MPS, Green Bay Packaging Open Demo and Applications Center

MPS Systems North America and Green Bay Packaging Coated Products Operations have opened a joint Demo and Applications Technology Center in Green Bay Wisconsin. The Technology Center is a separate building on the Green Bay Packaging campus and opens September 1 of this year. MPS is displaying a 10-color, 17-in. EF multi-substrate flexo press that is equipped with UV/LED, hot air dryers, and a large number of different converting options. 

"We are very excited to open a state-of-the-art North American Demo and Applications Technology Center together with Green Bay Packaging," said Kees Nijenhuis, VP of MPS Systems North America. "In our new Technology Center we are going to show our potential customers something special, that is why we have decided to install a 10-color 17-in.-wide EF press with all the bells and whistles. The EF is our automated multi substrate press and future proof press platform. In our Technology Center, we are going to show our potential customers what is possible when we push the limits when it comes to productivity, flexo print quality, and flexible converting."

The new Demo and Applications Technology Center is part of the local organization of MPS in North America, which includes local press manufacturing, technical consultancy, sales, and marketing. Most importantly, MPS Systems North America has established local service offerings that include spare parts programs and U.S.-based technical assistance.

Green Bay Packaging is looking forward to this development on its campus. "Having a state-of-the-art flexographic press available for print testing will be a tremendous addition to our product development efforts," said Marty Olson, Green Bay Packaging SVP. "In addition, offering visiting customers the opportunity to see our material convert will enhance tours of our facilities."

The Coated Products Operations of Green Bay Packaging is a manufacturer of pressure-sensitive paper and films for a variety of labeling applications, including primary package decoration and variable information. Headquartered in Green Bay, Wis., Coated Products has three coating facilities located in Green Bay; Winchester, Va.; and Mexico City, Mexico. In addition, material is slit and distributed from four other locations in the U.S., two in Canada, and two in Mexico. Green Bay Packaging is a privately owned, diversified manufacturer of paperboard packaging. Founded in 1933, the company employs more than 3,000 people and consists of 30 divisions operating throughout North America. 

MPS manufactures, sells, and services high-end printing and converting machines for the pressure-sensitive and packaging printing markets. MPS Systems North America is based in Green Bay (WI) and is a subsidiary of MPS Systems BV, headquartered in the Netherlands. Part of the North American organization of MPS are local press manufacturing, a Demo and Applications Technology Center, application engineering, sales, and customer service. The local North American service offering includes service visits by local technicians, remote diagnostics, spare parts, maintenance programs, training, and consultancy. At MPS our presses help to maximize the talents of press operators, enabling them to perform at their best.