Press Retrofits—One way to seal the deal!

A converter can take any number of approaches to provide solutions for its customers, but two options quickly emerge at the top of the list when considering press capabilities: invest in a new press that addresses a customer’s needs, or retrofit existing presses to expand their features and diversify the company’s offerings. “One has to look where a converter is with its business and financial plan,” says Denny ­McGee, president, MPS America LLC. “It can make a lot more sense to add expanded features to a brand new press versus adding those same additional features to an older model press in the field. It may cost less money in the long run and save downtime and operator training to put it all on the new press line. At the same time, it can make sense to add to your last press purchased, as it may be a current press based on press models not changing for several years.”