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World-Class Technology. New Zealand Made.

Decades of craft, paired with cutting-edge European technology.

State-of-the-art printing

The Heidelberg press at the heart of everything.

Our Heidelberg CX102 is the benchmark for commercial offset printing. Six-colour capability, B1 format, and inline spectrophotometric colour control mean every sheet meets the same exacting standard — whether it's a run of 500 or 500,000.

Six-colour process printing

CMYK plus up to two specials or coatings per pass

Inline coating

Gloss, matte or soft touch aqueous coating applied inline for shelf appeal

B1 large-format production

720×1020mm sheet size for maximum substrate efficiency

Inline QC

Spectrophotometric colour verification throughout every press run

KAMA die cutting machine Automated box gluer

Die cutting & gluing

German precision, every cut and crease.

Our B1 die cutter and automated box gluer complete the full packaging process in-house — no outsourcing, no delays, no quality gaps. From a flat sheet to a finished, glued carton ready for filling, everything happens under one roof in Penrose.

3,500

Die-cutting impressions per hour

High-speed B1 die cutting with precision register control

28,000

Cartons glued per hour

Straight-line, crash-lock, 4 & 6-corner styles supported

  • Straight-line, crash-lock, 4 & 6-corner gluing
  • Compatible with automated filling lines
  • Per-carton glue integrity checks
  • Multiple board weights and substrates

In-house production

From sheeting to finishing —
all under one roof.

Our MIS-Prinect integrated workflow connects every stage of production — from order entry and estimating through prepress, press, finishing, and dispatch. Automated job setup, accurate colour management, and real-time tracking mean faster turnarounds and fewer surprises.

Automated job setup

Orders flow directly into production scheduling

Accurate colour management

ISO-calibrated throughout prepress and press

Real-time tracking

Job status visible at every stage of production

Faster turnarounds

Integrated workflow eliminates manual handoffs

Finishing services

Cello glazingEmbossingDebossingHot foil stampingLeaflet insertionLitho-laminationWindow patchingSoft touch laminationMatte laminationSpot UVDie cuttingGluing & assembly

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