Rako Tamperseal installs Gallus ECS 340

The Gallus ECS 340, featuring a cold foil unit for finishing, is the first of its kind in South Africa.

It was the ability of the Gallus ECS 340 to produce both self-adhesive and SSL labels that led to its recent deployment. The ECS 340 is the first machine from Gallus to be used at Rako Tamperseal.

Rako Tamperseal managing director Uwe Bögl said: ‘At just 1.1m, the extremely short web path between the printing units has dramatically reduced the waste, and the optimized settings of the impression cylinders are another key success factor.

‘The Gallus ECS 340 has helped us to reduce our set-up times to an absolute minimum.’

Steve Skerrett, also a managing director at Rako Tamperseal, added: ‘We can totally rely on the register accuracy of the Gallus ECS 340 for our production needs. It allows us to focus on preparing the next job without constantly having to check the print results. What I like best about the press is its technical granite base, which means it runs extremely quietly and with little movement. This enables us to maintain excellent printing quality for our customers, despite running at the maximum production speed of up to 165m/min.’

Sundrin Moodley, African region sales director at Gallus, said: ‘The economic and quality assurance aspects of Gallus machine systems are also highly appreciated on the African market and provide evidence that top print quality and cost-efficient production do not necessarily have to be mutually exclusive.

‘This all leads me to believe that Africa will form another growth area for label printers in the future – and one where Gallus can offer success and security as a long-term partner in this field.’

Rako Tamperseal also recently attended the Gallus Innovation Days at Gallus headquarters in St Gallen, Switzerland, where the new DCS 340 was shown.

Bögl added: ‘When we learned that Gallus would be running an Open House event, we certainly didn’t want to miss out on the world premiere of the new digital printing press for labels and I have to say that the prototype of the Gallus DCS 340 really convinced us. The growing demand for short runs and personalized or versioned labels is also an increasingly decisive factor in our competitiveness.

'I can’t see any print shop bucking this trend over the next few years.’

Pictured: Uwe Bögl and Steve Skerrett, managing directors at Rako Tamperseal