MPS America LLC

Printers and converters at the MPS open house in Didam, The Netherlands, will witness live demonstrations of the MPS EF flexo and EXL offset presses. Other press lines in production will also be available for viewing in the MPS factory.

At Labelexpo Americas 2012, Sept. 11-13 in Chicago, MPS will be unveiling four new innovations. They include diecutting automation, iStrip, EF 3rd generation and a new E-sleeve print sleeve.

The use of combination printing/processing is not a rarity in package printing—not by a long shot. A printer that has the need could combine any of the printing processes, in addition to converting operations such as foil stamping and embossing. The value provided by combination printing is that each printing process can bring its own specific attributes to the party, says Andy Colletta, president/CEO of Nilpeter USA. “Flexography and offset printing provide the lion’s share of the coverage on a signature, including the text and four-color images,” he explains. “Rotary screen is often used to provide an opaque background prior to printing, while