If you’re in the printing industry, you know there are thousands of variables that can affect the machine running smoothly and ultimately the print quality.

In this snippet, I’ll go through one issue that can affect the smooth operation of a printing press and some possible causes and fixes: web bre...

In label printing, plate mounting plays a critical role to ensure smooth operation in make ready and running the job.

Flexographic plates are a photopolymer plate that has a raised image for the printing surface. As with all types of printing, the plate fit effects registration. If the plate is not ...

Flexible packaging is one of the biggest sectors in the printing industry.

Printing is commonly done on wide web printing presses due to large volume jobs, but it’s becoming more popular on narrow or medium web presses offering more variety and shorter runs.

Scan the shelves at any supermarket to see...

In addition to an eye-catching design, the type of substrate used to print a label or flexible packaging also plays an important role.

There are many types of substrates for printing and converting requirements: from different types of poly to self-adhesive, paper, foils, nylon, cellophane and more.

I...

In part 4 of my blog series focused on preventative maintenance (PM), I explain how to set up an effective preventive maintenance schedule and implement it into your organization.

Where to begin

A good starting point is the recommended maintenance schedules from your press supplier.

These are supplied ...

At Labelexpo Europe 2019, MPS decided to change the game of our printed label samples.

Instead of using a standard design for our live show demos and label samples, this time we printed a very difficult job with all possible combinations of applications and technologies. We wanted to show a real hybr...

Being in the business for 25+ years, our engineers spend a great portion of time keeping MPS machines at the forefront of technology.

At the same time, we welcome challenges to stay hungry, eager & excited!

That’s why we’re keen to take on new projects combining different printing & converting...

Every printing job requires a different set of needs. In the label printing industry, there are mainly two factors that determine which printing technique is best for your company: quality and cost price. Flexo printing and offset printing are two of the most popular printing processes in this indus...

You probably know them as booklet labels, peel & reveal, or peel & seal labels. I’m talking about multi-layer labels. Labels that exist of multiple layers, glued together with text or images on multiple sides.

But what are the advantages of multi-layer labels? And how to print multi-layer lab...

In my initial blog from a series focused on maintenance of modern flexo presses, I talked about my passion for (preventive) maintenance and service, based on my personal observations of narrow web flexo machines in the field and discussions with customers at all levels.

I now share with you my ideas ...

2019 will be an important year for the label industry.

The trends that played a major role in our industry the past couple of years such as personification, digitization and workflow automation are maturing and settling down in our businesses. No longer trends, but facts.

“We expect a market gro...

Guest blog by Sarah Bruton – Business Development Manager Xpress Labels

As a Business Development Manager at Xpress Labels in the UK, I’m always looking for ways to promote our business. I love being creative I love working with our R&D and production department to see what our presses are capabl...

Гостевой блог: Джефф Топфер, компания Imageworx

В августе этого года североамериканское отделение компании MPS Systems стало первым производителем флексографских машин, напечатавшим почтовые марки США на флексографской машине с УФ-сушкой. Как технический координатор компании Imageworx, я был полность...

In August this year, MPS Systems North America became the first flexographic inline press manufacturer to print USA postal stamps on a UV flexo press. As a technical coordinator at Imageworx, I have been closely involved with this project in the art development, imaging, and plate production stages.

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In today’s demanding market where printers need to supply various types of printed labels and packaging  to their customers, it’s important to work with a press that can accommodate a wide range of substrates.

Especially considering that each material behaves differently during the printing proc...

If you’re a flexo-based label printer/converter, you may be wondering if it’s the right time to get started with digital. You may be wondering when to use flexo and when to use digital. And what about hybrid?

 Let’s take a closer look at these technologies to help get the answers.

In the label industry, there are mainly two factors that determine which printing technique is best for your company: quality and cost price. With many technologies to choose from, it may sometimes be hard to determine which technology fits your business best.

As every printing job requires a differe...

The demand for food safety, food packaging guidelines, and other standards and legislation require the label printing industry to offer labels that meet ink migration limits as ink contain ingredients that are harmful to our health. Low migration inks might be the answer to this challenge. Many thin...

It’s a trend – many label printers are making the transition from conventional to digital printing to keep up with market demand. Digital printing has some strong benefits over flexographic printing, however, flexo should not be neglected.

Here’s why digital printing alone is not enough, and how you ...

At MPS, we are ‘Operator Focused, Results Driven’. When I first started working as a Commercial Product Manager, I wondered what that meant exactly. I found out, that it’s all about operator-friendly press solutions.

A good example of one of these operator-friendly solutions, is the iControl. In this...