Australian Printer Switches to Flexo

St. Louis, Missouri—Australian printer Hill’s Labels has installed a Mark Andy 2200 press in its new production facility located in North Western Sydney, Australia. Hill’s Labels, founded in 2005 by Scott and Louise Beadman, had been relying on a small rotary letterpress machine to fulfill customer requirements, but increases in customer demands prompted the company to pursue a new facility, as well as updated technology. Scott Beadman determined flexographic printing to be the logical choice to keep up with increasing requirements, and after evaluating a variety of press manufacturers, the Mark Andy 2200 was selected as the main press for the facility.

In addition to press capabilities, a key factor in choosing the Mark Andy press was the high level of local service and support offered by Aldus Engineering (www.aldus.com.au). With the installation and local print training expertise of Aldus, it was only five days until the press was up and running and the operator was up-to-speed in operating a flexo press.

Since the installation, Beadman has noticed a significant increase in print quality, and the increased production speed has enabled Hill’s Labels to take on more projects with shorter lead times. “The addition of the Mark Andy 2200 has resulted in a 40 percent reduction in makeready, both in time and material,” he reports.

This installation marked the fourth Australian Mark Andy 2200 press installation in 2008, and brings the total number of Mark Andy 2200 installations in the continent to more than forty.