PFFC - March 2009 - (Page 36) SLITTER INSPECTION Hally Labels installed a Prati Jupiter TC400 inspection machine at its Brisbane facility to handle thinner substrates without stretching. W RO EL AR LAB D N& DE B WE XPAN ION E DIT E L NARROW WEB & NAR RO W W EB & LABE L Stretch Out A slitter/rewinder inspection machine from Prati handles unsupported film without stretching, giving Hally Labels a productivity boost. Edited by Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor AB EL uConverter Infot uHally Labels Ltd. | 28 Limestone St., Darra, QLD 4076 Brisbane, Australia | +61 07 3712 0999 | www.hally.com.au ally Labels is headquartered more than 7,500 miles from the nearest US converter, but the Australian-based label printer apparently faces many of the same challenges as its North American counterparts. “With its tight margins and excess capacity on label presses across the region, 36 | MARCH 2009 H staying ahead of the competition in Australia and New Zealand’s label printing industry requires strong market knowledge and a good capital equipment strategy,” says Mike Haworth, finance director of Hally Labels. The 43-year-old familyowned label converter was established in Auckland, New Zealand, and later expanded to Brisbane, Australia. Today it employs a total of 200 people in both locations, with sales offices now also in Sydney and Melbourne. “Each site has its area of expertise,” says Haworth. “Auckland produces wine labels, and in Brisbane, we’re doing higher-quality prime work, unsupported films, and meat labels.” To do so, the company utilizes the latest in converting equipment, including 14 Gallus narrow web flexographic presses with letterpress, silk screen, waterbased, and ultraviolet flexo technologies. The company’s latest capital investment is a Prati Jupiter TC400 slitter/ rewinder inspection machine, which was installed at the WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM http://www.hally.com.au http://WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM
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