Mark Andy has introduced three new press models, P9E, P7E and P5E, to its Performance Series product line. The Performance Series P7E and P5E are available now for order and listed on the company’s website, while the Performance Series P9E was unveiled at the just held Labelexpo Americas 2018 in Rosemont, Illinois near Chicago, from 25 to 27 September.
Essentially all future orders for the Performance Series presses will be fulfilled with the E Series upgraded versions. Gourav Roy of FIG India, which has already installed 35 Performance Series presses in the country, says that there are already three P5 and P7 presses on order that will be delivered with the new Performance P7E and P5E versions.
The Performance Series P5E and P7E, which were already available for sale before Labelexpo Americas, target converters interested in flexibility from entry-level film to the most complex label applications. Each of these presses has updated servo architecture allowing for tighter registration as well as a complete redesign of the converting options, focused on providing a better operator experience.
All the three new Performance E presses have updated ProLED system with air cooling and modular recirculation dryers, both offering sustainability benefits. They are equipped with Mark Andy Thread-It technology, which simplifies press webbing for operators and is claimed to be three times faster than traditional webbing-up methods. Additional press options include Digital Plus Screen, a digital inkjet replacement for rotary screen printing as well as QCDC-SR (Quick Change Die Cut Semi Rotary) adding advanced capability to flexo equipment that is also available on Mark Andy digital hybrid technology.
The P9E flexo press, available in widths up to 660 mm (26 inches), is designed for high-quality flexible packaging production for film, shrink sleeves and lidding. Seen as a short-run flexible packaging platform for shrink sleeves and pouches, the P9E offers advanced automation with automated registration and impression setting, job save, eight servo motors per station and a centralized control system.
P9E is built standard with new servo-controlled impression adjustment, independent servo-driven anilox rolls and servo side adjust at print speeds up to 1,000 ft/min. Ergonomic efficiency is at the forefront of the wider 22 in and 26 in web widths, which include plate cylinder loading support as well as an anilox and chamber drawer. Configured with Mark Andy AI, the Performance Series P9E addresses the growing demand that label converters are seeing for shrink sleeves.
