DIGI Labels from the Republic of Ireland has installed a Mark Andy Evolution Series E3 flexo press, seeking to expand its long run business.
General manager Declan Boran said, ‘We have traditionally been a business based on short-run work, which we have managed well and made profitable – but we knew we needed to expand our long run business to grow. The E3 offered the right blend of performance capability and value for money.’
The 13-inch (330mm) eight-colour press has been installed at DIGI Labels’ facility in Mullingar, County Westmeath, and comes with turn bars, cold foil capability, a crossover unit and an adjustable anvil on the vertical die station. It also has full UV capability and has been specified to cater for the special pharmacy, food and beverage work that DIGI Labels undertakes at Mullingar.
The company is actively looking to acquire more label manufacturers in the UK and Ireland and has recently completed the acquisition of another production facility in the Republic that specialises in long-run work.
‘We want to grow but stay independent and maintain the high level of personal service that our customers have come to expect,’ Mr Boran added. ‘Most of our work is still on paper-based substrates, around 80%, and while this might change more towards film work, we will allow demand and environmental concerns to drive it. What we are looking to change is a move from single to double-shift operation – and we now have the production capability with the new Mark Andy E3 to do that.’
