Mercury Walch installs Screen digital label press

Mercury Walch, one of Tasmania's longest-established commercial printers, has installed a Screen L350UV SAI-S digital label press at its Moonah facility in Hobart, supplied by Jet Technologies, increasing label production speeds from approximately 9 to 60 m/min and significantly expanding the business's label capability.

The press, installed in June 2026, adds white ink capability that the company's previous label press lacked, removing a key barrier to winning label business from customers with more complex requirements. The investment positions Mercury Walch to compete for label work that has historically gone to interstate suppliers, with local production offering faster delivery and reduced freight delays for Tasmanian businesses.

Operating continuously from Moonah since the early 1900s, Mercury Walch is Tasmania's largest sheet-fed printer, providing commercial print, digital print, direct mail, packaging and large format point-of-sale materials alongside its expanded label offering.

'Our previous label press couldn't print white, which limited the range of work we could produce for customers,' said Adam Glover, general manager of Mercury Walch. 'With the new capabilities of the L350UV SAI-S, we're now able to re-engage prospective customers knowing we can fully support their requirements. Our goal is to keep more label production in Tasmania rather than seeing that work leave the state.'

'The Screen L350UV SAI-S gives businesses like Mercury Walch the ability to produce high-quality labels at significantly higher speeds, opening new revenue opportunities while helping customers access local manufacturing,' added Jack Malki, managing director of Jet Technologies.