CURRIE GROUP BRINGS ELITRON TO ANZ

Currie Group has partnered with Italian robotic cutting and automation specialists, Elitron, to supply the Elitron range of cutting systems for digital print, packaging and textiles to print service providers in Australia and New Zealand.

Currie Group says the Elitron range complements its EFI and Canon Production Printing wide-format printers, and says it once again highlights its commitment to providing end-to-end solutions, while providing Elitron with a reliable and efficient channel partner for distribution and service support in the region.

Established 30 years ago, Elitron offers innovation expertise, expanding its reach to solutions for the digital print, packaging, fashion, furniture, automotive and industrial sectors.

In all its solutions, Elitron’s aim is to meet the evolving challenges of each market sector with sophisticated, high-precision cutting, automation and materials handling systems that deliver a ‘stressless’ workflow.

All are designed, developed, engineered and manufactured in Italy, under the watchful eye of Elitron’s highly-qualified engineers and technicians, drawing on the power of AI and the latest robotics and automation technologies, to provide solutions that the company says are versatile, adaptable, designed to streamline production, and minimise operator intervention, in order to save time and money.

Elitron claims to be the number one producer globally of cutting systems, and the Elitron name will already be familiar to many in the ANZ region. In the print and packaging sector, its portfolio includes the Kombo SD and SDC series cutting systems – the latter of which will be demonstrated with an Elitron Kumula stacking system at Fespa next week.

They are designed to handle an exceptionally wide range of materials, from Forex and Dibond, to PVC and plastics, films, fabrics, re-board, paper, cardboards and corrugated, and foam products. This makes them suited for retail, merchandising, POP, display and signage products, as well as prototype and short-run packaging solutions.

Other products include the innovative Kombo TH and Kombo THC systems, which come with two cutting heads. Both Kombo models are designed to handle rigid boards, with the THC model with conveyor also able to handle all roll materials used for digital print and packaging applications, and the Kombo TAV-R designed specifically for packaging applications.

Paul Whitehead, Currie Group’s business unit manager – Sign & Display, says the partnership with Elitron is an important move in Currie Group’s continual pursuit to provide the best end-to-end solutions for Sign & Display customers across Australia and New Zealand.

“Currie Group is thrilled to be entering this new exclusive distribution partnership with Elitron, a proven platform built on 30 years of experience, combined with an exciting roadmap of cutting-edge technologies,” said Whitehead.

“This new partnership will enable our Sign & Display and Packaging customers to maximise the productivity of their printing devices by delivering unparallelled efficiency when it comes to finishing.  And, with an extensive range of table sizes and models including the fully automated Kombo TAV-R, we will be able to address the diverse requirements of the entire market.

“Of course, these systems will all be backed by Currie Group’s renowned service and support network, giving customers peace of mind when it comes to maximising uptime and meeting customer deadlines,” he adds.

Paolo Malatesta, executive director of Elitron, says his company is delighted with the new partnership.

“Both myself, and Team Elitron, are excited and enthusiastic for the start of this important sales and service partnership with Currie Group in Australia and New Zealand, he said.

“Elitron’s commitment to best serve all customers can only be achieved by working with the most reliable and efficient partners worldwide and, in Currie Group, we have certainly ticked all the boxes.”

Rob Mesaros, CEO of Currie Group, says the partnership is a strategically important one for both companies, and aligns ‘perfectly’ with Currie Group’s commitment to provide the ANZ market with total solutions across all its market sectors.

“Elitron is an impressive addition to our top-tier technology partnerships, with its demonstrated ability to deliver sophisticated solutions that not only meet today’s requirements, but position businesses to respond to the challenges of tomorrow,” he said.

“We are delighted to join Elitron’s strong global network, and look forward to working closely with their team across all areas of business, to ensure wide-format and packaging printers in Australia and New Zealand have access to the latest, and best, solutions to support their productivity and profitability…with the strong expertise and service which supports their investment.”