Kevin Loos · Upper Midwest Regional Sales Manager · MCS · PRINTING United 2025
At Printing United in Orlando, Morten B. Reitoft from INKISH met with Kevin Loos from MCS, a company widely recognized for its expertise in inkjet and mailing solutions. MCS has built a strong reputation for retrofitting production and finishing lines with advanced variable-data and addressing systems, while also expanding into labeling, packaging, and corrugated applications.
Kevin Loos explained that although the overall mail industry has evolved, the advertising mail segment remains stable and profitable. MCS’s strategy is to help customers achieve better ROI by enabling more efficient, flexible inkjet technology. He also noted that staffing challenges across the print industry make it essential to design equipment that is intuitive, easy to train on, and requires minimal operator involvement.
The centerpiece of MCS’s presentation was a new CMYK print bar built around HP’s TIJ 4.0 technology. This innovation allows customers to produce full-color variable prints at the same cost as monochrome printing a year ago. The compact, high-speed system runs at up to 600 feet per minute with 1200 DPI resolution, offering near-offset quality with a much smaller footprint.
One of the major advantages Kevin highlighted is the micro-recirculation ink system, which minimizes maintenance and removes the need for automated wiping or daily servicing. Compared with previous piezo-based print systems, the HP-driven technology offers a lower entry cost and simpler maintenance while still delivering production-grade performance.
MCS demonstrated both a 4.25-inch CMYK model and an 8.5-inch version suitable for larger envelopes, packaging, or flexo and offset integration. The system can be scaled even further with the company’s Raptor controller, which can manage print widths over 51 inches.
Kevin Loos summarized MCS’s mission as helping customers bridge capability and cost—developing inkjet solutions that expand what printers can offer their clients while keeping production simple, fast, and profitable.
