80 printer has served its purpose and we hope will continue to do so for many years to come. We are confident the second unit will do the same and would not hesitate to recommend Result Group and Allen Coding products to other companies.’