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Stewart Dyer joined Rollem at the beginning of May as European Sales Manager. Stewart has 34 years experience in manufacturing in Technical and Sales management roles and holds a degree in Industrial Engineering.

Stewart has 17 years experience at QuadTech Inc., international capital equipment manufacturer to the print industry.

Stewart will build on Rollem’s existing relationships and reputation for quality print finishing systems, focussing on growing the European marketplace.

Stuart Murphy, Managing Director said “This is an exciting time for Rollem as we are seeing an increasing in UK and European business, Stewart will play a crucial role in continuing that growth.”

Rollem will be exhibiting at the Xerox Premier Partner Congress in Barcelona, Spain from Tuesday 9th to Wednesday 10th May 2017. Rollem will join Premier Partners and Advisory Council members from around the world at this year’s Premier Partner Congress.

Rollem who are a Xerox Forum Partner will be exhibiting throughout the conference providing video demonstrations of the Rollem equipment which provide print finishing solutions for higher volume, web to print applications particularly for digital printing.

Speaking at the Xerox Forum will be Premier Partners who will share their knowledge & expertise along with Industry Leaders & senior Xerox Executives as well as speak to over 250 attendees at the conference.

For more details about the event click here

Rollem will be exhibiting at Get up to Speed with Engineering and Manufacturing on 26th April 2017 at Magna in Rotherham.  The event is now in it’s seventh year and sees around 2,000 young people meet businesses, training providers, colleges and universities to find out more about the exciting job opportunities in engineering and manufacturing across the Sheffield City Region.

There is a massive skills shortage in the engineering sector, 182,000 needed per year to 2022, and employers are struggling to recruit the skills they need and so The work-wise Foundation and Get up to Speed were set up by employers to help address this gap.  With the recent announcements by Mclaren Automotive and Boeing that they will be building new factories just off the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham these skills are set to be even more in demand in the region. 

Amongst the attractions and exhibitors will be Mazak (one of the largest CNC machine manufacturers) bringing a range of interactive and virtual reality equipment, the Army bringing a Husky vehicle, a biplane from the Vulcan to the Sky team, Stunt Pilot Lauren Richardson, University of Sheffield are bringing a 18m wing span human powered glider, the RAF, HS2 Rail College from Doncaster, a helicopter, the Bloodhound Rocket car regional finals, Lincoln Welding with the virtual welding equipment, a dalek, 10m scalectric and F1 simulator.  www.getuptospeed.org.uk/about/attractions

There will be a VIP lunch sponsored by Santander, which will also showcase the Innovation Competition and judging will take place throughout the morning. Year 7 to 11 students from a secondary school are teamed up with a local engineering, manufacturing or technology business to work on a real-life industry specific innovation challenge set by the company. The challenge runs from January 2017 to 26th April 2017. Supported by the IET and IMechE through their joint Engineering Education Grant Scheme each challenge is set by a business to simulate an actual business problem, giving insight into the daily challenges faced in business. The challenges enable participants not only to understand product design and development, taking the product to market, contributing directly to enterprise and entrepreneurship.

There are over 1,750 young people, ranging from Y7 to Y11 booked to attend already from across the region, Sheffield, Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster, Hull, Wakefield www.getuptospeed.org.uk/attend/education-attending  

There will be around 50 engineering professional bodies, colleges, training providers and companies www.getuptospeed.org.uk/sponsor-exhibit/exhibitors  The training providers include: utc Sheffield, AMRC-Training Centre, NLT (training providers from Chesterfield), National College for High Speed Rail, Sheffield College, Chesterfield College, Rotherham College – RNN Group, University of Lincoln, University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University. 

This year we will be introducing a Futures Zone with CPD opportunities and materials and activities to take back into school.

If you would like to discuss further please let us know, I’ve copied in John Barber from The work-wise Foundation, www.work-wise.co.uk mobile 07500 331400 who can discuss getting involved in more detail.

Following completion of his Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with Sheffield Hallam University, Sherif Ibrahim has joined Rollem in a Systems Design Engineer role.

Sherif who is an Electrical Engineer with a MEng degree from Imperial College, London and over 4 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry.

Sherif will continue the KTP research and development project work looking at potential new print finishing markets and developing new technologies to broaden capabilities.

Stuart Murphy, Managing Director said “This is an exciting time for Rollem as we are working on new products and applications to take Rollem into the next generation of print finishing equipment.”

Rollem have invested in two Makerbot 3D printers, the company has been using 3D printing technology for some time but the new printers have increased capacity and the range of uses.

The Makerbot Replicator+ and Makerbot Replicator Z18 are already making components for Rollem’s print finishing systems a number of which were previously made from metal and sourced externally.

Stuart Murphy, Managing Director said “3D printing of components in house will mean we reduce the costs and time of developing and manufacturing parts for trial as part of our research and development programmes.”

Rollem have supplied a bespoke version of the JetStream system to Bradford based printer Collisons who are using the system to slit and cut SRA3 sheets into personalised greetings cards.

Following the initial install in October the Rollem JetStream is already showing benefits in increased production with a highly accurate and quality finish.  The new quick change cassette system has enabled Collisons to make the change in the size of greeting cards being produced much faster and reduced their downtime.

The bespoke JetStream system supplied with suction feeder enables Collisons to produce approximately 3,000 sheets per hour, finishing in two directions to enable the slit and cut.

Stuart Murphy, Managing Director of Rollem said  “This system is our first system to feature the quick change cassette system on the heads of the machine. The new feature was developed in conjunction with a number of our customers who have highlighted the need to reduce the time taken in changing set up in sizes of different applications.”

General Manager of Collisons, Mike Lammas said “The machine has allowed the process to become fully automated with a Planet Press Work flow and Xerox digital presses. We also have the option to run the Rollem machine in-line with our Xerox iGen in the future.”

For more details about the Rollem JetStream please click here

Rollem have supplied a bespoke version of the JetStream system to a European based printers who are using the system to cut B2 sheets and then auto collate the personalised playing cards into sets.The JetStream was installed in 2015 and now the latest Rollem machine, the Rollem AutoPunch is being added inline.

The Rollem AutoPunch was launched at Drupa this year, it can be configured to die punch paper, card and plastic up to A5 sheet size with stock weights up to 700gsm.  It integrates with Rollem finishing machines upstream and wrapping and boxing options downstream.  Dies are available in a range of sizes and a re-sharpening service is offered on request.

The installation of the Rollem AutoPunch will enable the company to save time and labour costs compared with the previous hand loading into a RAM punch.  The AutoPunch has also been integrated into an existing wrapping machine to provide one complete inline print finishing operation.

Stuart Murphy, Managing Director of Rollem said  “as long term producers of equipment for playing card manufacturers we are pleased to be able to work with the company to tailor this system to meet their needs which will enable them to increase production with a highly accurate and quality finish. We see continuing development of our equipment and technology as a key part of our business and the Rollem AutoPunch expands our range to offer a complete finishing system.”

To see more about the Rollem AutoPunch please click here to visit the web page.

Stuart Murphy, Managing Director at Rollem has joined the Board of Governors at the new STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths)  focussed Chapeltown Academy.

For Chapeltown Academy it’s been an excellent end to the first two years, a new 16-19 free school serving north Sheffield. With a dazzling pass rate at A Level of 99.1% (which is above the national average of 98.1%), we have many Year 13 students who are destined for a variety of excellent universities, including Kings College London, Cardiff, York, Leeds, Warwick, Swansea and Sheffield. The Academy supports sciences, languages and academic arts opening its new Hydra Park Campus in September 2016.

Rollem are a world leading print finishing machine design and manufacturing company based at Tankersley, Barnsley with 85% of their business being exported.  Rollem was established over 80 years ago, their team of skilled engineers, design, manufacture, install and train users on their systems.

“To maintain the skill level in the company and the wider engineering industry we are keen to support education programmes such as those at Chapeltown Academy as the STEM subjects are key to this business.  We work closely with a number of programmes promoting STEM in schools and are currently undertaking a KTP project with Sheffield Hallam University which is developing a new product for Rollem which will lead us to be able to expand into new markets.” said Stuart Murphy, Managing Director of Rollem.

He said “Continuing to innovate and develop is key for Rollem to stay ahead in a competitive global market, the skills of our engineers and future engineers is key to this success.”

For more infomation about Chapeltown Academy please visit their website on http://www.chapeltownacademy.com/

Rollem will be attending The BPIF (British Print Industries Federation) and CDi Yorkshire (Creative Digital Industries Yorkshire) brings you the celebrations of Yorkshire Day on the Monday 1st August 2016 (12pm – 2pm) at the Oracle Bar, Leeds. This event will celebrate the regional success of the creative, digital and print industry.

Ian Bennett, Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers will be in attendance.

The day will include a presentation by Stefan Casey, Business Innovation Manager at The Retail Institute, Leeds Beckett University on Sensory Marketing, followed by networking food and drinks.

In this inaugural year of the Victor Watson Trophy we will recognise the young people who have made such outstanding achievements in our industry.

Programme

12:00 – Arrival

12:10 – Welcome by Robert McClements, Chief Exective at CDi Yorkshire

12:20 – Presentation by Stefan Casey, Business Innovation Manager at The Retail Institute on Sensory Marketing

Presentation outline:

The journey to creating a multisensory consumer experience.

Sensory Marketing and experiences are at the top of most organisations wish lists. Whether you are a brand, a retailer, manufacturer or agency understanding how to deploy Sensory Marketing through print and packaging is now becoming much sought after.

It’s opening up opportunities for those organisations who are embracing Sensory Marketing into their product portfolio to engage directly with the Brands and Retailers in a completely new and different dialogue that transcends disciplines.

Stefan Casey from the Retail Institute at Leeds Beckett University will share some insights into the world of multi-sensory marketing and experiences. Taken from their much in demand Sensory Knowledge Infusion Workshops*, Stefan will explore what it means for print and packaging, more importantly, the opportunities it’s creating.

He will open up your eyes and explore examples of how sensory marketing creates an emotional experience and consumer resonance with a Brand that can last a lifetime. Stefan will touch upon some of the considerations needed to create a true sensory experience for print, packaging and beyond;

Why sensory marketing?

Sensory best practice tips.

Sensation versus perception.

Where next?

12:50 – Networking food and drinks

14:00 – Close

If you would like to register your attendance please email [email protected]