The Barnsley Chronicle has selected a second ROMFUSION automatic strapper from Mosca Direct for its Muller Martini ‘stich and trim’ line.
Enabling the application of a single strap to bundles of newspapers prior to loading onto pallets, the new machine features Mosca’s ‘Direct Drive Technology’ which utilises low energy consumption brushless DC drives and eliminates the use of gears, pulleys, chains and belts, to provide increased reliability and minimum down-time.
Other features include user-friendly electronic controls, a hinged table plate, adjustable strap tension via potentiometer and a selector switch for soft strapping of delicate bundles. The strapper is also said to offer easy cleaning and maintenance.
Mosca says Barnsley Chronicle is a long-standing enthusiast of its machines and the latest installation continues a successful working partnership between the two companies. The newspaper purchased an automated Mosca RO-TRD in 2005, followed by its first ROMFUSION in 2013, and has reportedly been very impressed with the performance and reliability of the equipment which plays an important role in the end of line operation.
“If the machines did not perform, this could significantly slow down or even stop the newspaper press in its tracks…which we simply cannot afford,” states Tim Brooks, engineering manager at Barnsley Chronicle.
“Mosca machines are by no means the cheapest, but you definitely get what you pay for,” added Brooks. “Mosca is the Rolls Royce of the strapping world! As a small company, we can’t afford downtime, so we need machines that do what we want without any problems. The Moscas are quick, reliable, and easy to use. We will definitely come to Mosca in the future for our strapping machinery requirements.”