MPS Systems Asia opened the doors of its office and showroom in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to welcome over 130 guests including customers and its Asia-Pacific agent network who were able to see a live press demonstration, hear informative presentations and meet industry partners that were also in attendance.
The open house featured presentations from five guest speakers covering the latest industry trends, and a live demonstration of the MPS EF-530 seventh-generation flexo press with eight-colour flexo units and one EXLp packaging station. The focus of the open house was on flexible packaging, as well as the benefits of connectivity and performance optimisation.
MPS Systems Asia also hosted a tabletop exhibition where customers had the opportunity to interact directly with 14 participating industry partners: DIC, Miraclon, Apex International, UPM Raflatac, Flexo Wash, Böttcher, Esko, CGS ORIS, BST, Press Systems (GEW), tesa, Martin Automatic, Fedrigoni and Univacco.
“It was an incredible opportunity to gather together a large number of printers and industry partners to bring valuable support to the Asia-Pacific printing industry,” said Tim Klappe, Managing Director, Asia Pacific at MPS. “Guests had the opportunity to ask questions with industry partners and see first-hand how flexible packaging printing, particularly pouches and shrink sleeves, is the sweet spot with the narrow-web flexo press. The high turnout exceeded our expectations, and we are grateful to everyone who attended and supported our open house.”
“Printers are experiencing shortages in skilled labour, shorter print runs and smaller order sizes,” said Atze Bosma, CEO of MPS. “During the live EF-530 press demonstration, participants experienced the machine’s ease of operation, high automation and productivity, as well as high print quality. This is a connected machine — an area where MPS has heavily invested — that can help printers use valuable data to plan improvements and efficiencies in their overall production processes.”
Feedback from MPS partners who attended the open house was positive. Peter Goh Yong Long, Sales Manager Singapore & Malaysia for Esko, said: “It is valuable to learn how connectivity and its implementation can be made a breeze, to help business MPS owners understand their processes and make more informed decisions. We are honoured to be part of this.”
Joerg Kullwitz, Regional Commercial Director, Asia Pacific at Miraclon, commented: “We would like to thank MPS Systems Asia for inviting Miraclon to collaborate and present at their open house, one of the first in-person joint partner events we have had in the Asia-Pacific region since travel has normalised. It was a very successful event and provided us with an opportunity to exchange information with MPS as well as other industry leaders. By working together with innovative partners like MPS, we can further our vision of ‘Transforming Flexo Together’ and help packaging printers maximise performance and exceed quality expectations of brand owners.”
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Guests were treated to a live demonstration of the MPS EF-530 next-generation press