Mark Andy P3 Receives 2011 FlexoTech Technical Innovation Honor
Second innovation award received in 2011 for outstanding press design
St. Louis, Missouri, USA (20 October 2011) Chris Hollins, BBC celebrity presenter (left) and David Galton, Chairman of EFIA (right), present Greg Palm of Mark Andy with the 2011 FlexoTech Innovation Award. Click here for high-resolution image.
The Mark Andy P3 was awarded the Technical Innovation honor at the 2011 FlexoTech Awards held 19th October in London, England. This is the second innovation award for the Mark Andy Performance Series press line in 2011.
The ground-breaking design and technology integrated into the Performance Series has proven itself with printers and converters worldwide; more than 110 machines have been sold and installed into 24 countries. Recognizing the significant impact to productivity and consistently high quality output, several buyers have invested in more than one, replacing multiple older style presses with Performance Series technology.
Criteria for the award included special and successful use of new techniques and environmental benefits using machinery, equipment and materials for the advancement of flexography. The P3, with its revolutionary load-and-lock inking system, simple drop-and-lock setup to load print cylinders, and the open architecture allowing for a significantly shorter web path than traditional machines, convinced the judges that this industry-changing technology is the new benchmark in narrow-web flexo presses.
"Mark Andy is honored to have been recognized with this highly regarded industry award," states Greg Palm, vice president of sales and marketing for Mark Andy Inc. "Our engineering, design and manufacturing teams worked together with converters worldwide to develop a pivotal product for the flexo press market. The significant global acceptance of this technology is only further proof that the future of flexographic printing is bright."
About Mark Andy
Mark Andy is the leading global brand of narrow web presses. The brand is manufactured under Mark Andy Inc., the world's number one manufacturer of narrow and mid-web printing and converting equipment. The company has a rich history of delivering solutions to increase productivity and profitability for label and packaging markets, supplying leading brands including Comco and Mark Andy printing and converting equipment as well as Rotoflex finishing solutions. All of these product brands are supported by MAX, the customer service and support team of the organization. Mark Andy Inc. is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, with sales and distribution offices worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.markandy.com.
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