Supplier of ‘Expanded Content labels’ to the agrochemical and pharmaceutical industries CCL Label Ashford has installed a second Mark Andy Scout UV flexo press at its production facility in the UK.
The flexo department at Ashford is primarily used as a support facility for the company’s booklet work, and according to production manager Niall Warne, the 10in, six colour Scout has brought reliability and print quality that belies its simplicity.
“We chose the Mark Andy because it was uncomplicated and appeared to suit our type of work,” he explains. “In fact, it has exceeded our expectations and proved a very stable performer across the range of substrates we use here, from 50g/m2 paper to 60 micron PE and PP. We had no hesitation in ordering a second Scout when the time arose.”
A particular job that illustrates the machine’s capability is a dual layer label for patient information tags in doctor’s surgeries and hospitals. It consists of a pre-printed PP web that is over laminated onto a second printed PP web, which has had a patterned cationic varnish applied. The combined webs are then die cut with a dual height unit and the result allows for part of the label to be removed and applied to the patient’s record card.
John Bratton, head of the team that developed the dual label concept, states: “We’ve only been able to produce this style of label since we installed the second Scout, which is fitted with a laminating unit and turner bars. Market interest in the product has been most encouraging, and has kept the machine operators busy, which is a good sign.”
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