MPS Systems North America, Green Bay, Wis., USA, a subsidiary of MPS Systems BV, the Netherlands, and Printum Concepts, Mexico, have signed a strategic partnership for the Central American market. This partnership is part of a strategic growth plan of MPS in Central America. Printum Concepts will be responsible for the sales and service of MPS presses from Mexico down to Panama, including the Caribbean.

"Printum Concepts is a technical sales and service organization for printing and converting machinery and tooling," according to Miguel Guadalajara, director or Printum Concepts who has been working in the printing and converting industry for many years. "We are very excited to represent MPS in Central America. The high-end label and packaging printing presses of MPS are extremely user friendly and built to maximize productivity, which is a very good fit with the Central American market. Printum Concepts has several specialized service technicians, who are being trained on MPS equipment. Furthermore, Printum Concepts hired Fernando de la Cueva, who is reinforcing our local Central American sales activities."

Kees Nijenhuis, VP of MPS Systems North America added that "we are proud that Printum Concepts joined our international sales and service network. We are impressed with the professionalism of their sales and service organization and their knowledge about the Central American market. We trust that this partnership will form a strong foundation to continue to service our customers at a professional level and to further grow the activities of MPS in Central America."

Printum Concepts was established in 2012. Its founders are dedicated to technical service and process improvement in the label and flexible packaging industry. Printum Concepts is not only a sales agency for major machinery brands, it also incorporates integral technical services, which includes machinery relocations along with process control upgrades. These efforts are focused at delivering fast and effective support, thereby creating strong long lasting relationships in the Central American market. More information about Printum Concepts is available on line.

MPS Systems North America manufactures, sells, and services high-end printing and converting machines for the pressure-sensitive and packaging printing markets. The company is responsible for revolutionary innovations such as Crisp.Dot® and Automated Print Control (APC), including Job Memory. A team of field service technicians is available in North America that is fully trained for the installation and after-sale service of MPS presses. More information about MPS Systems North America is available online.

In the photo below are (l-r) Miguel Guadalajara, director of Printum Concepts, and Kees Nijenhuis VP of MPS Systems North America.