Packaging
MARK ANDY XP5000 ON DISPLAY AT NEW FAITH OPEN HOUSE
Monday 01. June 2009 - United Printing and New Faith present educational seminar for Chinese converters
Mark Andy, a world leader in narrow web printing equipment, celebrated the latest China installation of its Mark Andy XP5000 at the recent New Faith Printing Ltd. open house in Guangzhou. The event held on 22 April, 2009, and hosted by New Faith, United Printing Equipment & Materials Corp. and Mark Andy, drew more than 140 attendees including suppliers, converters, end-users and media.
The open house featured speeches by a variety of suppliers touching on market trends, technology, and advantages of flexo printing. Peter Chen, general manager of United Printing, presented the feature address, focusing on such topics as facing current economic challenges and the advantages of flexo over letterpress and offset printing methods.
In addition to presentations, the Mark Andy XP5000 was on display in the New Faith production area. The 11-color press features 12 UV units, two (2) cold foil units, one (1) screen unit, and includes one (1) integrated gravure unit. The press ran pressure-sensitive film label material at a rate of 330 feet/minute, demonstrating the focus on productivity that interested New Faith in the purchase of the Mark Andy XP5000. This press marks the 100th press installation in China for Mark Andy Inc., manufacturer of Comco and Mark Andy printing presses and Rotoflex converting solutions.
“The interest shown by the market in this open house demonstrates the commitment of the region to furthering flexo technology and applications,” states Paul Brauss, president and CEO, Mark Andy Inc. “We are proud to support New Faith and United Printing as they lead the growth of the flexo industry in China.”
Additional suppliers represented at the New Faith open house include Avery, DuPont, Flint Narrow Web, Kurz, Martin Automatic, Rotometrics, Sinhua, Stork, AVT, TESA, GEW, Auclean, BST and Esko.