UK-based Abbey Labels has added a second eight-colour EF 340 MPS press to its fleet, which is also the first of its type to be installed with the latest GEW ArcLED UV system in Europe.
‘The demand for the type of work the first MPS press could produce is constantly increasing, so we felt the need to quickly increase our capacity’ said Abbey Labels managing director Barry Pettit. ‘Already having an MPS press helps with the continuity of print quality, tooling and availability of trained operators. The installation and commissioning has gone very smoothly and the second press will help us to offer more capacity to our customers for multi-page peel & reveal labels along with mid to longer run reel and sheeting work.
‘When specifying the press, we looked at what other benefits it could offer besides the normal options’ said Mr Pettit. ‘MPS offered us the opportunity to be the first company in Europe to incorporate the GEW ArcLED LED UV curing system onto the EF 340 press. This was an opportunity that we simply couldn’t overlook.’
The advantages of having this type of GEW LED curing system gives Abbey Labels an ability to react to the near and longer term demands of the label / packaging market and gives the potential and confidence to lead their customers in ways at looking to improve the environmental impact . The LED system will use up to 50% less power than the conventional UV method of curing ink and also has the added advantage of radiating little or no heat onto the substrate.
‘We would seek to ensure that our clients would not notice any difference in ink colour or image quality when compared to a previous print supplied or existing jobs that come through the business. They will however be safe in the knowledge that their labels are being produced in the most energy efficient and environmentally friendly manner possible,’ remarked Barry Pettit.
