Mark Andy's ANZ distributor Aldus Engineering has continued its busy year with the installation of its 3rd P5 press in the past three months.
"We finished off 2015 and started 2016 with a flurry of machine installations and new orders," said Aldus GM Ian Guanaria. "We have just finished installing the 3rd Mark Andy P5 press in as many months - one in New Zealand, one in Queensland and the latest at LabelForce in WA."
Perth-based LabelForce has installed its second Mark Andy P5, three years after the first one was installed, bringing a total of three Mark Andy presses purchased by the company since they started business.
“The P Series easily outperforms our original Mark Andy 2200 in all areas so the decision to buy another P5 was pretty easily justified," said Labelforce MD Ernie Cooley. "Now we have two identical machines side by side making production planning much more efficient." The company's production capabilities include offset printing, flexographic printing, screen printing, hot and cold foiling, embossing and texturing.
All 3 of the recent Mark Andy P5 installations included the new Quick Change Die Cut™ (QCDC™), which is now standard on all P5 & P7 models, allowing dies to be changed in less than 60 seconds and further reducing the time involved in the job change cycle. All of the new machines are equipped with the latest GEW E2C and Rhino UV drying systems that have reduced power usage by 40%, and come with a 5-year warranty on the Rhino power supply.
“In addition to the presses, we've had a major surge in orders for the recently redesigned Rotoflex VSI range of slitter rewinders," said Guanaria. "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."
Mark Andy, a Dover company headquartered in St. Louis, MO, is a leading global manufacturer of narrow web printing equipment.
Aldus Engineering, based at West Ryde in Sydney, also has branches in Victoria and New Zealand.