Claude Steele, an operator at WS Packaging’s Dallas facility, works on the Mark Andy Digital Series
American pressure-sensitive label converter, WS Packaging, has installed a second Mark Andy Digital Series hybrid press at its Dallas facility to expand digital capacity.
The new press, custom configured to fit the company’s label production requirements, will expand digital printing capacity resulting from its original Digital Series investment, which has been running full production since December 2015. The new press is producing twice the work in half the time compared to existing technology.
‘Mark Andy’s Performance Series is a solid piece of flexo equipment; very accessible, and very easy to operate and get people up to speed on,’ said Ryan Reding, general manager for WS Packaging’s Dallas and Phoenix plants. ‘With the Digital Series, all of the things we learned about flexo over the years are still applicable; it’s just from this section to this section we are laying down digital ink.’
‘It’s all about integrating around the converter,’ said Ray Dickinson, VP of marketing and business development for digital solutions. ‘Especially with the new Digital Series, our emphasis is to deliver the process capabilities in terms of man, machine, and materials to ensure our customers’ success.’
