Mark Andy Performance Series P4 with ProLED curing.
Ohio-based Inline Label Company has selected a Mark Andy Performance Series P4 flexo press for its operation to support its growing business in the paper and film label market.
Introduced to the market in mid 2015, the P4 is designed to accept plate roll tooling from legacy (or traditional) flexo presses, which will allow the company to easily transfer work from its existing 2200 presses to the new P4.
President Dave Hechler, stated, ‘I’ve always kept an eye on the equipment market. Mark Andy has taken many of the industry’s technology gains over the last few years and built an affordable servo machine which conveniently, also allows me to take advantage of my existing tooling inventory.’
Inline Label has been a full UV plant since it was founded, so it is familiar with the benefits of UV curing, and excited about this new implementation. Mr Hechler said, ‘We can now use a modified formula of UV ink in a system that requires 50% less energy consumption, has no heat as a by-product, requires no ozone ducting and little to no maintenance. The cure is better and my run speeds will be higher. The initial cost is slightly higher, but the ROI will be very quick.’
With regard to equipment, Mr Hechler is not ruling out the addition of a hybrid flexo and digital machine in his operation. ‘After nearly 40 years in the industry, technological improvements to processes and equipment are very exciting to me,’ he said. ‘I really think that type of machine will be an essential part of any printing company.’
