MPS EB attracts international audience to UK event

The live demonstrations and presentations showed attendees advantages offered by various technologies featured in the new MPS EB, including: Crisp.Dot Light, which guarantees predictable high-quality label printing with no gear marking; iSet, a new MPS technology which features intelligent pressure settings and easy operation; and iStop technology, providing zero waste at roll change

During the press demonstrations, MPS printed two different jobs on various types of material, including cold foil.

The Open House, held March 18-19 at the MPS UK sales and service office in Wigan, included a presence from Avery Dennison, Tesa, Paragon Inks, Cheshire Anilox Technology and Reproflex 3.

Nick Tyrer, MPS UK sales director, said: ‘We were enormously pleased to see such an enthusiastic turnout for the launch of the EB press at our open house event in Wigan, including printers who attended from as far as Jordan.

‘Visitors’ reactions were very positive, especially with the cost-saving iStop technology that optimizes stops and starts during printing, leaving zero waste. The iStrip Matrix technology, which allows the press to die-cut and strip matrix at very high press speeds, even when the label shape and material are very difficult to strip, was also seen as very advantageous for increasing productivity.’

Hank Arnold of Limbus Labels, owner of the demonstrated EB press and first EB customer in the UK, added: ‘We chose the MPS EB flexo press simply because there is nothing else at the price point with that level of sophistication. We produce a lot of short to medium run high-quality work, and with the EB pre-setting features, short web path and iStop, we will achieve massive material savings. There is also the benefit of reduced power consumption, which we calculate will be half of our current machines.’