Quadra Flex Corp, a New York-based converter, has installed a Mark Andy Digital One to meet its need for quick service and a profitable solution for medium and short-run prime label production.

Quadra Flex has been in business since 1994, utilizing Mark Andy equipment since the company’s conception. Owner of Quadra Flex Corp and loyal Mark Andy customer, Chris Meddaugh, has been printing on Mark Andy machines for 30 years now. He began his printing career in 1986, working with Label Art of California where the Masri Family mentored him into the industry.

Over the past few years, Meddaugh has noticed an increase in the demand for short-run, quick turnaround label work. This increase in demand started Quadra Flex on the search for a profitable, next-level digital label press. In the research stage, Meddaugh found the support from Mark Andy to be more responsive and intriguing compared to the other manufacturers and models he was researching at the time. This led him to evaluate the Mark Andy Digital One, which he was able to see in-person at Mark Andy’s headquarters in St. Louis, MO.

Meddaugh explains, “During my visit to Mark Andy, being able to spend a day working on the Digital One press helped me really understand the ins and outs of the digital hybrid press and solidified the desire to get that machine into my pressroom.”

Other reasons for choosing the Digital One ranged from speed and the wide variety of substrates the press accepts to its durability of print, foil applications and the ability to use existing tooling. Meddaugh also notes the press’ ability for one pass finishing and Mark Andy’s extensive support and service.

Speaking on his decision to add Digital One, he states, “Throughout the process, the entire team at Mark Andy has been extremely responsive to all of my questions. From my initial contact to the shipping and boxing personnel and install and training on the new press, they’ve gone above and beyond in every aspect.”