MPS welcomes customers to Open House

- Offset and flexo press capabilities demonstrated during Open House, with four demonstrations each of two different platforms held on both days

 

Dutch printing machinery manufacturer MPS has hosted an Open House event at its headquarters in Didam, The Netherlands, attracting new and old customers alike.

 

Customers, as well as contacts and industry suppliers, visited the company on January 15-16 to take a tour of its production facility and witness live demonstrations of the EXL410 UV full-servo 14-colour offset (pictured, top) and an EF410 UV full-servo eight-colour flexo presses.

 

Four demonstrations of each press were held on both days, followed by one-on-one meetings to further discuss the MPS technology and benefits.

 

The Open House also provided an opportunity for visitors to personally meet the MPS sales and management team, and learn more first-hand about MPS machinery (pictured, below).

 

The EXL offset press, initially launched at Labelexpo Europe 2011, has variable sleeves for different repeat lengths, for both plates and blankets. The offset press can be equipped with various flexo, gravure and screen units, in addition to flexo units on rail.

 

Multiple converting units like hot/cold foil, delam/relam, die-cutting and laminating can also be installed. A gravure unit enables the customer to dry solvent-based inks with the use of hot air.

 

Another feature that the offset press offers optionally is the MPS Ultraflex rail system. This positioning and parking system for rail-mounted units provides the ability to set aside or move the unit to the job location where it is required.

 

Within minutes of set-up preparation and only a few meters of set-up waste, a complete print job change was completed, including design and material change from ultra-thin foil to very thick paper.

 

As different substrates, preferences, and print and pressure settings can be calibrated and saved into a job memory, set-up times and wastes are kept considerably low, providing substantial economic benefit, especially for short runs.

 

Die-cutting was demonstrated with the MPS Change Die station which enables die-cutting of fine materials and difficult shapes at high speeds, followed by a matrix removal system also engineered by MPS that shreds and removes the matrix.

 

At full speed the offset press can run up to 200m/min.

 

Live demonstrations on the MPS flagship EF410 UV full-servo eight-colour flexo press included a quick material and design change. The widely installed EF press line offers a high level of automation in print and pressure settings, and extensive converting flexibility in a wide range of substrates.

 

The EF press is equipped as standard with the MPS non-stop print change (NPC) technology, which allows the operator to prepare any idle print unit for a new design without needing to stop the press.

 

MPS managing director Eric Hoendervangers said: ‘We were pleased with the quantity and quality of the visitors who attended the Open House.

 

‘The event allowed us to demonstrate our innovative technology on fully built presses, and provide guided tours of our facility. Feedback from our visitors was very positive. It is always nice to observe that every time we show the capabilities of our presses, people are amazed by the performance and wide range of design possibilities.’

 

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