One-stop shop in Portugal

Portugese converter Olegario Fernandes has set itself up as a one-stop packaging shop, converting a wide range of materials from pressure sensitive and film labels to cartons on its ProGlide MSP press. The press, which was installed in a new 1400m2 factory extension, has a Martin Automatic 516 Butt Splicer, which allows the handling of 50 inch rolls. Within a month of installation, the company began to switch carton production away from its sheet fed capacity to the new Comco. The Comco reduces manning levels by around 60 per cent, which allows to redeploy staff to more productive duties. It leads the field in narrow web flexo technology for package printing and the company intends to grow business into new and more profitable markets.