58 | JMB Labelsyears, and as they’ve grown, so have we.’The brothers were so impressed with the new press’s capabilities and how it streamlined the core business that they made a second investment in 2015 in the frst MPS EB 370 fexo press in the African market and a Rotocontrol RSC 560 slitter rewinder with a flm package kit. ‘The RSC 560 has performed so well that the production team hasn’t needed to use the slip differential function when running flmic material,’ Aslam Monia reveals. ‘Additionally, the small servicing issues have been dealt with very effciently by Rotocon’s technicians and remotely by the German-based team when required.’In 2020, the MPS EC 410 was upgraded with an Atom 430 mercury lamp 160W ink curing system from UV Ray. The cassette design simplifes lamp maintenance and replacement and enables technicians to work on power packs rather than having to return them as trade-in units. Additionally, each refector model is designed with a quick shutter, infrared flter and smaller diameter lamps to increase UV output power and reduce working temperatures. Just a few months ago, Rotocon’s technicians and Domino specialist installed a Domino K600i digital print bar into Employees form the backbone of the business the MPS EB 370 press to transform it into a value-added hybrid press that can print variable data, including text, sequential numbers, barcodes and 2D codes at a native resolution of 600 DPI JMB Labels production manager Farhad Evans adds that the Wink and operating speeds of up to 150m/min. SmartGap adjustable anvil system installed on the die station also ‘Although there hasn’t been a need to transition to a digital ensures precise, double-sided adaptation of the magnetic cylinder print shop because our run lengths are typically 10,000 meters and gap (according to the micron settings) for various facestocks over, we’ve always referred to the EB as our digital press. This is and liners. ‘The advantages of SmartGap are mainly rooted in its because our operator can perform job changeovers so quickly that high stability, which allows problem-free cutting through at high we can average 10 to 12 jobs daily with proper planning,’ enthuses production speeds and eliminates waste,’ he says.Aslam Monia. The SmartGap adjustable anvil system is also installed on the labelsandlabeling.com