Mark Andy and its Australian and New Zealand distributor Aldus Engineering finished off 2015 and started 2016 with a flurry of machine installations and new orders. “We have just finished installing the third Mark Andy P5 press in as many months: one in New Zealand, one in Queensland and the third in Perth,” says Ian Guanaria, general manager, Aldus.
LabelForce in Perth recently installed its second Mark Andy P5, three years after the first one was delivered, bringing a total of three Mark Andy presses purchased by Labelforce since they commenced business.
The Performance series presses, 450 of which have been installed worldwide since their release in 2009, are renowned for their productivity, and this high level of productivity, alongside low material waste and ease of use, is the reason Labelforce decided to purchase a second machine.
Labelforce managing director Ernie Cooley states, “The P Series easily outperforms our original Mark Andy 2200 in all areas so the decision to buy another P5 was pretty easily justified. Now we have two identical machines side by side making production planning much more efficient.”
All three of the recent P5 installations included the new Quick Change Die Cassette (QCDC), which is now standard on all P5 and P7 models allowing dies to be changed in less than 60 seconds, reducing even further the time involved in the job change cycle. In addition, all of the new machines are equipped with the latest GEW E2C and Rhino UV drying systems that have reduced power usage by some 40%, and now come with a five-year warranty on the Rhino power supply.
Guanaria adds, “In addition to the presses, we have had a major surge in orders for the recently redesigned Rotoflex VSI range of slitter rewinders. The new servo drive systems and touch screen controls have given the Rotoflex range of finishing machines a major boost. Run speeds are much higher and the machines are easier to set up and run, thus improving output.”