Colorado Etiquettes installs the first Mark Andy Evolution in Europe

The new Evolution line was launched at Labelexpo Europe in Brussels in 2019 to complement to Mark Andy’s award-winning Performance Series. It is built around the all-servo P7 platform and can be designed in any configuration to suit current work and modified later as demand changes. The Evolution installed in Colorado is a six-color, full UV press with a 13” (330mm) web width. It is fitted with turn bars, a double die station, closed-loop tension control, auto and pre-register features, and servo unwind and rewind. The new press joins existing Mark Andy 830 and 2200 lines at the Rouen facility.

Laurent Fenot, grandson of the founder, who has run the business for the past 35 years, commented: ‘We chose the Evolution because we believed it was the ideal press to allow us to fulfil our existing demand and offer the flexibility to explore new markets. We have a reputation for solving difficult problems here, so it is vital that the equipment complements our technical skills. The Evolution will help us to develop products for niche markets, and as it’s our first 330mm press, it offers the added capacity too.’

‘We are seen as a craft business and our customers appreciate the fact that our size makes us approachable,’ added Christelle Fenot, who runs the company with her husband. ‘They like dealing directly with the people who have the skills and knowhow. There is no such thing as a typical job here, each day and each shift is different, and that’s our strength.’

Jean Louis Pecarelo of Atypic, Mark Andy’s agent in France added: ‘This is a clear case where the Mark Andy brand alone is not enough. The technology must prove itself fully capable of coping with very difficult work, and answer all questions asked of it. There is no room for complacency with this customer.’

‘I am delighted to see that our latest flexo technology is applicable to and affordable by the small label converters who are looking to improve their productivity and extend their market opportunities. I congratulate Colorado on being the first label converter in France to benefit from what the Evolution has to offer,’ added Tom Cavalco, executive vice president of sales at Mark Andy.