Bellmac Cartons, the family-owned folding carton producer based in Guildford, Sydney has sold its business operations and will cease production from the end of October.
Owner Michael Bellamy’s father started the business in 1973 and it has been a major producer of both corrugated boxes and folding cartons since then. The closure is orderly with all staff and suppliers being paid. The business sale was brokered by Richard Rasmussen’s Ascent Partners and all remaining equipment is to be auctioned off on
www.printmachines4sale.com
The machinery may be of a ‘certain age’ but it is all in full production condition and has been producing fine full-colour UV coated folding cartons right up to the last minute. The main press, a 5-colour Roland Rekord RFK was built in 1982 and has been maintained to a very high standard by an operator who has been with Bellmac for over 30 years. A video of it in action is on the auction website.
Printing perfect cartons-the 1982 Roland Rekord 5-colour
As to be expected, there are cylinder die-cutters, an extra large Heidelberg SBD with a sheet size of 640 x 890mm plus an SB model at 640 x 770mm.
A grand old dame of die-cutting, this Heidelberg SBD cylinder
UV coating on the cheap
On of the most intriguing items is an Italian-made Nebiolo Invicta 36 that has been converted to a UV coater by the 1995 addition of an Australian-made GJS Ausharuth UV curing tunnel and a copper-roller train. Using bought-in photopolymer (flexo) plates; this machine spot coats and flood coats carton board up to 600 x 900mm.
Cheap UV coater anyone? Copper-rollered Nebiolo/GJS for spot or flood coating - starting at just $3,000
A Polar 115EMC guillotine will be a popular item, as will the 1970s but working perfectly (video on website) Escomat D-04 folder-gluer.
Making the cut, this Polar 115EMC with a new monitor
Bellmac closed its in-house prepress department several years ago but there are a few items such as print-down frames and light tables gathering dust and still functional.
The Bellmac auction starts online from 9 am AEDT on Thursday 10th November and runs for 6 days. Inspection of equipment is from 9am to 4pm on Tuesday 8
th November at: Bellmac Cartons, 184 Military Road, Guildford, New South Wales. All equipment can be previewed at
www.printmachines4sale.com
Also featured – for sale not auction – are the passed-in lots from the previous Pilpel Print auction, WA. Grab a real bargain digital press, an immaculate HP Indigo 3550 at $45,000, or a B2 Agfa CtP for $3,000.
Printing perfect cartons-the 1982 Roland Rekord 5-colour
A grand old dame of die-cutting, this Heidelberg SBD cylinder
Cheap UV coater anyone? Copper-rollered Nebiolo/GJS for spot or flood coating - starting at just $3,000
Making the cut, this Polar 115EMC with a new monitor