Pettaras Press' New Bindery Delivers Improvements Across The Board
Pettaras Press in Sydney's Roseberry is one of the most awarded
printers in the country. In this month's NSW PICA Awards the
company took out no less than nine awards from thirty
categories. Managing Director Steve Pettaras says this
achievement is a direct result of the company's commitment to
producing quality print.
Over the past nineteen years Pettaras Press has expanded from a one man operation to today employing over 75. Steve says the business has used technology to grow. "We've always upgraded whenever we've been able. It is critical to keep up with technology and to employ it to streamline processes."
Keeping up with technology means knowing what new products are on offer and Steve makes regular trips to visit the major industry trade shows. At drupa this year he purchased the latest saddle stitcher from Heidelberg, the Stitchmaster ST350 - Heidelberg's best selling saddle stitcher across all industrialised markets. The ST350 joins the company's existing Polar 137XT with a full system two set up with stack lift, jogger and transomat, and a Stahl TH82 all buckle folder.
"We had old equipment in the bindery which was slowing down the production flow because we had to take certain measures to ensure the quality of the product - like using false covers to prevent marking. We don't have to do that now thanks to the new equipment from Heidelberg."
"Across the board the time spent on make readies is greatly reduced. Now that the bindery is fully automated the entire workflow runs more smoothly and more efficiently."
Steve says the manner in which his Heidelberg account manager Savas looked after him in the early stages gave him confidence to move forward with the rest of the bindery refit. "Sav' was fantastic and I was happy to continue working with Heidelberg on our upgrade project."
"The training as well that the Heidelberg demonstrators gave our bindery staff made it so much easier to transfer to the new ST350. I was extremely impressed with the limited down time in production."
In closing Steve says, "Business is great for us at the moment and having the bindery up to speed makes all the difference to taking on a greater volume of work. You have to move with the times. I've seen some enormous changes to our industry and you either embrace the new methods or get left behind."
Over the past nineteen years Pettaras Press has expanded from a one man operation to today employing over 75. Steve says the business has used technology to grow. "We've always upgraded whenever we've been able. It is critical to keep up with technology and to employ it to streamline processes."
Keeping up with technology means knowing what new products are on offer and Steve makes regular trips to visit the major industry trade shows. At drupa this year he purchased the latest saddle stitcher from Heidelberg, the Stitchmaster ST350 - Heidelberg's best selling saddle stitcher across all industrialised markets. The ST350 joins the company's existing Polar 137XT with a full system two set up with stack lift, jogger and transomat, and a Stahl TH82 all buckle folder.
"We had old equipment in the bindery which was slowing down the production flow because we had to take certain measures to ensure the quality of the product - like using false covers to prevent marking. We don't have to do that now thanks to the new equipment from Heidelberg."
"Across the board the time spent on make readies is greatly reduced. Now that the bindery is fully automated the entire workflow runs more smoothly and more efficiently."
Steve says the manner in which his Heidelberg account manager Savas looked after him in the early stages gave him confidence to move forward with the rest of the bindery refit. "Sav' was fantastic and I was happy to continue working with Heidelberg on our upgrade project."
"The training as well that the Heidelberg demonstrators gave our bindery staff made it so much easier to transfer to the new ST350. I was extremely impressed with the limited down time in production."
In closing Steve says, "Business is great for us at the moment and having the bindery up to speed makes all the difference to taking on a greater volume of work. You have to move with the times. I've seen some enormous changes to our industry and you either embrace the new methods or get left behind."
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