IFS supplied systems complete £350,000 Romax spend

Print Solutions

Romax has completed a £350,000 investment programme with a Perfecta 76 TS E heavy duty high speed programmable guillotine and an Horizon AFC-566FG B2 fully automated cross folding system supplied by IFS.

The marketing communications company recently added a Xerox iGen 150 press to run alongside six other Xerox presses, including a DocuColor 8002.

Allied to hardware Romax recently rolled out its new SMS and e-mail platform enabling its clients to effectively produce multi-channel marketing communications.

Pictured: managing director Robin Sumner and Wesley Dowding,

operations and technology director.

Managing director Robin Sumner said, ‘The iGen 150 enables us to have a larger printed sheet size of 660 mm so we needed a guillotine that could easily handle that. Previously we would have sent the larger sheet size jobs out to a litho printer but now we can keep that in-house. The Perfecta also has an enlarged side tables and air bed that makes handling sheets easier – so staff are happier and less tired.’

He added, ‘Since we installed the iGen 150 the throughput in paper has gone up. A system that helps our operators handle more sheets easily was essential. The larger sheet size has also opened up new revenue streams for us but we had to be able to confidently complete the work.’

As for choosing the Perfecta he said, ‘We went to all the major manufacturers but the Perfecta came out on top for build quality, value for money and production flexibility. We also have such a good relationship with IFS which was a key factor in our decision.’

Romax also recently invested in a longer sheet package (XL Kit) for its Foliant Gemini C400 A B3+ laminator, also supplied by IFS, which enables lamination of sheets up to 660 mm in length from the iGen 150. The Foliant and Perfecta machines can now laminate and cut six-page work that previously would have been outsourced.