Scanket expands capacity with second MPS

Danish label printer Scanket has installed its second MPS UV flexo press to accommodate production growth of self-adhesive labels in its Birkerod, Denmark facility.

Scankets Second MPS Press for Self-adhesive Labels at Labelexpo Scankets has taken a second MPS press for self-adhesive labels, as shown at Labelexpo Europe 2013Europe 2013

Nearly one year since the installation of its first MPS press, Scanket purchased a second EF UV flexo multi-substrate MPS press to accommodate an increased production demand of self-adhesive labels.

Overall, this press marks the fifth MPS press installed in Denmark over the last 12 months.

 The newly installed EF-UV flexo press with eight color UV print stations and a web width of 420mm includes the APC advanced package with double servo positioning motors for the positioning of both the print sleeves and material thickness settings.

Next to the APC automation package to maximize productivity, the press is also equipped with a closed loop tension control multi-layer lamination unit.

Scanket’s second MPS press is used in the production of self-adhesive labels with a focus on cosmetics, beverage, chemical-technical products and food supplements, joining their first eight-color MPS EC UV flexo press.

Martin Fundal, managing director of Scanket said: ‘The need for a second UV flexo press was to accommodate increased production and new markets generated from our initial MPS UV flexo press investment.

‘We simply needed to replicate the stability and high-performance provided by our first MPS press in our production expansion. We are very happy with the new capabilities and opportunities that these presses have brought us.’