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Specialised print industry services Skilled engineering staff
The high cost of technology involved in the printing industry means it’s vitally important to service and maintain your printing machines properly, which is where Active Engineering comes in. Active Engineering in Mairangi Bay has a dedicated team undertaking general and precision engineering and specialising in the installation, service and repair of printing machines.
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Neville says staff undertake ongoing training throughout the world to keep up with the continually changing technology in the printing industry. “As the models keep changing if you don’t keep up the training you can get left behind. We’re hoping customers will start to build the service and training costs into their purchase.”
Active Engineering specialises in breakdowns and modifications of all graphic art equipment
General manager Steve Neville says servicing the printing industry is a major focus of the company, which has worked its way into the niché market over many years. “As the older printing engineers have given up we’ve become the agents for all the machinery suppliers,” he says.
Its service staff are on call to travel to the South Island, Australia, the Pacific Islands and Asia as well. “We’ve bought special tooling and have a database for preventative maintenance,” Steve says.
“It’s such a small market for suppliers of machinery and we do all the major brands, as they can’t do the maintenance themselves.”
“We used to just do planned maintenance over Christmas but now it’s done throughout the year. We have a new print services manager, Shayne Booth, and have sharpened our maintenance service up.”
Active Engineering employs a team of printing and packaging machine specialists with three fully equipped vehicles dedicated to providing 24/7 service to all makes of printing machinery in the North Island.
Repair work is carried out with minimum down time. Hard to source spare parts are repaired or manufactured in Active Engineering’s sophisticated workshop with the latest technologies.
Installing your printing machine In addition to servicing and maintaining printing machines, the team at Active Engineering also undertakes installation of new machines and operator training. “We’ve just installed a large new Komori printing machine at Image Centre in Auckland,” Steve says. “It was a turnkey operation that involved unpacking and installing the machine in conjunction with two engineers from Australia. We’re also doing a demonstration and some training.”
Customers are encouraged to consult Active Engineering before invest in new machinery or relocating their premises.
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“Having to train for all the different models of machinery is quite hard, but with our staff retention rates we’ve got good skills.”
The company recently bought new printing machinery from France, Canada and Germany, which the company will test and pack up before unpacking and installing for the customer.
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Active Engineering also trains apprentices and currently has three on its books. The company has an ongoing relationship with Long Bay College, which provides young people for its apprenticeship programme.
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The company is New Zealand’s only service agent for Roland, Komori and KBA printing machines, and is also a specialist in Bobst, Enco and Yoko Die Cutters. It specialises in breakdowns and modifications of all graphic art equipment, as well as guillotines, die cutters and binding machines.
All its printing engineers are trained professionals who will take care of all your printing requirements and are adept at handling different printing equipment and machinery.
The company can advise on the foundations and services required for smooth installations and reliable running.
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