US-based packaging solutions provider Hammer Packaging has expanded its portfolio by adding Mark Andy Performance Series Flexo Press with a Rotoflex finishing system.
The machine is a 17-inch, 10-color P7 press, which includes a combination hot air drying/UV curing, a Mark Andy QCDC (quick change die cut) unit, web turnbar, and cold foil and lamination capabilities.
Hammer Packaging president and CEO Jim Hammer said: "In selecting this new press we were focused on lead time efficiency, specifically in terms of changeovers, speed of the press, and overall quality of the completed work.
"The width of the machine was also an excellent fit for our mix of work, complementing our existing portfolio of high-end UV flexo equipment."
Hammer Packaging supplies products such as cut and stack, shrink sleeve, pressure sensitive, foam and in-mold labels.
It is also considered to be one of the largest suppliers of seed packets for the horticultural market. To lend support to this product range, Hammer Packaging is adding its first Mark Andy press to its portfoilio of eight web presses, reported labelsandlabeling.com.
The company's existing printing capabilities include sheet-fed offset, variable sleeve offset printing, narrow-web flexo and digital.
Hammer Packaging claims that early results from the Mark Andy P7 press have showed an increase in productivity by nearly 60% over its current flexo machines and speeds.
