Mega Label | 119Unlocking remote powerImpressed with a signifcant productivity boost, Malaysian converter Mega Label has invested in a second Martin Automatic machine – installed remotely due to the pandemic. Piotr Wnuk reportsL-R: Product development manager Nicky Tan, group general manager Edmund Chan, and senior commercial manager Moon Gan with Mega Label’s Mega Label has become one of Malaysia’s biggest new Martin Automatic MBSC unwind splicer label converters with a team of more than 200 staffega Label began as a small print shop located near the “We save around 5-10 percent of the border with Singapore in Johor, Malaysia, in 1987 with Mjust one printing press and six employees. It has grown material and 5-10 minutes per roll to become one of the country’s major players in the narrow web market with a team of more than 200 staff. change – and these make signifcant The company currently supplies labels to the food, contributions to productivity and pharmaceutical, clothing and healthcare sectors from its modern 6,000 sqm plant. In 2011, Mega Label opened an additional therefore proftability”production facility in Malaysia, closer to Kuala Lumpur, in Selangor, to cope with increasing demand and shorten delivery times. Just a year later, in 2012, the company set up a third plant, this time in benefcial effect on the environment.’Cambodia, to fulfll the growing demand for textile labels. After registering such signifcant improvements in terms of Mega Label operates several presses covering various printing productivity, Mega Label decided to order a second set of MBSC/techniques, including letterpress, fexo, digital and screen presses, STR machines in 2020 for its latest Gallus press, another ECS 340. and buys only established manufacturers such as HP Indigo, Durst A new challenge was presented by the worldwide pandemic. and Gallus. Covid-19 spread around the world, posing signifcant travel The converter prides itself on strong values and focuses on disruptions and bringing air traffc to a halt. Engineers scheduled to its employees. The management team is continuously working manage this installation were not able to fy to Malaysia. However, to create a safer and better workplace for its team. It pursues Mega Label and Martin Automatic technicians set about creating a effciency through Kaizen, a practice of continuous improvement plan to see the new equipment installed and running in commercial through innovation and evolution. One of the keys to the production quickly, despite travel bans.company’s success has been its policy of personnel development, To ensure all practical details were covered, a pre-installation by providing professional training for its team and creating video conference was arranged to review all drawings and an atmosphere of positive working attitudes and an effcient instructions so that both parties were comfortable with their working environment. respective tasks. The company also emphasizes the importance of sustainability ‘Mega Label’s engineers are very competent, and we had our by using environmentally friendly systems such as renewable technicians on stand-by throughout the installation,’ recalls Travis energy solar panels and wastewater management, to save energy. Yang, Martin Automatic’s regional manager for Asia-Pacifc. ‘The ‘Our target is to improve effciency by replacing the unnecessary fact that it all went smoothly and quickly speaks volumes for the heavy work of our operators with automation, and in this sector functional and pure design of Martin equipment, which combines a of the market, there is no better manufacturer than Martin robust working capability with easy handling.’Automatic,’ says Edmund Chan, group general manager at Mega If there is any positive to be drawn from the pandemic, it’s the Label. ‘Its non-stop systems de-stress our operators by managing increased use of modern communication technology that allows reel changes of material, allowing them to focus on other important companies to keep their customers satisfed, undergo complicated tasks. This is a great boost for the overall morale.’ equipment installations and fully train converter’s staff remotely.As with most manufacturers of capital equipment, the global Productivity pandemic and all that it has involved regarding travel restrictions The frst Martin Automatic technology at Mega Label, installed have forced Martin Automatic to innovate ways of working to keep in 2018, was an MBSC non-stop unwind/splicer and an STR its customers satisfed. The company continues to explore all forms automatic transfer rewinder, ftted to a 10-color Gallus ECS 340 of communication and instructional videos to support it customers press. The machinery had an immediate impact on productivity in the most cost effective and effcient ways.and waste levels. ‘We save around 5-10 percent of the material and 5-10 minutes For more information about Mega Label, go to per roll change – and these make signifcant contributions to www.megalb.comproductivity and therefore proftability,’ confrms Chan. ‘It also has a Apr - Jun 2022