On the 27th March 1951 Vacuumatic Ltd was registered at Companies House. Set up as a division of Portals, the Security paper makers, they were tasked with developing and manufacturing machines to count security bank note papers.
Fast forward 70 years, and they are still supplying the worlds security printers with a range of paper counting machines, along with commercial printers who benefit from the accuracy and reliability of machines designed to be 100% accurate.
Their portfolio of machines now extends to different technologies:
- The original Pin and Blade design using vacuum to separate each sheet
- Disc method of counting which also uses vacuum to separate each sheet
- Camera technology which looks at the edge of a stack and determines how many sheets are present, for use in the plastic card e.g., Credit cards, store cards etc. and the box board industry
- Variable Thickness Friction Feeders to count, batch and in-feed into process machinery
- A large range of Tab Inserters for use on Printing Presses and converting machinery
- A range of web marking devices for the reel-to-reel industry
Vacuumatic have a counting machine to cover almost all requirements of the graphic arts and other industries.
They have been supplying machines to the security markets from the beginning, with commercial and converting markets following quickly. They now supply equipment into the Pharmaceutical markets, and due to recent market demand, have developed the Reel Tab Inserter System for use in the flexible packaging industry.
They constantly reinvest in research and development to keep up-to-date with new technologies. For example, they have recently launched a colour camera version of Count-S optical counter to enable a wider range of materials to be counted, and also the TCF2, a Friction feeder which can now feed products up to 15mm thick following requests from the mailing industry.
“Thank you to all our valued customers, past and present, for inspiring and supporting us all these years. Without the help of yours, our journey would never be so successful and we very much look forward to continuing to provide solutions for our customers for many more years to come.” Said Alan Gillett, Sales and Service Executive.
