I have two MEC 9000's (12 & 20) and each has the adjustable charge bar. I love em. I think you will find with bushings that they drop VERY conservative powder charges. In other words, if the bushing is supposed to drop 17 grs. of Clays , when you weigh the charge is will drop something like 16.4 or 16.6grs. That's OK and is certainly safe. But it won't drop what you are expecting.
Same for the shot bar. It is imposible to buy a 1 oz. shot bushing and expect it to drop exactly 1 oz. of number 7 1/2, AND 1 oz. of number 9. It just doesn't work that way. For a given shot charge, the VOLUME of the charge is going to be different for each different shot size. The adjustable bar allows you to throw EXACTLY (within reason!!) the shot charge you want.
If you are going to load only ONE load, like a 1 1/8oz, number 7 1/2 shot for 12 ga. trap loads, and thats all you are ever going to load. A cheaper alternative is to modify your bushings to give what you want. As an example, to make you powder drop slightly smaller charges, some people will put a layer of tape (Scotch) inside the bushing, or paint the inside with a couple of layers of nail polish. You have to experiment. With the powder bushing you can file a SMALL notch or bevel in the bushing to make it drop slightly heavier shot charge. It' tedious, time comsuming and NOT RECOMMENDED BY ANY MANUFACTURER, but I know long time shotgunners that do it that way.
I don't endorse that method. I would buy the adjustable bars instead. There is a learning curve with the bars. People have had trouble with them because their shot shell loaders, particularaly the full progressive presses, were not adjusted properly for the new adjustable bars. But, when you figure them out and get your machine adjusted to give a FULL charge bar side-to-side throw, they will work flawlessly.
Check out some shotgun specific websites. They usually have discussions on this exact subject.