For two weeks, I had the pleasure of traveling to Indonesia, Thailand, Australia, and New Zealand with Eric Hoendervangers. Eric is the Sales & Marketing Director and one of the founders of MPS.

It was a fantastic learning experience being alongside Eric at meetings, as his knowledge of flexo, of...

These are exciting times at MPS!

We’re growing fast, and at a global scale, with new installations, agents, a branch office in Asia, and many new additions to the MPS team.

But rest assured, we’re making sure that Service is keeping ahead during this flurry of growth.

Increased support

We’ve added more ...

The label printing industry is quickly evolving due to pressured prices, job sizes that get smaller and smaller, and the demand for short delivery times. This affects the daily work as in your print shop. It’s your responsibility to produce labels with a consistent print quality at the lowest cost p...

When I joined MPS in July 2017 I knew it was an organization going through a period of growth. As the company’s HR Advisor, one thing is sure: there is never a dull moment!

 In this blog I’ll explain what it’s like to be an HR Advisor in a growing organization, the challenges I face, and how I h...

It’s been three months since the MPS Systems Asia office opened its doors in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and I’ve had the pleasure to be a part of it! I’m grateful for the opportunity to work for a dynamic company such as MPS and in the same beautiful country where I was born. And yes, Tim Klappe wa...

On October 26, 2017, MPS North America officially opened the new Demo & Applications Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. This was a great step for me to experience, after joining the MPS team as Technical Sales Consultant & Area Sales Manager in March 2017.

In this blog, I’ll tell you a little bi...

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...

It’s impossible to imagine life without the Internet.

Our smartphones, laptops, tablets and even our cars are connected. The internet makes communicating, finding information and doing business easy. And, communication is no longer restricted to just people. We can now communicate with our devices a...

MPS is growing and offers many diverse career opportunities. I have first-hand experience! Here’s how I went from a graduate intern to the new MPS Research & Development Engineer.

Safety on the job

Safety is one of the most important concerns in every company. Especially in an environment whe...

There is never a dull moment working in the MPS marketing department, and a lot has changed since I joined MPS three years ago. Blogging is one example of a new direction we’ve taken, so I’m pleased to share my first blog from a marketing perspective!

Celebrating the Operator of the Month

At MPS, our ...

In this blog, I’d like to tell you about a classic MPS innovation that is well received by our customers worldwide: the Ultraflex rail system. In my territory of Russia and surrounding countries, this system is a popular part of many press sales.

Here’s why.

To save time, energy, and money, MPS develo...

As a Project Manager with MPS since 2005, I’ve learned the importance of a well-trained press operator, especially when they are unfamiliar with flexo technology.

After the sales process is complete and a new MPS press is built and shipped to the customer, our commissioning engineers go onsite to ins...

As a Customer Support Coordinator, I usually work from MPS headquarters in Arnhem handling incoming inquiries regarding service issues, upgrades, retrofits and support visits. Recently, I had the opportunity to venture outside the office on a road trip, as part of a service mission to Denmark!

The ro...

Many different parameters influence the cost price per 1000 labels:

• the press itself;
• pre-press work;
• post-press work;
• the operators.

Yet, studies have proven that a motivated operator is the most important parameter in the printing process. Therefore, operators are the biggest asset or the biggest disso...

This past week was spent visiting label printers throughout Indonesia – joining me was George Tan, MPS Area Sales Manager and Ahmad Sopian, owner of Inti Digital Grafika (IDG), the local MPS agent for Indonesia.

As the fourth largest country by population with over 260 million people, following China...

A streamlined printing process on the print shop floor, that’s what you are looking for as a production leader. To achieve that goal, you need a stable and predictive flexo printing process with consistent high-quality output. That’s obviously easier said than done, as many factors influence the lev...

It’s been a flurry of activity during my first few months here in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, home of the new dedicated MPS branch office in Asia!

Working in Asia for over 27 years in the printing and graphic arts industry, and living in South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, and T...

Shortly after joining MPS as After-Sales Manager, I implemented a more stringent system to track all inquires received by the help desk through a centralized management tool that converts each service request into a case. This way, as a service organization, we can now track the number of requests, ...

Production leaders in the label printing industry need qualified staff to enhance customer satisfaction in a highly competitive market, they can’t do it own their own. They are dependant on printing press operators to deliver the quality customers demand. But due to printing automation and standardi...

Nearly four years ago, MPS announced a strategic growth plan of strengthening its North American presence by expanding its sales, marketing, installation, service and assembly operations. For me, this plan included a move to the United States from the Netherlands to help lead the effort.

A lot transp...