ADS making major investment for future

Victorian-based print services company, ADS Australia, is set to move into a new, larger facility in Somerton, as part of a near $5m investment programme.

ADS has now outgrown its current premises, which it has been operating in for 20 years, and will be moving to a 1650sqm facility not far from the airport.

Dean Wright, managing director, ADS Australia, tells Print21, “We’re investing a lot of money into this new factory, between $2.5m-$3m, along with the $1.5m in new machines we have installed over the last 18-24 months."

“The facility itself, which we will own, will have around 1300sqm of floor space, climate-controlled rooms, epoxied floors, glass partitions for the offices, and overall, it will be a cleaner and better environment for our operations and machines.”

The company has seen substantial growth over the years, and has heavily invested into the business to meet the demands of its clients.

ADS has installed two new EFI Vuteks over the past 18 months, and has plans in the pipeline for further investment. Wright says, “We’ve had a long-term relationship with EFI for nearly a decade so we are building off that, and turned to it for our new machines.”

ADS invested in an EFI Vutek LX3 Pro LED printer around 18 months ago, which is designed for high production throughput, higher volumes and shorter lead times, while maintaining image quality and supporting a wide range of media and applications.

A few months later, ADS brought in the Vutek h5 superwide-format hybrid inkjet printer, which comes with a print resolution up to 1200dpi, along with four or eight-colour modes plus white, and up to nine-layer print capability in a single pass, and capable of producing up to 109 board per hour. It is the only h5 in Australia.

This isn’t where the investment will end though, as Wright explains, especially considering they still have enough space in the new facility for further upgrades and additions.

“We have a few things in the pipeline and some future plans; the facility has room for at least another 30-40 per cent more growth, so we do have plenty of room for more machines,” Wright continues.

“Another reason we stuck with EFI is because it is investing in some really cool new tech and there are some really big things happening in terms of our investment in the next 12-18 months.

“I can’t get into too much at the moment, but it will involve everything from new machinery to several new systems and technologies being implemented, which will help us to be more competitive in the market and better provide bespoke solutions for our customers.”