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Control Register Intuitively

Published: February 01, 2010
The Luna intuitive register control system is part of the Flexico V5 range of plate mounting machines. The multi-tasking V5 is said to assist perfect,

Process Plates For Fine Details

Published: January 01, 2010
The nyloprint WS 230 S digital stencil plate is water washable and supports environmentally friendly plate processing. Company says plate combines highest

UV Imaging for Fine Detail

Published: January 01, 2010
The Acuity Advance flatbed featuring wide-format UV digital imaging technology is 35% faster than previous models. Designed for print applications requiring

Get Uniform Dots

Published: January 01, 2010
In-line UV option is available for CDI plate imagers. UV diode technology converts the main exposure from an analog process to a high-precision digital

Transfer Ink Consistently

Published: January 01, 2010
An addition to the Flexcel NX digital flexo system is said to enable smoother and more consistent transfer of ink on press. The application of Digicap

Plates Are Reliable

Published: December 01, 2009
Screeny digital screen printing plates can be imaged in the printer's existing digital flexo workflow using equipment such as the CDI from Esko. Said

Automate Workflows with Digital Suite

Published: December 01, 2009
The Digital Flexo Suite for flexible packaging and folding cartons is said to be a powerful and easy-to-use method to automate workflow for flexo platemaking.

Three Options To Mount Plates

Published: December 01, 2009
Softprint Secure Plate Mounting family for flexo includes 52820 20-mil hard foam plate mounting tape; 52821 20-mil medium foam plate mounting tape; and

Prepress Suite Is Modular

Published: November 01, 2009
New version of web2print platform software Vit2Print comprises several modules. The entire suite offers a prepress workflow solution, though each module

Users Get Inside Track at EUGI

Published: June 01, 2009, By By Claudia Hine, Managing Editor
ORLANDO, FL Nearly 350 attendees, including PFFC, gathered at the Hilton Walt Disney World Hotel May 17-20 to take part in the EskoArtwork Worldwide 2009

Xanté Acquires Degrava Systems

Published: June 01, 2009
MOBILE, AL Xant Corp. has acquired Degrava Systems, Roswell, GA, a supplier of narrow web digital color printing systems, color management software, consumables,

Trisoft Graphics Adding Print Quality

Published: March 01, 2009
Trisoft Graphics, a digital prepress and graphic design company serving the packaging industry since 1993, recently installed a Kodak Flexcel NX digital flexo system

Platemaking Upgrade

Published: March 01, 2009
Nu-Maber, a flexographic printing plate production company, purchased two Concept 505 XP DW processors from DeGraf to replace two large-format washers.

Platemaking System Aids Growth

Published: January 01, 2009
Amherst, NY | Packstar Flexible Packaging is bringing more of its plate production in-house with new solutions from Kodak. Adding to its other Kodak products,

Plate Demand Leads To Expansion

Published: July 01, 2008
VALHALLA, NY Fujifilm will expand its plate manufacturing facility in Tilburg, Netherlands, to meet the demand for Brillia HD CTP plates. The company

Offset Printing: Friend to All

Published: February 01, 2008, By Edited by Claudia Hine, Managing Editor
Boxes may not have changed too drastically over the years, but the way they are customized to promote, display, and advertise their contents has seen

Digital Collaboration Expands

Published: January 01, 2008
ROCHESTER, NY Pitman Co., Totowa, NJ, will offer Kodak Nexpress Digital Production Color Presses and Kodak Digimaster digital production systems to its

DuPont Packaging Graphics Celebrates Patent Milestone

Published: December 21, 2007

Digital Flexo System

Published: December 21, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Kodak has introduced a computer-to-plate (CTP) print solution for package printing. The Kodak Flexcel NX digital flexographic system provides near offset print quality on a variety of substrates, including paper, flexible film, foil, and label stock.

Patent Pending for Digital Plate

Published: December 09, 2007
Following in the footsteps of its patented analog plate with a completely flat topped dot (ExPect), PRP Flexo has achieved the same profile within a completely digital environment, enabling the same print advantages of the analog plate with a completely digital workflow.

Kodak expands in China

Published: November 07, 2007, By By Yolanda Simonsis, Associate Publisher/Editor

Artwork Systems and Esko Join Forces

Published: August 29, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Artwork Systems and Esko have reached an agreement where the two companies will combine their operations.

Kodak Participates in 5th Annual IPA Color Proofing RoundUP

Published: August 06, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Kodak entered six systems for the testing in the 5th Annual IPA Color Proofing RoundUP, the most of any vendor, covering all proofing technology platforms: digital halftone, inkjet, and monitor.

Kodak Releases New Version of Insite Prepress Portal

Published: August 02, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Version 5.0 of the Kodak Insite prepress portal system offers a series of new features to enhance collaboration and productivity among prepress operators, print buyers, and service representatives.

Out in Front

Published: August 01, 2007, By Edited by Claudia Hine, Managing Editor
With an eye on huge growth in luxury brands, UpFront expands its resources with a Mitsubishi UV sheet-fed press.

A Scrappy Competitor

Published: April 01, 2007, By By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Rich Shaw, general production manager of Mohawk Northern Plastics, says the 35-year-old company has enjoyed sustained success by operating state-of-the-art

Fox Valley Technical College Adds Kodak Equipment

Published: February 01, 2007, By pffc-online.com
A new Kodak Trendsetter 400 II Quantum Platesetter at Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC) will serve dual purposes: hands-on training for the next generation of graphic communications providers and improved turnaround time for customers of the school's in-plant print shop.

Directing Design

Published: February 01, 2007, By By Mark Vanover Esko-Graphics
Because design has become the No. 1 differentiator for product innovation among manufacturers, design life-cycle management (DLM) has gained prominence as a packaging system tailored to meet the needs of CPCs and their graphic communication partners. Integrated and web-based, DLM streamlines the package design and production process—from ideation through design, packaging, and production.

Kodak Plate Now Available in the U.S. and Canada

Published: October 26, 2006, By pffc-online.com
Kodak Thermal Direct non-process printing plate now is commercially available in the United States and Canada.

PIA/GATF and Kodak Release Results of Seminar Series

Published: October 01, 2006, By pffc-online.com
A series of eight PIA/GATF, sponsored by Kodak, seminars this summer discussed the importance of communicating the demands of printing early in the design phase. The content is available in a book from gain.net.

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