Partnerships power progress for JMB Labels
JUST as the two generations before them, brothers Aslam and Ahmed Monia ascribe JMB Labels’ success to forming long-standing partnerships with customers who value a label converter that consistently provides a personal touch and high-quality products in quick delivery times. ‘Our customers tend to be either family-orientated organisations or run by hands-on owners who want […]
Smart Coastal takes the gap, wink, wink!
MARIUS SULLWALD believes in taking a gap when it appears and it’s appeared often in the last few months. Owner of Coastal Labels, Marius saved and planned for the installation recently of three Wink SmartGap Advance systems worth almost R1-million and supplied by ROTOCON. Two units were affixed to the company’s existing Mark Andy P3 […]
The ultimate in automatic gap adjustment
Wink’s SmartGap AUTOCONTROL system has an adjustment range of 80μm and enables individual adjustment on the left and right and simultaneous adjustment on both sides in steps of 0.5μm down to 0.1μm. ADJUSTABLE anvil cylinders have become indispensable in modern label production because the smallest deviations in the narrow gap between the magnetic and anvil […]
LabelLink invests in die-cutting innovation
Labellink, a division of WA Stemmet Consulting, recently invested in Wink’s SmartGap® TOUCH adjustable anvil cylinder to enhance the die-cutting capabilities of its ROTOCON ECOLINE RDF 340 digital printed label converting and finishing system. The company opted for the digital SmartGap TOUCH, instead of the entry-level SmartGap ADVANCE model, as it offers numerous productivity- and […]
ISW unleashes new capabilities with ROTOCON
BECAUSE OF THE increased need for essential service packaging, Innovation Shrink & Wrap (ISW) purchased an ECOLINE RDS 340 die cutting, slitting/rewinding finishing machine during national lockdown level 5. ISW was founded in 2011 to service a growing demand for flexible packaging. The company has since grown to be one of the leading narrow web […]
Wink galvanises MCR coating improvement
Wink has optimised the galvanisation process of the MicroChrome (MCR) coating for its flexible dies – significantly enhancing their precision, performance and protection. When processing long runs of abrasive materials and inks, such as thermal paper, opaque white or luminous inks, the MCR coating prolongs the die’s lifespan considerably because it protects cutting edges from […]
Cracking the fundamentals of a great partnership: trust and reliability
SHARING the philosophy of providing premium quality, outstanding service and fast delivery times, Durban-based GTV Label Master has chosen Rotocon as a partner for its flexible dies, tooling, rewinding and finishing machines. For 20 years, brothers Ravi, Ricky and Vernon Pillay have been managing GTV Label Master according to their father Thangvaloo’s founding principles of […]
Ecoline: the perfect technology & affordability match
ROTOCON has continuously developed its economy line of finishing equipment over the past four years to meet the technology investment needs of smaller labelling operations and start-up ventures, which have to carefully balance the highest possible specifications with competitive pricing. The latest model, launched this month, enables face mask production to meet Covid-19 protective equipment […]
Cracking on with face mask-making machinery
THE COVID-19 outbreak has presented a number of novel opportunities for machinery suppliers to help South African manufacturers to diversify into face mask production, in the face of spiralling demand. Rotocon has responded swiftly with the introduction of the Ecoline FM machine that’s capable of automatic production of 90 to 110 flat masks a minute. […]
Prioritising precision and service reliability
SHARING the same philosophy of providing premium quality, outstanding service and fast delivery times, Michael Aengenvoort has partnered with Wink, a German manufacturer of die-cutting systems, for the past 25 years. In 2013, Rotocon signed a South African distributorship agreement with Wink and according to the Aengenvoort family, the company’s flexible dies quickly became the […]