Quadra Flex, a New York-based converter, has installed a Mark Andy Digital One to meet the company’s need for quick service and a profitable option for medium- and short-run prime label production.
Quadra Flex has been in business since 1994, utilising Mark Andy equipment since the company’s conception. Chris Meddaugh, the owner of Quadra Flex, has been printing on Mark Andy machines for even longer, having started his career in printing in 1986 working with Label Art of California.
Over the past few years, Meddaugh has identified an increase in the demand for short-run, quick turnaround label work. This increase in demand started Quadra Flex on the search for a profitable, next-level digital label press. The research stage led Quadra Flex and Meddaugh to evaluate the Mark Andy Digital One, which he was able to see in-person at Mark Andy’s headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri.
‘During my visit to Mark Andy, being able to spend a day working on the Digital One press helped me really understand the ins and outs of the digital hybrid press and solidified the desire to get that machine into my pressroom,’ commented Meddaugh.
Quadra Flex’s reasons for installing the Mark Andy Digital One ranged from speed, substrate compatibility, durability of print, foil applications, the ability to use existing tooling, one pass finishing, and the support and service Mark Andy offers.
It is anticipated that the toner digital press will allow Quadra Flex to efficiently print short-run prime labels while continuing to free up capacity on its Mark Andy flexo presses.
Meddaugh continued, ‘Throughout the process, the entire team at Mark Andy has been extremely responsive to all of my questions. From my initial contact to the shipping and boxing personnel and install and training on the new press, they’ve gone above and beyond in every aspect.’
