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Mark Andy Celebrates Successful First Quarter
April 17, 2009
From pP inBox
ST. LOUIS—Mark Andy Inc. announced that the company had strong sales during first quarter 2009. North American sales volume for Comco, Mark Andy, Rotoflex and UVT equipment was higher than the prior year with international sales following suit.
"Mark Andy Inc. is excited to support our customers as they enhance their operations and enter into new projects," said Paul Brauss, president and CEO. "We credit our clients for their tenacity in weathering this environment and advancing their technologies, and we appreciate their confidence in us to be their equipment provider."
Mark Andy Supports Customers with MAX
February 2008
From pP inBox
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—Mark Andy, Inc. recently released MAX, a new customer service and support initiative supporting Mark Andy, Comco, and UVT product lines. A corporate-wide initiative, MAX is designed to help printers and converters get the most out of their equipment. “MAX was developed to reinforce our commitment to every facet of the customer’s business,” states Adam Baer, vice president of customer support, Mark Andy, Inc. “As the largest OEM service provider in the narrow web marketplace, MAX is committed to enhancing our customers’ success everyday.” With services ranging from its own line of gear grease and gearbox oil, to retrofits and preventive maintenance
Cures for Wider Webs?
August 2006
From packagePRINTING
Flexo has long been crowned the fastest growing graphic arts application for UV technology, and experts say usage continues to climb across all press widths. On narrow-web presses in particular, UV curing systems have moved decisively into standard component territory. “Now it would be very rare for a [narrow-web] press not to have at least one UV [unit] … and most presses are all UV,” affirms John Mitchell, sales/product manager, UVTechnology. By contrast, UV ink usage remains more of a specialty than a must for mid- and wide-web flexo printers, but interest has reportedly been building in the past several years, particularly for mid-web
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June 1, 2005
From Converter Rankings
Pressing Quality Ever Forward
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June 1, 2005
From Converter Rankings
Pressing Quality Ever Forward
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June 1, 2005
From Converter Rankings
Pressing Quality Ever Forward
Pressing Quality Ever Forward
June 2005
From Converter Rankings
A new Mark Andy LP3000 flexo press helps Western Shield Label build on a foundation of quality work, and reach new heights in efficiency, reliability, and market presence. By Susan Busch Contributing Editor IT'S NEARING THE end of another hectic business day, and Frank Connelly, president of Gardena, Calif.-based flexo converter Western Shield Label, is recharging with an afternoon cup of coffee. The challenges Connelly and his team have navigated throughout the day—rounding up vendor resources to ensure a client's printed-material needs can be met, and exploring press configurations to arrive at the best way to run a custom job—illustrate the culture of responsiveness
Getting Better All the Time
June 2004
From packagePRINTING
Improved raw materials help spur growth of energy-curable inks. LUCK IS WINNING the lottery with a million-to-one chance, or catching the winning homerun ball in the deciding game of the World Series. But luck rarely has anything to do with success, as is the case with energy-curable inks, which have been increasing in demand thanks to the results of a lot of money, time, and energy spent in R&D. In the last few years, use of ultra-violet (UV) and electron beam (EB) inks has continued to grow with the introduction of new curing technologies, better inks, and lower costs for both. UV inks have
Onpress?Curing Equipment
May 2004
From packagePRINTING
AAA PRESS INTERNATIONAL LIGHTouch™ UV Curing Systems for narrow-web offer mobile top-loading and side-loading microcassette units to 600 W with COOL heat management. Write 361, Visit www.aaapress.com Aetek UV Curing Systems UV curing systems for narrow, mid, and wide format presses. Applications include UV inks, varnishes, laminating adhesives, coatings, and silicone release coatings. Write 362, Visit www.aetek-uv.com Caprock Developments Our replacement lamps give you a single source for all makes and models of UV curing and IR drying equipment, saving you money, while assuring you of the same high quality you expect from the OEM manufacturer. Write 363, Visit www.caprockdev.com Doyle Systems Doyle cleaning,
When There's No Cure
January 2003
From packagePRINTING
The ability to measure the UV energy output from your lamps can provide valuable information when dealing with curing problems. by Tom Polischuk, Editor-in-Chief UV FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING is well established in the package printing industry and its impact has been significant. The use of UV inks is at the top of many lists when discussing the reasons for the significant quality improvements of flexo printing over the past several years. Many converters are multi-year veterans in the application of UV technologies, but many others have recently made the jump into this new technology arena. Routine processing problems come with the territory, but
Toward a Painless Cure
March 2002
From packagePRINTING
UV equipment developments are surfacing almost as quickly as new applications for the technology. by Kate Tomlinson, Assistant Editor THE SHRINK SLEEVE is just one of the latest packaging structures forcing suppliers to keep in step with the technology needed to process thin film substrates such as PET-G (the most common for shrink sleeves). So what are bulb and UV curing equipment manufacturers doing to meet these rising demands? Bulb suppliers such as Primarc UV Technology are working to improve standard bulb life. Curing systems manufacturer Honle UV America has released its Advanced Cold Mirror (ACM) UV curing system, which reduces damaging heat