Flexo pre-press specialist Heaford will exhibit a comprehensive range of plate mounting solutions at LOUPE Americas 2026, taking place September 15-17 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Chicago.

At Booth 3712, the company will bring together technology built for a wide range of printing formats and levels of automation, reflecting the different needs of today’s labels and flexible packaging converters. This spans everything from the fastest plate mounter on the market for narrow web labels, to the most flexible solution available for mid and wide web flexo-printed flexible packaging.

David Muncaster, Managing Director at Heaford, said: “Converters visiting our booth at LOUPE Americas 2026 will have the opportunity to see and experience mounting solutions focused on making life easier for operators and more profitable for owners in an increasing competitive market, where brand owner quality demands are higher than ever at the same time as margins are being squeezed. 

“This means avoidable waste at any stage of the printing process cannot be tolerated and comes straight off the bottom line. Lost value generated in production time, wasted substrate and energy resulting from inefficient pre-press departments, and de-optimised throughput as a result of press downtime; there are production costs hiding in plain sight.

“By investing in simple to use, reliable, repeatable and accurate plate mounting solutions, converters can minimise waste and maximise value.”

For narrow web label and mid web converters, Heaford offers the FTS range. Built using a patented design, FTS is renowned as the fastest mounter in the industry and offers converters a simple to use, repeatable process without sacrificing accuracy. FTS is available in cylinder and sleeve configurations, supports web widths up to 1500mm (59in), and can be set up to support multiple presses using a single mounter.

For mid and wide web packaging printers, ModularMount is Heaford’s scalable mounting platform. Rather than locking converters into a fixed level of automation, ModularMount allows the user to start wherever suits their current business needs, whether that’s manual, semi-automatic, or fully automatic, and upgrade in stages as production demands change.

This is achievable without replacing the whole system. This flexibility makes ModularMount a practical, future-proofed investment for converters navigating change in a competitive market.

Heaford’s presence at LOUPE Americas 2026 also reflects a wider push to strengthen its position in the US. The company recently confirmed Danny Scales as its new Sales Manager for the USA, bringing more than two decades of industry experience.

Danny said: “The challenges that labels and packaging printers in the US have, makes investment in equipment that does the job the way they need it done for many years to come critical; and is why Heaford is always the right choice.

“Money to invest is tight, skilled staff are in short supply, and the job basket is changing.

“Simple to use mounting equipment that is always accurate makes the difference. Throw in the option to automate and scale plate mounting and you have a solution that can’t be beat.

“Come and see for yourself at Booth 3712.”