Underwood helps push Newtown to new heights
With plans to showcase an impressive range of equipment and media technology at Signlink Live (co-located with The Print Show), from October 11th to 13th, Newtown Tapes has also been celebrating its 40th anniversary.
Tuesday, 04 Jul 2017 12:59 GMT
(L to R) Newtown Tapes’ product manager Mark Spencer, and head of machine sales and marketing, Jacob Underwood
Its head of machine sales and marketing, Jacob Underwood, has been a key figure in its expansion and helped it grow its market share—specifically in the graphic arts market.
The company has an impressive history of growth and product innovation and caters for an incredibly wide array of products and services from tape conversion to packaging systems.
On a trip to its premises I met with Underwood who gave me a tour of its fantastic high-tech manufacturing systems and headquarters. His enthusiasm is infectious and it seems that having him as the spearhead for its outreach into sectors such as commercial print and sign-making, the directors of Newtown Tapes have made a wise decision.
He explains that for Signlink Live the firm’s focus will be on the X-Treme range of tape application machines, which will be out front and centre. The technology automatically applies all types of double sided tapes to a wide range of materials used in the print, point-of-sale (POS), and signage market.
Our tape application machines provide a cost-effective solution to increase tape application productivity”
“If you are currently applying tapes by hand in your finishing process, you will understand that this is a slow, labour intensive, and inaccurate way to apply tape. Our tape application machines provide a cost-effective solution to increase tape application productivity, reduce labour costs and increase accuracy of the tapes being applied,” explains Underwood.
He continues: “The X-Treme Pro is the flagship system in this range and has established itself as the number one choice to increase tape application productivity in the large-format print, point-of-sale (POS) and plastics industry.
It can apply all types of self-adhesive tapes to materials up to 1,600mm wide and up to 15mm thick. Ideal for a range of applications such floor standing display units (FSDU’s), posters, die cut boxes, corrugated board, ticket strips, signage, honeycomb board, and much more.”
Underwood concludes: “I am really proud to be a member of this fantastic team and the developments coming on stream will continue the proud history of innovation that Newtown Tapes is known for. I really am looking forward to October and meeting with industry professionals from across the sign, commercial print, and wide-format print sectors.”
The company’s stand KO6 will also be chock-full of product samples, application ideas, and special initiatives to celebrate its 40th year in business, and will be well worth a visit.
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