Offering a formidable portfolio of innovative solutions for the printing, packaging and Smartcard industries, Trimatt Systems continues to produce high quality machinery and technology. Its custom-built solutions not only exceed customers’ expectations but also help them succeed across a range of industry sectors such as commercial printers, label printers, packaging companies, and coffee roasters.
Matt Johnson, director of Trimatt Systems, founded the company in 2005 He says, “Our focus on staying abreast of industry trends allows us to develop solutions with our customers’ business needs in mind. For Trimatt, customer support is paramount.
“Whether providing solutions to a large company or a small or medium sized business, local or international, our approach to consulting with you to find the right solution for your requirements confirms our commitment to excellence. As your business grows, we continue to support you.
“We understand that as the business environment continually evolves, you need to adapt your business accordingly. Trimatt’s ongoing focus on excellence helps our customer-focused solutions exceed the expectations of our clients across several sectors.”
He points out that consumer attitudes have shifted in favour of purchasing locally manufactured printed products over formerly cheaper imports. He says, “They can see the advantages of quick turnaround times and the reliability of local production. As short to medium run digital printing continues to grow, Trimatt’s customers benefit from the company’s immense knowledge and expertise.”
Innovation shows the way
An industry leader, Trimatt’s innovative solutions for fibre-based packaging printing are changing the landscape. Matt says, “Our customers work in a fast paced, ever-changing business environment and we are here to help them adapt quickly to it, developing solutions to keep them ahead of the game.”
Redefining sustainable printing for paper and cardboard packaging, the Trimatt ColourStar AQ range provides a versatile and economical solution for eco-friendly packaging needs. Applications include coffee bags, retail paper bags, packing boxes, and takeaway food packaging. Trimatt offers an integration module (IM), a mid-range entry-level desktop conveyor model (LT), and the most popular Versatile (V) model.
The all in one, customisable, industrial digital colour printing solution makes in house package printing fast, economic, and profitable. It offers printing for sustainable paper and cardboard packaging as an automated solution that utilises an integrated feeder, a conveyor and an adjustable receiving tray.
Its HP print engine produces waterproof and scratch resistant prints, using aqueous, organic and pigmented CMYK inks, at up to 27 metres per minute. Printing on flat or erected cartons and thick cardboard up to heights of 100mm makes it ideal for food packs. Other applications include boxes, padded envelopes, papers bags and serviettes.
Matt says, “Consumers now expect to see sustainable packaging, especially since the advent of single-use plastic bans. This makes the Trimatt ColourStar AQ perfect for companies looking to remain relevant in today’s increasingly environmentally-aware marketplace.”
Western star
Based in Western Australia, MJ Goods has not looked back since installing a Trimatt ColourStar AQ 18 months ago. Matt and Julie Marchese, who own MJ Goods bought the system to support customer demands in relation to their growing range of products such as food packaging, coffee cups, bags, bottles, shop supplies, and catering boxes.
Matt Marchese says, “The positive effect the ColourStar AQ has had on our business is huge. We are a primarily a packaging supplier, but it has given us a massive value-add for our customers in the printing side of our business.
“We can print runs of any length, on demand. Our volume and turnover have both increased. We have the capability to do 20 boxes or 25,000 boxes in one run. For example, right now we have 70000 pizza boxes on site. We are doing 20,000 pizza boxes per month. The applications are endless; you name it: Uber eats, Woolies bags, and we have our gift shop next door. We now do design as well.
“We have expanded the business since we bought the Trimatt ColourStar AQ, moving into stickers and labels and digital cutting. Now we are branching out into printing for packaging. We have become a one stop shop for our customers. Trimatt has helped us move on that direction. It all adds value for our customers. Other areas of expansion include our purchase of a box machine.
“We have a great relationship with Trimatt, which provides excellent support and service. Matt Johnson is always available. We have also installed a Trimatt Cup Pro 600. It has slotted into our operation with ease. It is another Trimatt machine that is helping us to expand our business as we can offer more value to our customers with it.”
Mel McFarlane, marketing coordinator at Trimatt, says, “An astounding 80 per cent of Trimatt’s customers return after their initial machinery success to order further complementary solutions.
“The generation of profit on labour from their first investment positions them to invest further in automation, again propelling their competitive success. We partner with companies that understand that, in this global economy, the best time for automation and in-house manufacturing is always now.”
Matt Johnson adds. “Seeing Matt, Julie and the MJ Goods team growing their business in such a sustainability focused manner is a great example for other businesses looking to break through.”
Customised solutions
Melbourne-based specialty coffee roaster Ranges Coffee has also installed a Trimatt ColourStar AQ V, using it to provide customised coffee bags to contract roasting customers.
Specialising in bespoke coffee roasting and hospitality packaging supplies with sister company Re-Stox, it has and a new website branding4bags.com.au offers custom printing services for coffee bags, wine bags, and carry bags for retail purchases, corporate gifts and takeaway food. Gavin Williams runs the two companies.
Gavin says, “We had been printing on hand-applied labels, or outsourcing print jobs for our contract roasting clients and regional wineries, restaurants, cafés, and any business requiring carry bags.
“The Trimatt ColourStar AQ V enables us to give a bespoke solution while adding value to our coffee and packaging products. We now offer quicker turnaround times and shorter runs. It has helped us improve our coffee packaging and we keep more work and profits in house as we no longer need to order custom printed bags offshore.
Using the Trimatt ColourStar AQ V, the company has refreshed its packaging for Ranges Coffee with a design inspired by its location near the Dandenong Ranges in the Yarra Valley. As a family run business in the local community, Ranges has paid tribute to its heritage. A local packaging designer created the design. The new packaging also features additional information for customers on how best to store their beans, and easier identification of whether it contains whole beans or the type of grind for ground coffee.
Mel says, “Lydia Williams, Gavin’s wife, picked up the mechanics and the software quickly and has trained her colleagues how to drive the Trimatt ColourStar AQ V.
“Partnering with Ranges and Restox is a delight, and we are proud to support them on their journey. As a local machinery manufacturer, Trimatt is in a position to help local companies manufacture in house to improve their profit margins.”
Cutting lead times
Another company benefiting from installing the Trimatt ColourStar AQ V is Espressology, based in Seven Hills, New South Wales. The company uses its machine to produce coffee bags, targeting quick turnaround times and short print runs.
Espressology chief operating officer Ged Ryan visited Trimatt’s Melbourne operation and was impressed by the company’s ability to design and build its own machines as well as its local service and support.
Matt, says, “Until the arrival of the Trimatt ColourStar AQ V, coffee companies faced long lead times when customers wanted personalised products. The automation built into the ColourStar AQ enables Espressology to print short run, customised coffee bags, packaging cartons, and takeaway bags efficiently and economically.
“We are proud to partner with these forward thinking companies. Our printing systems go beyond saving time and resources; they contribute to enhanced productivity, ultimately resulting in improved return on investment for businesses. Our ColourStar AQ range facilitates fast, economical, and profitable in-house package printing.”
Awards recognise Trimatt’s commitment to innovation
Positioning itself as a preferred supplier in the sustainable packaging industry, Trimatt Systems has confirmed its reputation as a leading manufacturer and supplier of high quality machinery with multiple awards recognition over the past three years.
At the 2022 Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA) Awards of Excellence, Trimatt earned the prestigious title of Machinery Manufacturer SME of the Year. That award recognised Trimatt’s absolute commitment to innovation and the success of its CardLine 7000.
In 2023, the Trimatt ColourStar AQ took out the Melbourne International Coffee Expo (MICE) 2023 Product Innovation Award.
MICE is Australia’s largest dedicated coffee event showcasing the latest technology, products, and services to hit the coffee. It attracts over 15,000 attendees and connects café owners, roasters, equipment manufacturers, service suppliers and more. At MICE, Trimatt Systems presented its cutting-edge colour digital packaging printing systems, with the ColourStar AQ V receiving the coveted Product Innovation Award for coffee accessories.
Earlier this year, Trimatt Systems repeated its APPMA Awards for Excellence win for its ColourStar AQ for customising a wide range of sustainable packaging products.
Matt says, “Securing these awards and gaining industry wide recognition is exhilarating. We attribute these achievements to the value people place on innovation, coupled with the relatability of supporting a local equipment manufacturer.
“As pioneers in the engineering domain, we spot opportunities, invest considerable effort, channel resources into research and development, and subject our equipment to rigorous testing. It’s an intensive undertaking by the entire team, and the results are evidently remarkable.”
Mel adds, “Participation in these events has been an overwhelming triumph for Trimatt, with substantial market interest. This recognition stands as a testament to the team’s alignment with the right course of action.”
Following Trimatt’s award wins, the ColourStar AQ V is flying high with global enquiries coming in from Spain, the UK, India, Argentina, and New Zealand.
Trimatt has expanded operations with a second factory to keep up with the increasing print machinery orders, and with its track record for innovation, it won’t be long before another award-winner emerges on its production floor.
Trimatt Systems innovates across the board
Continuing to design and innovate across the board, Trimatt Systems has released several acclaimed industry solutions. Recent developments include:
Trimatt CupPro 600
In 2023, the Trimatt team showed the Trimatt CupPro 600 to coffee roasters and suppliers at the Melbourne International Coffee Expo (MICE.
The Trimatt The CupPro 600 changes the way owners can provide customers with personalised branded paper cups in short runs and on demand.
Using 100 per cent compostable inks, this system eliminates the need for outsourcing, minimum order quantities, and long lead times.
Matt says, “Now, you can effortlessly print QR codes, words with various fonts, numbers, symbols, and simple logos on paper cups with full automation. The Trimatt CupPro 600 fills a gap in the market, and we look forward to talking to our New Zealand customers about this exciting innovation.”
Trimatt ColourStar AQ BoxPro
This year, at the APPEX show in March, Trimatt Systems unveiled a first of a kind, ultra-wide, short run, on demand single pass print press offering up to 891mm print width: the Trimatt ColourStar AQ BoxPro.
The experts at Trimatt have meticulously designed and crafted this digital CMYK system for paper and cardboard boxes, shippers, pizza boxes and multiwall bags, to name just a few of this machine’s suite of possible applications.
At the show, interest came from manufacturers of boxes, multiwall bags, food ingredient manufacturers, the parts manufacturing sector and printers with the increasing demand for short runs.
Matt says, “The Trimatt ColourStar AQ BoxPro offers a means to reduce warehouse inventory through on demand SKU printing, freeing up costly warehouse space and keeping manufacturing local. It caters to the evolving needs of manufacturers looking to enhance operational efficiency and reduce warehouse costs. Many products can now be printed long edge leading at over twice the speed, meaning double the capacity for profit.”
Trimatt continues to thrive, recently announcing the opening of their first overseas office, in Malaysia catering to their enormous sim card packaging and card personalisation market to which their machinery is considered ‘gold standard’ throughout SE Asia.
