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QuadTech Reports Color Technology Agreement

Published: July 09, 2012

QuadTech, Huber Group, and X-Rite cooperate to offer the benefits of in-line and off-line color measurement, advance color technology, and reduce waste

Screen USA Media Day Has Busy Agenda

Published: July 03, 2012

With prepress equipment on display, customers testimonials, and a report on a Clemson flexo dot study, Screen USA had much to offer on Media Day

Predict Color Accurately with Esko Launch

Published: July 02, 2012

Color Engine 12 from Esko simulates print by calculating spot inks in different conditions, promising color integrity first time, every time

Liquid Photopolymer Resins Offered by A&V

Published: June 19, 2012

AVantage liquid photopolymer resins from Anderson & Vreeland offer enhanced imaging, durability, and environmental benefits

Trelleborg Online Calculator Aids Blanket Selection

Published: June 15, 2012

Making news at Trelleborg: an online downtime calculator to use when choosing printing blankets, and accreditation for blanket use in food packaging

CSW Is LUX Certified as Flexo Platemaker

Published: June 05, 2012

MacDermid certifies CSW as a LUX digital platemaker, for plates said to offer increased image resolution, crisp reverses, higher press speeds, and more

X-Rite Is Now Part of Danaher

Published: May 16, 2012

A merger agreement makes X-Rite, which includes Pantone, a part of the Product Identification Group at Danaher Corp.

More Companies Opting for Esko’s HD Flexo Certification

Published: February 27, 2012

With more companies becoming certified, HD Flexo proves itself as a way to get sharper, great run lengths, and fewer washing cycles

Anderson & Vreeland Offers Direct Engraving Material

Published: January 30, 2012

AVCE direct engraving material, now available from Stork Prints, offers excellent ink transfer, dimensional stability, and much more

Burnishine Pen Removes Images from Kodak Plates

Published: January 17, 2012

Burnishine Products' Deletion Pen is formulated to remove images from several varieties of Kodak thermal plates

HD Flexo Certification for Omet

Published: January 09, 2012

HD Flexo from EskoArtwork, said to provide high print quality, intense colors, and affordable plate production, becomes the benchmark of quality at Omet

EskoArtwork Celebrates 2000 Installations of Cyrel Digital Imager

Published: December 29, 2011

A repro house in the UK welcomes the 2000th installation of the Cyrel Digital Imager, with HD Flexo, helping it fulfill a major contract for 2012

Create, Edit, Proof Remotely with New GMG Solution

Published: December 19, 2011

Version 5.3 of the ColorProof/DotProof/FlexoProof proofing solution, with client-server architecture, makes remote proofing and calibration easier

FX ExSpect Plates Are New Offering From PRPflexo

Published: December 15, 2011

Flat-top-dot plate technology takes a step forward with FX ExSpect plates, said to reduce dot gain and work with different inks and substrates

Color-Logic’s New Viewer Makes Special Effects Easy to Proof

Published: December 06, 2011

The FX-Viewer works with Color-Logic’s special effects system, allowing users to view the effects before going to press

Blanket Product Lines Will Cost More at Sun Chemical

Published: December 05, 2011

Increases in the costs of raw materials lead to a price increase on blanket product lines at Sun Chemical

Prepress Services Offered

Published: August 01, 2011
Company offers prepress services that include converting CMYK files to three-color separations while maintaining integrity of brand owners' design. Reportedly,

Innovation Award to MacDermid

Published: July 01, 2011
INDIANAPOLIS, IN | The LUX plate processing technology from MacDermid won the 2011 Technical Innovation Award from the Flexographic Technical Assn. (FTA)

Software Systems Are Upgraded

Published: July 01, 2011
The ColorServer and the InkOptimizer now feature newly revised Device-Link color profiles as well as preconfigured hotfolders for all standard printing

Plates Reduce Dot Gain

Published: July 01, 2011
Developed for wide web flexible packaging printing with solvent-based inks, the nyloflex FAM digital photopolymer printing plate is medium hard and said

First DuPont Cyrel FAST System Installed in Bangladesh

Published: May 10, 2011
DuPont Packaging Graphics has announced it has signed an agreement with PADMA Group to purchase a DuPont Cyrel FAST digital imaging system for in-house plate-making in Bangladesh. It is the first installation of a Cyrel FAST solventless thermal plate-processing

MacDermid Combines LUX Flat-Top Dots with LAVA Thermal Processing

Published: May 09, 2011
MacDermid Printing Solutions announced at the Flexographic Technical Assn.’s INFO*FLEX held at the Indiana Convention Ctr. on May 1-4

View Product in Virtual Store Setting

Published: March 01, 2011
Company joined with VTales Graphics to create Store Visualizer, a solution that lets users place virtual objects in photographed scenes and allows them

Process Flexo Plates Quickly

Published: February 01, 2011
The nyloflex Automated Plate Processor (APP) covers flexographic printing plate formats with a maximum plate size of 1,320 mm 2,032 mm and plate thickness

DigiCorr Systems Gain in Popularity

Published: January 01, 2011
WILMINGTON, DE | DuPont Packaging Graphics has installed four new Cyrel DigiCorr flexo platemaking systems, raising the total number in North America

Flexo Platemaker Is VOC-Free

Published: January 01, 2011
The Direct Laser Engraving (DLE) flexo CTP system is claimed easy to use and to eliminate multiple processing steps, offering high quality output and

A&V Celebrates 50 Years

Published: January 01, 2011
BRYAN, OH | Anderson & Vreeland reaches a proud milestone this month. The company is celebrating a half-century of supplying platemaking equipment and

Plates Offer Stability

Published: December 01, 2010
The AWP water-washable flexo plate is said to offer environmental benefits, hold smaller dots than those of thermal processed plates, and provide high

UV To Aid Digital Plates

Published: December 01, 2010
UV exposure technology is expected to enable digital flexo plates to achieve 1:1 file-to-plate imaging, improving print image reproduction. Easily integrated

Link Converters & Designers

Published: December 01, 2010
The Process Metallic Color system provides a communication link for graphic designers with printers and converters. In addition to conventional paper,

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