MPS and Etirama Form Stragetic Alliance

DIDAM, Netherlands—MPS and Brazil-based Etirama, both manufacturers of narrow-web label and packaging presses, announced a cooperative agreement for the development and production of a new flexo printing machine for the label printing industry.

Both company have observed an increasing demand for a cost-effective servo-driven flexo printing machine. The new press line will be built to International standards by Etirama in Brazil, and will be sold worldwide. Availability is projected for the second quarter of 2009.