Mark Andy launches Digital Series at Open House

The Digital Series press, built on a Performance Series press platform, has been designed from the ground up seamlessly to integrate a digital workflow with conventional printing and  converting. The digital module can incorporate from four to seven color stations plus white. It is claimed the fastest inkjet system in the packaging market today running at speeds up to 250 fpm with six colors and a White. Print resolution is 600 x 600dpi native, with the heads developed by a un-named OEM partner. The Digital Series press is fully modular, and Standard Performance Series tooling can be installed at any point of the line.

Mark Andy Print Products will distribute the UV inkjet inks, which are specially formulated for these print heads. The system is compatible with pressure-sensitive, tag and thin film materials. BOPP and PET films have tested successfully. ProWORX, powered by Esko, is the DFE (digital front end)  integrated into the Digital Series press, supporting digital file management and workflow between the two technologies. The software automates color management, pre-flighting and job  optimization, including operations for using in-line flexo stations  to produce value-added embellishments.

Ray Dickinson, Mark Andy vice president, marketing and  business development for Digital Solutions, says, ‘For the  Digital Series press, a new generation of piezo inkjet printhead technology is used in tandem with a new generation of UV curable ink. When coupled together and truly integrated with Mark Andy’s web handling and fast change technologies for flexography and converting, the resulting product is nothing short of extraordinary.’