Reflex orders latest Mark Andy for Labels Plus site in Barwell

Reflex Label Plus, formerly Labelsco and part of the Reflex Group since 2012, has ordered a top-of-the-range Performance Series P7 from Mark Andy for its plant in Barwell, Leicestershire.

Reflex Label Plus has ordered a top-of-the-range Performance Series P7 from Mark Andy for its plant in Barwell

The new press, which features the updated P7 platform, brings to 27 the number of Mark Andy presses currently in use at Reflex plants, including the seven P Series presses installed last year at Boston. Significantly this will be the first Mark Andy to be installed at the Barwell site.

This latest press has direct servo improvements, fully automated job register and a more ergonomic design to improve ease of operation. Specification of the 20in, 10-color press includes two reverse print stations, delam/relam, a rail system for foil unwind/rewind, constant tension laminator and waste rewind. It also has a web translator, single vertical die station, QCDC, and chilled impression drums as part of Mark Andy’s film package.

Raymond Young, operations manager at the Reflex Label Plus site in Barwell, commented: ‘Reflex always seeks to be at the forefront of innovation, investing in technology and people for continuous improvement. The Mark Andy P7 was chosen for its ability to redefine workflow productivity through its simple design, efficient waste savings, and extremely fast changeovers.’

Reflex Label Plus manufactures labels and printed laminates for sachets at its sites in Barwell and in Keighley, West Yorkshire. Operations span supply to the personal care and beverage sectors, where the company’s expertise with value-added processes are especially in demand, and to the pharmaceutical sector, for which accuracy and consistent quality is of paramount importance. Reflex Group was formed in 2002, has an international customer portfolio and serves a broad range of sectors with products that include self-adhesive labels, shrink sleeves, linerless labels and flexible packaging.