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Holding the Dot

Combination printing continues to evolve due to technical advancements in the fast-paced flexographic environment. However, there are a handful of issues our industry faces on a daily basis.

From Foil to Film

Fleksotisk Logar has purchased a six-color GIDUE F-Combat film press, the first sold in Slovenia. The 280-mm-wide flexographic press is equipped with six UV lampheads with integral chill rollers for heat management and joins a range of five existing flexo printing presses at the company.

Gravure Grabbers

Choosing the best from 103 entries was a tough task for the judging panel of the 2006 Print Quality Awards, presented by the Packaging & Label Gravure Assn. (PLGA).

Digital Integration

Learn the seven key benefits adding a digital press can bring to your business.

Printing Plate Eliminates Dampener

A new printing plate and method reportedly eliminates the blanket cylinder and blanket on litho presses, thus simplifying litho press design and construct.

FTA Launches "Members Only" Site

The Flexographic Technical Assn. has launched a Web site specifically designed for its members at http://members.flexography.org.

Rock-Tenn Joins Mitsubishi's 300 Million Impressions Club

Rock-Tenn's Kimball, TN, facility has surpassed 300 million impressions on its 51-inch Mitsubishi folding carton press. To commemorate the occasion, Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses presented a special "300 Million Impressions Club" engraved statuette to Rock-Tenn.

A Family of Possibilities

Family-owned Utah Paperbox finds the perfect mix of flexibility and quality with its MAN Roland 707 Plus.

Blue-Chip Printing

Rapid growth for Aztec Labels has prompted the company to install a second Nilpeter FB-3300 narrow web press to increase capacity.

RIT Installs Inline Densitometer from GretagMacbeth

GretagMacbeth has installed a vipPAQ inline densitometric color measuring system at the Rochester Institute of Technology for use in its Printing Applications Laboratory.

Heidelberg Press Wins German Design Award

Heidelberg's Speedmaster XL 105 sheetfed offset press received Germany's Silver Design Award.

Rotomec Launches New Gravure Press

Rotomec unveiled its RS 40003 MP multi-purpose press for flexible materials, developed for gravure printing.

Inkjet Proofing Solution Receives SWOP Certification

Kodak's Matchprint Inkjet Desktop, 400 and 800 Proofing Solutions earned SWOP (Specifications for Web Offset Publications) Certification just three months after being launched at Print 05.

Harper Donates Anilox Rolls

Harper Corp. of America has donated five Platinum XVR anilox rolls to Kewaunee High School in Kewaunee, WI.

W&H Technology Wins PLGA Award

Windmoeller & Hoelscher's newly patented Registered Scan Preset (RSP) system has received the 2005 Technical Award for Suppliers from the Packaging and Label Gravure Assn. (whcorp.com)

Sun Chemical HD Plates

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