Printing

AIMCAL Awards, Page 2, PFFC, March 2004

Published: March 01, 2004

AIMCAL recognizes winners of its annual competition for opening new markets and for technological superiority.

20 Years of Excellence

Published: February 29, 2004

GAA celebrates the 20th anniversary of its Golden Cylinder Awards.

A Wise Investment

Published: February 29, 2004

Wise Tag & Label takes the guesswork out of its print process with Latran's Prediction proofing system.

Harper Manufacturing Employees Learn Flexo Basics at Central Piedmont Community College

Published: February 23, 2004

Harper Corp. of America is headquartered in Charlotte, NC, USA, and operates facilities in Green Bay, WI, USA, as well as Harper Asia/Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand.

Cascades Boxboard Invests in Fischer & Krecke Flexo Press for Cobourg, ON, Canada Plant

Published: January 07, 2004

Learn about Fischer & Krecke's new logistics system Flexpress Motion at pffc-online.com/ar/paper_fischer_krecke_releases/index.htm.

Converting Less Ordinary

Published: December 31, 2003

With 18 years of hard work under its belt, GSI seems to have walked a successful but traditional road. Looks can be deceiving!

Packaging and Label Gravure Assn. to Cover Competition and Cooperation at 7th Technical Conference

Published: December 31, 2003

"We first heard the word 'co-opetition' in conversation with a printing industry leader. He used the word to describe how two mid-sized companies [that] normally compete [could join] forces to provide a single, large customer's needs for a broad choice of printing technologies (gravure, offset, and flexo)....In this scenario, the two converters cooperate [for] this account but act as competitors elsewhere in the marketplace." —PLGA

Flexographic Technical Association Calls for Flexo Excellence Award Entries 2004

Published: December 03, 2003

Show the flexographic industry your flexo printing might by entering FTA's 2004 Excellence in Flexography Award competition. Deadline is: January 16, 2004. Be sure to check out the FTA's special offer this year.

The Missing Piece

Published: December 01, 2003

How can an industry have process control when one of the key components—anilox volume measurement calibration—is missing?

The Power of Three

Published: November 30, 2003

Together Mark Andy, Creo, and DuPont create a second "triangle of strength" for one Canadian label converter.

Doctor Blade Systems: A Cure for What Ails Your Printing Process

Published: November 01, 2003

Advances in shapes, coatings, and wear-resistant material bases provide long blade life, more effective wiping, and longer engraving life in doctor blade systems.

FFTA FIRST Conference Revised Format Includes Digital Platemaking

Published: October 28, 2003

The Foundation of the Flexographic Technical Association is urging interested parties to register for its upcoming FIRST (Flexographic Image Reproduction and Tolerances) Conference before this Friday, October 31. According to the FFTA, those who register before this date, will receive a $100 discount.