iFlex Labels installs new Mark Andy P5 series press

The new 13in, 8-color, option-loaded P5 was installed in April at iFlex Labels, which operates in the Saint Laurent suburb of Montréal, Québec.

Founded in 1976, the company headed by Tony Iaizzo, president, and Lino Iaizzo, vice president operations, produces prime pressure-sensitive labels (paper and film) and flexible packaging for food and household products markets. According to Lino Iaizzo, the company was looking to enhance its competitive position by reducing waste and make ready times, along with producing measured high-quality work.

'We compared available press offerings and concluded that the Mark Andy Performance Series best met our quality and overall performance targets,' he said.

Added Tony Iaizzo: 'Coming from 40 years of printing press ownership I was impressed with the P5’s superior construction quality and performance-enhancing technologies that will help us perform faster make readies with much less material waste.'

The new press had a very successful start-up in April. 'The first day in production we printed an order using all the print stations, including foil and lamination,' said Lino Iaizzo. 'We saved an hour on the make ready and the job was running saleable product in less than half an hour. We ran the order in perfect register at 450 fpm as compared to 250 fpm on our existing presses.'

Along with the acquisition of the P5, iFlex Labels has become a Mark Andy Total Solutions partner, by supporting its new press acquisition with consumables, such as tint sleeves, mounting tapes, shop cloths, and doctor blades, sourced from the Mark Andy Print Products division.

The company intends to use the P5 to enhance its combination printing on many of its labels and take advantage of the increased output.

'The P5 has a good mix of automation and solid technology that we believe will allow us to produce high-quality prime labels for many years to come,' Lino Iaizzo said. 'As importantly, it has features that will help us develop new applications going forward. Once we master the capabilities of the P5, we will grow our business with new products. We have lots of ideas to test with this new machine.'