Macfarlane Labels buys Nilpeter FA-4*

Macfarlane Group is a UK-based group of companies focused on packaging-related activities. Macfarlane Labels is Scotland’s largest label producer with facilities in Kilmarnock, Scotland and Newmountkennedy in Ireland supplying 350 customers in the UK, Ireland, Europe, the US and Canada.

The company has invested £650,000 in the UV flexo self-adhesive label press, which has a number of important features including greater capacity, faster run speeds, less waste and quicker changeovers.

The creation of less waste material and its reduced power consumption will also further improve Macfarlane Labels’ environmental credentials.

The 17m-long press was installed at Macfarlane Labels’ facility in Kilmarnock, Scotland in August and is now fully operational.

The Nilpeter FA-4* is forecast to increase Macfarlane Labels’ capacity from its current two billion labels a year to around 2.2 billion. The new press joins Macfarlane’s existing modern fleet, which comprises eight Nilpeter presses at the company’s Kilmarnock facility. This is the company’s third FA-4 servo drive press.

Derek Easson, Macfarlane Labels’ commercial director, said: ‘We’re committed to continual investment in our labels business to ensure that our customers benefit from the latest technology.  Our new press is evidence of this and I’m confident that it will help us to further improve the service and quality that we can provide.’