High-integrity engineering stands out in a product in the way the castings, assembly and components are put together. Durability stands out by the number of legacy machines still in the market, being refurbished and finding new homes for many more years of productive use. The UK’s Autobond is one such company, with thermal laminators that can last for many years in punishing environments.
Distributor of Autobond, Tom Ralph’s Graph-Pak, has garnered a loyal following for these strongly-engineered laminators and at PacPrint earned a Hot Pick for the 76 TPH, a highly capable laminator suited to both offset and digital throughput up to B1 (portrait).
It’s not a lightweight ‘toy’ – it’s built to last near Derby UK by engineers proud enough to put their names on the boiler plate. Media width is up to 760mm which means B1s are possible and at 60 metres per hour it can deliver 8,000 sheets an hour fed by a Heidelberg Speedmaster air suction feed head.
The ‘P’ model on show at PacPrint perfects, so both sides are laminated in one pass. The water-heated chromed laminating roller is precisely adjustable up to 120 degrees C, with a nip pressure of up to 6 metres tonnes for strong bonds.
Aimed at mid to long runs; it’s a laminating workhorse that is easy to operate, dependable and fully supported by Ralph’s local Graph-Pak. 115 to 650gsm capability means total versatility for 95% of media encountered, especially for packaging and premium brochures whether digital or offset.
British engineering at its best and fantastically supported by Graph-Pak, this is the thermal laminator that won a Hot Pick at PacPrint.
Phil Baird from Autobond UK is delighted to share the Print21 Hot Pick Award with Graph-Pack’s Tom Ralph for the Autobond 76 TPH.