Finishing and converting equipment specialist Rotoflex has reported a 30% increase in sales and aftermarket activity versus the previous 12 months, citing ‘strategic management decisions’ including increased R&D investments to improve final product quality and accelerate lead times
Rotoflex, a Mark Andy company, has also worked to bring outsourced production in-house, which Kevin Gourlay, senior vice president at Rotoflex, described as, ‘one of the leading factors facilitating our growth.
‘Being independent allows us to better control production schedules, platform standardization, aftermarket support, and even pricing. We can now create more robust machines in less time and offer them to the market at more attractive prices. Customers have noticed all these changes and are responding to it.’
Earlier this year, Rotoflex launched two high-speed and low-cost digital finishers, DF1 and VTI. DF1 was designed as an option for upwards of 80% of label converters worldwide, with the VTI Series created to ensure conformity with stringent regulations of the pharmaceutical and high-security packaging industries. A further new product launch is planned for 2021.
In addition to developments directly linked to product development, Rotoflex is also relocating to a new facility located a few miles away from its current location.
‘The shift resulted from the increased demand we have observed in the past couple of years,’ noted Mr Gourlay. ‘We currently have a strong order book leading to the end of the first quarter of 2021 and plans to grow our team as we increase manufacturing capacity to ensure customers will have their machines running in the pressroom when they need it.’
