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Innovative Labeling Big Winner in HP Contest

Published: January 01, 2010
HP announced the winners of its third annual Indigo Digital Labels and Packaging Contest, which recognizes customers for their commitment to excellence and innovation in digital printing

Flying High

Published: December 01, 2009, By Edited by Claudia Hine, Managing Editor
The investment in a new flexographic press at Ultimate Packaging, which runs a 24/7 operation, has created ten additional jobs at the UK-based factory.

Press Has Options

Published: November 01, 2009
The 330 flexo press is said to increase production capacity by as much as 50%. Can be supplied with up to 12 printing units for UV or water-based inks

Press Minimizes Waste

Published: November 01, 2009
Vistaflex C central impression flexo press has eight or ten color decks and print repeats to 49 in. (1,250 mm), printing widths to 88.5 in. (2,200 mm),

Harpers Honored at Clemson

Published: November 01, 2009
CLEMSON, SC | Clemson Univ. has unveiled The Ronald & Katherine Harper Industry Collaboration Room on the top floor of the Sonoco Inst. for Packaging

Flexo with Full Tonal Range

Published: November 01, 2009
HD (high definition) Flexo uses high-resolution optics and superior screening to deliver the full tonal range of offset and gravure, company says. Provides

Excelsior Buys Three F&K Presses

Published: November 01, 2009
BIELEFELD, GERMANY | Fischer & Krecke GmbH reports Excelsior Packaging Group has entered into contracts for three additional FP 36S-10 printing presses.

Eco-Friendly Printer Adds Flexotecnica Press

Published: November 01, 2009
NAPERVILLE, IL | Southeastern Printing Co., Stuart, FL, known for its Green Ink printing program, has acquired an eight-color, 52-in. N8G gearless press

New Wave Adds Gearless Press

Published: October 01, 2009
CHARLOTTE, NC | Bobst Group reports New Wave Converting, Fontana, CA, will replace a durable 20-year-old, six-color, geared Schiavi flexo presss with

Printed Linerboard: Big & Bold

Published: October 01, 2009, By Edited by Claudia Hine, Managing Editor
With today's industrywide downsizing, it takes a lot of confidence in a business model to commit to a major-league expansion. While others are downsizing,

Gravure Versus Flexo Printing Part 2

Published: August 01, 2009, By By David Argent Contributing Editor
Last month I outlined the rapid growth of flexo printing in packaging and suggested that gravure printing had been out-marketed in North America by a

Donation Helps College Students

Published: August 01, 2009
Louisville, Ky | Students at Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC, are getting better results thanks to Flexo Wash, which donated an FW991XL

MicroDynamics Donates Inspection System

Published: August 01, 2009
Woodstock, Ga | MicroDynamics has donated a complete 3DQC inspection microscope system to Clemson Univ.'s Sonoco Inst. of Packaging Design and Graphics.

Another W&H Press for Kendall

Published: August 01, 2009
Mequon, Wi | Kendall Packaging added another ten-color Windmoeller & Hoelscher Primaflex press to support its growth initiatives and to meet customer

Why So Many Anilox Rolls?

Published: May 01, 2009, By By David Argent Contributing Editor
A standardized process can be defined as one that represents a single way of doing an activity in which all employees do the activity the same way all

Flexotecnica F12: A Winning Press

Published: March 01, 2009
The F12 12-color, gearless, CI flexo press from Flexotecnica won the 2008 award for “Innovation in Printing Press/Finishing” at the 2008 FlexoTech Awards.

FTA Honors Flexo Leader

Published: March 01, 2009
Rogers, CT | As part of its 50th anniversary celebration in 2008, the Flexographic Technical Assn. paid homage to one of its founding members, Warren

Research Pays Off

Published: March 01, 2009
Vins Plastics recently purchased a ten-color Primaflex CM flexo press from Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp.

Adding Capacity

Published: October 01, 2008, By By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Mike Frost, president of Global Packaging, readily admits much of his company's 16% annual growth since a buyout in 1996 has come by growing with his

Flexography Brings Companies Together

Published: September 01, 2008
Nineteen companies have formed a strategic alliance called Flexo4all to promote flexographic package printing “before, during, and after Drupa 2008.”

Sticks to Flexo

Published: September 01, 2008, By By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Jason Grossman, president of Paragon Label Co., laughingly describes his custom wine label converting operation as a very bizarre label company. After

Best of Both Worlds

Published: August 01, 2008, By By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
With the price tag on a standard digital press approaching $750,000 without a finishing unit, many converters consider it an investment they simply can't afford to make

The Flexo Process: Be Careful

Published: May 01, 2008, By By David Argent Contributing Editor
Flexo process printing now is competitive in quality with other printing processes and can have advantages of cost and the ability to print a large number

DuPont Patents Reach 600

Published: May 01, 2008
WILMINGTON, DE DuPont Packaging Graphics recently achieved the registration milestone of 125 patent families comprising more than 600 patents and applications

Process Management: Drying Part 1: Liquid Inks

Published: February 01, 2008, By By David Argent Contributing Editor
In the next three columns, we will cover the basic mechanisms of ink drying. This month we look at inks drying primarily by evaporation and absorption

Plying the Trade

Published: February 01, 2008, By By Stanley Sacharow, The Packaging Group Inc.
With an internationally trained management team, complemented by highly experienced production personnel, Ultra Flex Packaging Corp. often leads in both

Barrier Wanted

Published: February 01, 2008, By By Dr. William Llewellyn, AWA Alexander Watson Assoc.
Vacuum-coated papers and films are enjoying dynamic growth levels. Brand owners' demands for flexible packaging, label materials, cartons, and cigarette

FTA Calls for Excellence in Flexography Submissions

Published: January 07, 2008, By pffc-online.com

Opacity & White Ink

Published: January 01, 2008, By By David Argent Contributing Editor
White ink is used extensively in printing plastic films for packaging. The role of the white print is to totally or partially block the package ingredients

Brand Booster

Published: January 01, 2008, By By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Andrews Decal Co. Inc., a Chicago-based converter of pressure-sensitive labels, proves that even a small company can be a major player in one of America's

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