Mona's Machinery Blog

Do you have equipment that is idle, taking up space, or needing to upgrade? I have solutions for you. Contact me directly for a FREE consult. Let's create magic! Abracadabra. Yes, we really can make all your surplus equipment disappear. Here’s the latest featured press in our inventory. This Mark Andy Model 2200 is very clean, in excellent condition, and offers a large range of benefits. • Primary Unwind 36” • 8 Print Stations • 2 AAA Light Touch UV Units • 4 Die Stations • 2 Waste Rewind Towers • Secondary Unwind used for Lamination Films • Dual Spindle Rewind • Full Set of 8 Anilox Rolls • Plow Folder • And So Much More! Contact me for a complete equipment list or more details. Mona

MGF Services & Equipment is proud to present this Comco Proglide as a special opportunity for our Flexo packaging groups. This press is extremely clean, in great shape, AND was completely refurbished in 2012. Comco Proglide 22-inch 11 Station Flexo Press Equipment Refurbished in 2012 Extremely clean & well maintained High quality flexible packaging products KTI LS Butt Splicer BST Web Inspection System PA Unwinder Contact us for a complete equipment list and more details. Mona Friedl: 1-414-531-5735 George Sanchez: 1-847-980-8051 Let's get you Strutting Your Stuff! Email me directly to find out more.

Hi everyone! Happy 4th of July. During these uncertain times, I feel we need a reason to celebrate even more than ever this year. I'd love to hear your success stories. Here's one of ours to get us started. No matter what type of planned maintenance project you have, if you don’t have a good schedule it will fail. MGF Services is no stranger when it comes to planning a time table for a pre-planned maintenance project. One of our recent projects was recovering 30+ ink metering rolls for a Sunday 2000 press with our Rilsan coating. This project started off with some flexible dates for completion but as we got closer to the start, the timeframe for delivery became very tight due to shifting schedules of personnel needed to install the ink metering rolls. Working backwards from the customer’s deadline date for installation to get the press up and running, we sent partial orders to keep the installers moving without interruption. At the end of the project, w

I have been working with printing and packaging companies' maintenance departments for 40 years. Our company's policies and procedures continue transitioning to keep up with the ever-changing requirements, solutions, and challenges to get the job done. Depending on the type of business industry you serve, there will be projects that have "The Murphy's Law" trophy. Let's face it, our communication process can get lost down the supply chain, and when something goes wrong everyone goes into PANIC mode. Developing a partnership as part of your supply chain, we can identify potential modifications that improve the performance and in most cases reduce out-of-pocket expenses. In the case of the hardened slitter rollers shown, WE SAVE THE AVERAGE CUSTOMER 40% WHEN COMPARED TO OEM COSTS . Keys to a Successful Maintenance Project:  Identify the details Communicate with team decision-makers Plan in advance with your supply chain and logistics Confi

MGF Services LLC  is proud to announce an expansion of its service offerings for 2017. MGF Equipment is  a newly launched division of MGF Services, focusing on offering our clients a wide range of new and used equipment and machinery.  MGF Equipment is the division under which we offer our clients in the printing and packaging/film industries a durable selection of new and used equipment.  Over the years, MGF Services has been repairing equipment and machinery and refurbishing parts.  We've gained extensive knowledge and experience in quality equipment. With our experience and history we've compiled a list of equipment that meets our extremely high standards, and hand-selected only what we feel is the best value in equipment available today.  Here at MGF Equipment, we are prepared to analyze and discuss your equipment needs and find a new solution that best suits your operation.   From  Flexographic printing machines, sheet-fed, o

I get lots of questions about Harden Slitters, Anvil, and Score Rollers from my clients and potential clients in the Printing, Packaging, and Industrial industries.  There are hundreds of designs for slitters, whether it’s pneumatic or mechanical for razor, score or shear slitting substrates such as: paper, film, foil, cloth, non-woven, or vinyl. I will generalize a little bit in this post, because it's impossible to cover every type of design in detail. During the lifetime of your equipment you will need to replace your harden rolls more than a few times depending on your operational hours and applications. People often ask me, “How do I get the best value and extended life on my replacement?”   One of the biggest keys to harden rolls’ longevity is the hardness scale and effective depth on the roller construction.  The Rockwell hardness on the slitters must be at least 2-4 points less than the roller construction hardness. The average hardness scale that can be achie