Norwegian converter Norsk Etikett has purchased a 17 inch, six-colour Mark Andy P5E, part of the Performance Series of flexo presses.
During trials on a difficult application with a particularly challenging shape, Norsk Etikett was able to achieve speeds four times faster with the new machine than the company’s legacy equipment.
‘The choice to partner with Mark Andy again was a fairly easy one,’ said Joakin Marcusson, narrow web sales manager at Convertec AB and Mark Andy’s agent in Norway. ‘The Mark Andy 2200 presses have been to Norsk Etikett’s satisfaction and contributed a great deal to the continued growth in revenue and maintained profit, the new P Series press is expected to continue that route.’
Mark Andy claims its Performance Series platform provides converters the ability to increase their changeover time by 60% and decrease material waste by 50% over conventional flexo presses.
‘Following a very smooth installation the operators were running the press in only a few days thanks to the simplicity and operator friendly design of the Performance Series,’ said Phil Baldwin, sales manager at Mark Andy Europe.
‘Immediately there was a huge reduction in set-up waste and compared to the legacy presses production speeds were two or three times faster. Thanks to the Advanced Waste Wind Up some difficult jobs that were restricted in speed due to the shape are now running at speeds four times faster than was previously attainable.’
