Machines Highest Mechatronic GmbH (MHM) of Austria has been a pioneer in screen-printing machines for more than three decades. MHM, founded in 1980, belongs to the ARIOLI Group, a vertical textile machine manufacturer.
A specialist in screen printing machines and corresponding drying & curing equipment, the MHM product assortment consists of screen and graphic printing machines and accessories. The group owns a large network of agents and distributors in over 70 countries on six continents. In India MHM is represented by Batliboi with over 60 installations. The company sold nearly 180 machines globally in 2012 and 240 machines in the year prior to that. It is looking forward to a good 2013, says Mr. Phil Gallagher, Sales Consultant.
MHM has been in the forefront of innovation in screen printing industry. The company has found many solutions to problems in screen printing. All MHM machines are developed in Austria under strict quality standards and highly skilled mechanics using state-of-the-art CNC machines. Till now it has produced and supplied over 15,000 screen-printing machines worldwide.
S-Type Xtreme
Engineered to withstand the most demanding print-shops, MHM has launched the S-Type Xtreme, which has an uprated AC index motor and gearbox along with a stronger and remarkably stable X-shaped base, making it lighting fast and phenomenally precise and delivering outstanding performance, accuracy and reliability along with superb ease of use. Its fully self-diagnostic touch screen interface also provides the operator with instant and intuitive feedback in almost any language.
Available in 8, 10, 12, 14, & 16 color models, the S-Type Xtreme comes ‘user friendly’ with more standard features than any other press in its class, not to mention a host of innovative time-saving features designed to significantly reduce set-up times and boost productivity to a whole new level. Its optional long stroke (LS) models increase flexibility, ensuring that the S-Type Xtreme can be tailored to fit your individual business needs and budget precisely.
The new S-Type XTREME, has been further upgraded to suit markets like Bangladesh and India where power fluctuations are very high and frequent. MHM has made some changes to the main touch screen control panel, which has dual source of operation. The machines come with a Samsung tablet as an alternate touch panel with an app that you can download to operate the machine. If the tablet breaks down, the panel on the machine can be used for operating. Another advantage is that if there is wi-fi connectivity in the factory, then the operator can directly connect with MHM through skype and get the problem resolved very quickly.
MHM has been traditionally very strong in many global markets, including the US and the UK. Particularly in the UK, the company enjoys more than 95 per cent marketshare.
MHM has been working with Batliboi in India for over a year now. Mr. Gallagher says: “For us the first priority is service. We believe our machines are technologically superior and very reliable. Every machine would break down, but the important point is to get the service and spares. We have machines in India which have been running for more than 20 years at customer locations”.
MHM has come up with many innovative solutions for the printing industry but has never patented them. It believes that it is at least five years ahead of the competition and continuously works on improving its products and technologies. MHM is planning to launch a new machine soon. A vast majority of its parts are machined in aluminium.
MHM machines are known for higher production speed, better quality and repeatability. The registration system is very fast and precise, says Mr. Gallagher.
MHM is clearly a premium positioned as a premium solution in the textile printing segment. The initial investment is definitely higher than other solutions, but the payback time is the shortest due to higher production speeds, reliability and hence lesser down time resulting in higher productivity.