German label converter, Barthel Group, has installed Martin Automatic MBS non-stop unwind/splicer and LRD automatic transfer rewinder fitted to a Nilpeter FA5 flexo press at its production facility in Essen. Last year, Barthel also installed Martin MBS machines on two Mark Andy Evolution 5 presses at its atb plant in nearby Herne. Group managing director, Mischa Barthel, said: ‘Non-stop operation of narrow web technology is the only way to maximize productivity – there is no future here for a label press without automatic roll handling.’