The world headquarters and manufacturing
operation of Mark Andy, Inc. was the final destination for leading printing
companies as part of the 2012 Printing Industries of America Continuous
Improvement Conference held earlier this month in St. Louis, Missouri. A plant
tour of Mark Andy concluded the three-day event, providing printing managers
and executives a first-hand look at how Lean initiatives and continuous
improvement has successfully impacted the company.
Over the past 18 months, Mark Andy has
implemented a focused Lean program, initiating completely new ideas and
processes to drive efficiencies and improve quality in their manufacturing
workflows. Plant tour visitors were exposed to workflow organization tactics,
key visual management tools and work cell procedure approaches. Another
important part of the discussion included learning curves and other aspects of
the culture change needed to accomplish a successful Lean transformation.
Mark Andy began the ‘continuous improvement’
approach four years ago, starting with their product R&D and design
process, to directly impact their customers’ work flows and bottom lines. The
Mark Andy Performance Series, winner of two international innovation awards in
2011, is a proven machine platform that specifically supports continuous
improvement in a printing operation’s workflow. Rotoflex is launching new
inspection/rewinding platforms that achieve direct improvement to the finishing
workflows this year.
Meanwhile, Mark Andy’s Indian arm - Flexo Image
Graphics is all set to replicate the same here in India, Mumbai at one of the
leading label printers facility in August. So, save your date in August, for
the Open House featuring Innovation Award Winning Mark Andy P5 performance
series and catch the same in action.
Mark Andy Performance Series P5
Building on the unique print station design
common to all Performance Series presses, the P5 is focused on productivity.
Simple, repeatable settings and limited operator steps for job setup make the
P5 one of the most operator-friendly presses on the market. With the fastest
makeready times in the industry (4-color changeovers are complete in just 3
minutes!) and extremely efficient waste savings, the P5 is perfect for the
everyday converter looking to achieve servo-driven productivity and high
quality levels, at an extremely appealing value.
