MPS details Open House success

MPS has reported a strong response to its Open House event, where it demonstrated a number of its press technologies and which coincided with drupa 2016.

Demonstrations included the EF multi-substrate, EB label and hybrid flexo/digital EF Symjet presses
drupa 2016 took place May 31 to June 10 in Düsseldorf, Germany, and while MPS was not exhibiting at the event, it took advantage of the event’s draw to a global audience of print professional to open its doors and welcome interested parties to see live demonstrations of its press technology and take a factory tour. MPS welcomed visitors on June 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, with over 150 attendees from 24 countries taking up the opportunity to visit the company’s headquarters in Arnhem, The Netherlands.

Demonstrations included the EF multi-substrate, EB label and hybrid flexo/digital EF Symjet presses. The factory tour included presentation of a 28m-long combination press, featuring offset, flexo, gravure and screen, and the largest ever built by MPS.

The EF multi-substrate press was shown running a three-ply multi-layer label in perfect register with speed reaching 120m/min. The EB press ran self-adhesive labels with print on the glue side on 360mm print width material, using delam-relam. Shown were the differences and similarities between the two presses, as the identical image was printed. Operators also changed the substrate on the EF press to a thin 40 micron BOPP mono film to prove its capability to print on any substrate. On the EF Symjet, the advantages of hybrid flexo/digital printing were demonstrated by running a self-adhesive label with cold foil application and a variation in color, utilizing the integrated digital Domino N610i unit.

A private bus brought drupa visitors to Arnhem, were MPS print manager Hans Poortinga also presented advanced workflow integration and efficiency benefits between the Label Traxx MIS/ERP module and AVT 100 percent inspection system.

Aakon Schüssel, sales and marketing director at MPS, said: ‘We are pleased to have had the opportunity to welcome so many visitors from all over the world, who took time during drupa to visit our Technology & Expertise Centre in Arnhem. This Open House surpassed all our expectations.’

During the Open House, MPS confirmed a flexo press order with West-East Meat Group, a new customer in Poland.

 

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