Aniflex installs Mark Andy hybrid press

Aniflex, one of Poland's leading producers of self-adhesive labels, shrink sleeves and flexible packaging, has installed a Mark Andy Digital Series HD HighSpeed 1200 hybrid press combining flexographic and UV inkjet technologies within a single integrated production process.

The investment responds to growing market pressure from increasing product variants, shorter run lengths and tighter quality and delivery requirements. According to co-owner Maciej Wojtaszek, the number of SKUs within individual product categories has risen significantly as brand owners add flavor, functional and language variants across their ranges, each requiring separate graphic versions.

'Our customers expect flexibility above all else,' said Wojtaszek. 'The market increasingly requires an ability to produce multiple short-run versions alongside higher-volume jobs, while maintaining consistent quality and reliable delivery performance. The real challenge is maintaining the same level of quality, color consistency and finishing repeatability across every repeat order and every batch.'

The press selection followed extensive testing at demonstration centers and printing sites across Europe, with technology stability identified as a primary criterion. Aniflex's existing experience with both Mark Andy flexo equipment and inkjet technology made the hybrid platform a natural progression. The company plans to operate the press in a two-shift environment once full integration into advanced production work is complete.

'Aniflex consistently demonstrates that the future of the industry belongs to companies that successfully combine technology, expertise and partnership into one cohesive production ecosystem,' said Przemyslaw Polkowski, director of Mark Andy Poland.