http://www.adcomms.co.uk//media-centre/autobond-limited/feed Latest Headlines from AD Communications (c) 2010, AD Communications. All rights reserved. 5 The first Autobond 36 SUV inkjet spot UV machine in North America has been installed at RBC Ministries in Michigan, USA, where it is being used in-line with their in-plants Autobond laminator to spot varnish book covers. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/first-us-installation-for-autobond-inkjet-spot-uv-machine http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/first-us-installation-for-autobond-inkjet-spot-uv-machine Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:10:00 GMT UK based laminator manufacturer Autobond is preparing for its inaugural visit to SAUDI PPSG 2011 from 28th November to 1st December, where Al-Khorayef (Hall 3 Booth 515-3), the Saudi Arabian agent for Autobond, will exhibit the Mini 36 SD TPM laminator with in-line 36 SUV inkjet spot UV machine. This is the first time that the groundbreaking inkjet spot UV technology will be showcased to the Middle Eastern and North African markets. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-inkjet-led-spot-uv-technology-on-show-at-saudi-ppsg http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-inkjet-led-spot-uv-technology-on-show-at-saudi-ppsg Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:00:00 GMT Supplyland, the Russian agent for UK laminator manufacturer Autobond, received a large amount of interest in the Mini 76 TH demonstrated on their stand at the Polygraphinter 2011 exhibition in Moscow at the beginning of October. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/russian-printers-show-strong-interest-in-autobond-laminators-at-polygraphinter-2011 http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/russian-printers-show-strong-interest-in-autobond-laminators-at-polygraphinter-2011 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:34:00 GMT The worlds first Autobond Mini 36 SD TPM laminator with in-line 36 SUV inkjet spot UV machine has been installed at UK printer Sense Creative. The combination of machinery gives the Darlington company the capability to produce single or double-sided thermal lamination in one pass with spot UV on one side of the sheet, and single-sided lamination with spot UV one side and a magnetic film on the reverse, for the creation of work such as fridge magnets. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-has-world-first-with-laminator-and-in-line-inkjet-spot-uv-machine http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-has-world-first-with-laminator-and-in-line-inkjet-spot-uv-machine Wed, 04 May 2011 12:29:00 GMT UK laminating machine manufacturer Autobond celebrated earlier this month its most successful week since the company was formed in 1978, after winning orders from eight different countries over a seven day period. These include the first of the recently redesigned B1 landscape Mini laminators, a Mini 105 TPH, which has been purchased by a UK printer in Bristol, plus the first sale via the Heidelberg distributor in Italy, Macchingraf, for a Mini 105 THS FL. This laminator is destined for a printer in the Naples area. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-celebrates-best-ever-week-with-orders-from-eight-countries http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-celebrates-best-ever-week-with-orders-from-eight-countries Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:18:00 GMT When Durk-Jorrit van der Eems, owner of Dutch printer Van der Eems, specified the features he wanted from his new laminator, he said that it would have to be cost effective at runs of ten sheets and of 10,000 sheets. A chance conversation with local Heidelberg agent Tetterode Nederland revealed that the company was about to take on the agency for Autobond in Holland. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/from-10-to-10000-autobond-has-the-answer http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/from-10-to-10000-autobond-has-the-answer Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:21:00 GMT George Gilmore, the founder of UK laminator manufacturer Autobond, passed on during Sunday 13th February. He was 82 and had been suffering from prostate cancer. His funeral took place in Lurgan, Co. Armagh, on Friday 18th and a memorial service will be held at noon on Friday 25th February at the Loscoe Baptist Church, High Street, Loscoe, Derbyshire, DE75 7LF. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-founder-passes-on http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-founder-passes-on Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:39:00 GMT Autobond has started 2011 with a string of orders from around the world, including one for a Mini 36 TP laminator with inline Mini 36 SUV inkjet variable spot UV varnish, a post press technology breakthrough that Autobond announced to great acclaim last year, plus an order for two machines - a laminator and a UV coater - from a printer in Peru who has never seen an Autobond laminator. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-starts-2011-with-major-international-orders http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-starts-2011-with-major-international-orders Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:48:00 GMT After 14 years of reliable productivity, Mauritius commercial printer Precigraph decided to upgrade its water-based, manual-fed Autobond laminator with an automated model. The new Mini 76 T, installed in January, was sold by Autobonds distributor in Mauritius, Robert Le Maire Intergraph, and has already had a significant impact on Precigraphs ability to produce first class laminating. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/mauritius-printer-starts-2011-with-an-autobond-mini-76-t http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/mauritius-printer-starts-2011-with-an-autobond-mini-76-t Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:45:00 GMT Following its recent appointment to represent UK laminator manufacturer Autobond throughout Italy, Macchingraf will be demonstrating an Autobond Mini 36 TPM (hall 3, stand D2-E7) at the forthcoming Medprint 2011 exhibition, 23rd 26th March, Fiera di Roma. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/macchingraf-to-show-autobond-laminator-at-medprint http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/macchingraf-to-show-autobond-laminator-at-medprint Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:21:00 GMT Swedish printer Sandn, Scandinavias largest producer of lottery and bingo tickets, has improved significantly the throughput of work in its finishing department following the installation of an Autobond Mini 74 TPHS. However, the first few weeks of the laminators operation proved more challenging than expected, as service manager Mendo Damevski explains. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-mini-laminator-is-just-the-ticket-at-swedish-printer http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-mini-laminator-is-just-the-ticket-at-swedish-printer Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:30:00 GMT The redesigned Mini laminators from UK manufacturer Autobond are proving to be popular in France, where two of the three machines installed during November have been this model. Autobond has been able to reduce the footprint of the laminator significantly in the new version, making them even more appealing where factory space is limited. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-hat-trick-in-france http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-hat-trick-in-france Thu, 06 Jan 2011 12:09:00 GMT One of Irelands leading sheet-fed printers, Turners Printing Company, has installed an Autobond Mini 76 T in order to bring laminating in-house. The Longford based printer, which was formed in 1836, operates ten-colour Komori and KBA B1 presses, as well as a Heidelberg six-colour B1 Speedmaster plus B3 multi-colour facilities. The volume of print requiring lamination was high, explains managing director Warren Turner, the sixth generation of the family to run the business. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/turners-printing-brings-laminating-in-house-with-autobond-mini-76-t http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/turners-printing-brings-laminating-in-house-with-autobond-mini-76-t Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:05:00 GMT Autobond laminators continue to sell like hot cakes in Saudi Arabia, according to Mohammed Karram, vice president for machinery and projects at local agent Alkhorayef Printing Solutions. Three laminators are currently on the high seas and are due for installation during December and January. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-laminators-selling-like-hot-cakes-in-saudi-arabia http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-laminators-selling-like-hot-cakes-in-saudi-arabia Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:23:00 GMT The Derbyshire factory of UK laminator manufacturer Autobond continues to be a hotbed of research and development and the latest product off the shop floor is the CC 105 cross cutter, which can be used with any make of laminator or encapsulator. To prove the point, the first machine to be built is due to arrive during December at a printer in Canada, which is fitting its stand-alone CC 105 behind a Billhofer laminator. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/new-cross-cutter-opens-huge-opportunities-for-autobond-laminators http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/new-cross-cutter-opens-huge-opportunities-for-autobond-laminators Mon, 06 Dec 2010 11:05:00 GMT Autobond continues to strengthen its European network of distributors with the appointment of the Italian distributor for Heidelberg, Macchingraf Srl, which will represent its extensive range of industry leading laminators throughout Italy from December 1st. Lorenzo Ariberti, product manager for finishing equipment, says that the Milan based company has already been approached by several customers looking to bring laminating in-house. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-appoints-heidelbergs-italian-distributor http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-appoints-heidelbergs-italian-distributor Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:47:00 GMT When USA printer Odcombe Press decided to invest in a new sheet-fed laminator, the company knew exactly where to go for advice. The La Vergne, TN, based company, about 20 miles from Nashville, is part of the Haynes Publishing group and the UK division had been operating Autobond laminating equipment for the last 25 years at its Somerset premises. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-opens-new-chapter-with-usa-installation http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-opens-new-chapter-with-usa-installation Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:47:00 GMT Brussels sheet-fed commercial printer Paperland has improved the turnaround of laminated work following the installation of a Mini 76 T from UK manufacturer Autobond. The company previously sent all work requiring laminating to local trade finishers. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/paperland-brings-laminating-in-house-with-autobond-mini-76t http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/paperland-brings-laminating-in-house-with-autobond-mini-76t Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:48:00 GMT One of Europes largest producers of CDs, DVDs and vinyl LPs, Optimal Media Production GmbH in Rbel, north-east Germany, has been able to improve significantly the productivity of its printed products division following the installation of an Autobond Mini 76 TH laminator. The companys comprehensive pre-press, printing and finishing facility handles work ranging from business cards and 12 inch labels to complex disc packaging and premium book projects, outputting around 120 million printed items a year. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-hits-the-right-note-at-optimal-media-production http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-hits-the-right-note-at-optimal-media-production Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:07:00 GMT Autobond is demonstrating four sheet-fed laminators throughout the exhibition and this includes a Mini 76 TPH running in-line to a new spot UV coating unit. Autobond is pioneering the use of inkjet printed, variable spot UV varnish in-line with matt lamination, which it believes is one of the major breakthroughs in post press technology at Ipex 2010. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-breaks-new-ground-at-ipex-2010 http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-breaks-new-ground-at-ipex-2010 Tue, 18 May 2010 11:12:00 GMT Autobond was formed in 1978 by George Gilmore and the company is still a family run business, with the third Gilmore generation working at its plant in Derbyshire, UK and Connecticut in the USA. Autobonds history is littered with industry firsts as it has pushed forward the boundaries of laminating technology, so that now it leads the world in this field. In addition to designing, building and installing laminators, the company is a major importer and exporter of thermal and water-based film and a key manufacturer of water-based adhesives for use with laminators of any make. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-the-company http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-the-company Tue, 18 May 2010 11:12:00 GMT UK manufacturer Autobond decided to demonstrate the build quality of its laminators by sending a dozen burly engineers to stand on a Mini 76 TPH for a photo shoot at a local printer. Autobond will show several new laminators at Ipex (Hall 19 Stand D780 and D790) http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-demonstrates-build-quality-of-its-laminators http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-demonstrates-build-quality-of-its-laminators Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:39:00 GMT Stands 19 D780 and 19 D790 UK manufacturer Autobond is planning a technology demonstration at Ipex 2010 that could have implications far beyond the laminating process, an area in which it is now a world leader. Autobond hopes to show a Mini sheet-fed laminator with the ability to inkjet print a spot UV, LED curable varnish in-line on top of matt film, as managing director John Gilmore explains. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-breaks-new-ground-at-ipex-2010 http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-breaks-new-ground-at-ipex-2010 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:12:00 GMT UK manufacturer Autobond is continuing to strengthen its worldwide sales, service and support with the appointment of a new distributor in Russia, which has been a growing market for high-quality, sheet-fed laminators in recent years. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-strengthens-sales-in-russia http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-strengthens-sales-in-russia Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:48:00 GMT UK manufacturer Autobond has strengthened its sales, service and support in Greece with the appointment of NCA Hellas in Athens, which provides a wide range of finishing equipment to sheet-fed printers throughout the country. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-strengthens-sales-in-greece http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-strengthens-sales-in-greece Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:55:00 GMT Pollard Boxes in Leicester is now the proud owner of one of Europe's most highly productive sheet-fed laminators following the delivery in October of an Autobond 105 CTP, a 105 x 76 cm sized, triple-purpose in-line water-based/thermal machine. It has the ability to laminate at the speed of many sheet-fed print presses. Pollard Boxes is a leading design and manufacturing business in the packaging solutions field. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-provides-pollard-boxes-with-one-of-europes-most-productive-laminators http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-provides-pollard-boxes-with-one-of-europes-most-productive-laminators Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:06:00 GMT An Autobond Mini Digital 36 T is playing a major role in the recently launched US operations of London printer moo.com. MOO specialises in the production of laminated business cards, post cards and greetings cards as Brian Murphy, VP of Operations for moo.com, explains. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-laminator-plays-major-role-in-new-usa-print-operation http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-laminator-plays-major-role-in-new-usa-print-operation Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:05:00 GMT The new Autobond Mini 105 TH laminator at Nottingham's Phoenix Print Finishing has just completed a very successful first week in production, handling a variety of work efficiently and quickly, as managing director Graham Masters explains. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobonds-mini-105-th-has-successful-first-week-at-phoenix-print-finishing http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobonds-mini-105-th-has-successful-first-week-at-phoenix-print-finishing Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:45:00 GMT UK manufacturer Autobond has installed its first ever laminator in Libya, at one of the country's leading sheet-fed commercial and sign printers, Al Mostakbal Print Co in Tripoli. The company provides large format inkjet sign production and also operates a wide array of mutli-colour Heidelberg Speedmasters, with the latest press delivered earlier this year at the same time as the new Autobond Mini 76 T. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-wins-first-order-from-libya http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-wins-first-order-from-libya Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:13:00 GMT Australian trade finishing house Special Binding in Brisbane is now offering a speedy, in-house laminating service following the installation of an Autobond Mini 105 TPHS. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/special-binding-buys-autobond-mini-105-tphs http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/special-binding-buys-autobond-mini-105-tphs Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:41:00 GMT Visitors to the Print 09 booth of UK manufacturer Autobond will be able to see demonstrations of one of the most sophisticated sheet-fed laminators on the market - the Mini 76 TPHS (thermal, perfector, Heidelberg feeder and stacker). This B1 portrait machine has the ability to laminate one or two sides in one pass and is fitted with a rising pile, back separation Speedmaster 74 feed head, enabling it to accurately handle a wide range of stock at high speeds. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-plans-major-laminator-demonstration-at-print-09 http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-plans-major-laminator-demonstration-at-print-09 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:41:00 GMT Dutch printer Opmeer BV has celebrated its 40th anniversary with the installation of an Autobond Mini 76 T and even though the new laminator is in use only three times a week, the company is delighted with the significant benefits it has achieved. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/dutch-printer-celebrates-40th-anniversary-with-autobond-mini-76-t http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/dutch-printer-celebrates-40th-anniversary-with-autobond-mini-76-t Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT Autobond has developed a stand alone cross cutter - the CC 76 - that can be used with any make of sheet-fed laminator or encapsulator, the first time the UK manufacturer has introduced a product that can be integrated with competitors' equipment. The first model to be built at the Derbyshire factory is due to be delivered to a customer in Toronto during June, where it will be linked with both a Billhofer laminator and Autofeeds encapsulator to produce mouse-mats. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-develops-cross-cutter-for-use-with-any-make-of-laminatorencapsulator http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-develops-cross-cutter-for-use-with-any-make-of-laminatorencapsulator Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:22:00 GMT Autobond's research and development team have been working overtime recently and the company says it will be launching several additions to its already extensive range of laminators during the coming months. The first of these new products is the Mini 76 AT, which is a combination water-based/thermal laminator aimed at markets where companies want to run a bio-degradable film and/or labour costs are generally lower, but runs lengths often higher, than in Europe. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-launches-mini-76-at-bio-degradable-water-basedthermal-laminator http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-launches-mini-76-at-bio-degradable-water-basedthermal-laminator Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:08:00 GMT UK manufacturer Autobond, which leads the world in sheet-fed laminator technology, has appointed Beswick Office Products (Pty) Ltd to represent it in the growing South African print market. The Autobond distributorship comes under Beswick Office Products Print Finishing Division, which provides trade finishers, printers, copyshops and in-house facilities management companies with a full range of lamination, binding and related finishing products. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-appoints-south-african-distributor http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-appoints-south-african-distributor Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:20:00 GMT There are perhaps not too many people who would put a sheet-fed laminator near the top of their 'wish list' but Peter Tubb, managing director of Durban finishing house UVP Pro Bind, has been buying Autobond machines for more than 25 years and wouldn't consider any other manufacturer. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-laminators-are-big-success-at-uvp-pro-bind-in-south-africa http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-laminators-are-big-success-at-uvp-pro-bind-in-south-africa Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT A recent development from Derbyshire manufacturer Autobond opens the door to sheet-fed packaging printers looking for a less expensive method of producing jobs that incorporate metalised board. The launch of a cross cutter with the ability to handle substrates up to 250 micron polyester provides the opportunity for printers to apply metalised film on low cost board using a standard Autobond Mini laminator. http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-opens-new-door-of-opportunity-for-packaging-printers http://www.adcomms.co.uk/media-centre/autobond-limited/autobond-opens-new-door-of-opportunity-for-packaging-printers Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT