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Planning, Labs and Trials

(Converting Perspectives)

May 15, 2023, ... one team worked with its specialty group on N-95 mask requirements. At Press Color Inc., Amber Schuh, vice president, explained her background and approach: “Although my day-to-day tasks have taken me ...

How Flexographic Printing Can Unlock New Packaging Potential

(Bag Pouch)

April 09, 2023, ... color and coverage. While the adaptation hasn’t always been easy, flexo presses have played an important role in making the transition viable. Pennings points to the better opacity, lower ink usage and ...

Empire Screen Highlights Eye-Catching Point-of-Purchase Products

(News | New Products)

March 21, 2023, ... unique workflow options to maximize production efficiency. Empire can combine print methods with various printing and finishing equipment, from full-color images to brand identity spot colors. Integrating ...

Coating Futures in Medical and Wound Management

(Coating/Laminating)

March 19, 2023, Though packaging may be the mainstay for many converters, converting is much more. By Tom Kerchiss, Chairman, RK Print Coat Instruments Ltd. United Kingdom Though packaging may be the mainstay for ...

Brett Martin Announces Partnership with Keencut

(News | New Products)

March 16, 2023, ... for digital printing, Foamalux Light is bright white in color, and combined with a flat even surface, print quality is fully optimized for clarity, allowing for outstanding results. Additionally, Foamalux ...

Achieving Sustainability: Q&A with Sun Chemical’s Dr. Nikola Juhasz

(Coating/Laminating)

March 12, 2023, ... design guidances, with no discoloration of the wash water or recycled plastic.  How does Sun Chemical support customers’ efforts to improve compostability and bio-renewability? A key factor in creating ...

The Path to Sustainable Growth

(News | New Products)

February 07, 2023, ... shelf life and reduce waste. Additionally, color management tools, such as ECG printing, reduce waste and press downtime, enabling full digital color management from design to press, enhancing productivity ...

How a Full Lineup of Coatings Can Transform Packaging

(Coating/Laminating)

February 07, 2023, ... packaging that will preserve color, fragrance, texture and appeal and keep it safe to consume. Many external factors negatively impact shelf life and freshness, from oxygen and ultraviolet light to moisture ...

ASTM International to Host April Packaging Workshop

(News | New Products)

February 07, 2023, ASTM International is hosting its Packaging Workshop April 19, 2023, at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, Denver, Colorado. ASTM International is hosting its Packaging Workshop April 19, 2023, at ...

Dinpe Chooses Vetaphone for Better Quality Extrusion

(News | New Products)

February 06, 2023, ... production facility that includes 8-color printing presses, fabricators, and laminators for high-quality work that is meets ISO 9001:2015 standards.  The end products are sold and marketed under the brand ...

Recycled and Recyclable: The Woven Plastic Bag of the Future

(Bag Pouch)

February 05, 2023, ... packaging without too many dispensable additives such as color or printing. Solutions to produce woven sacks and big bags with recycled content that meet the highest quality standards are already available ...

Rust to Tech: Part 5

(Converting Perspectives)

January 01, 2023, ... such as holes and imperfect print. Consider a flexographic 10-color, gearless press run at high speed with cutting-edge features like second pass in-register printing, automatic impression setting, automatic ...

The “5R” Framework

(Coating/Laminating)

December 11, 2022, ... printing processes by switching to a multi-purpose ink that can be used on different types of presses or even switch to extended color gamut printing to reduce waste. Washable ink technologies are game-changing, ...

Happy Birthday, Verner Eisby!

(News | New Products)

November 07, 2022, ... years after the Second World War saw the advent of plastic materials in packaging, and brand owners were keen to have their products displayed in bright colors on this new material.  This was especially ...

The “5R” Framework: An Approach Designed to Reduce Packaging Waste

(News | New Products)

September 20, 2022, ... reductions. Converters can redesign their printing processes by switching to a multi-purpose ink that can be used on different types of presses or even switch to extended color gamut printing to reduce ...

After a successful opening of The Flexo Xperience Center - MacDermid Graphics Solutions, SOMA and partners focus on addressing everyday flexographic printing issues

(Flexography)

September 06, 2022, ... the mission of moving flexo forward. Along with MacDermid and SOMA, industry partners involved in The FXC include: 3M, Apex, AV Flexologic, BST Group, CleanPlanet, ColorConsulting, CSW Inc, Daetwyler, ...

Quality Control Starts with Prepress

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

August 28, 2022, ... exceptional quality standards, starting with the first image. Cameras look at several critical areas of the package, such as registration, traps, process print, color, vignettes, reverse print and readability ...

Maxcess Vision Inspection: The Benefits of Proper Vision Inspection

(News | New Products)

July 10, 2022, ... they become critical. Systems include 100 percent print inspection, color monitoring and integrated workflow options. The importance of vision inspection in a converting application Often the process ...

Achieve Higher Returns Thanks to Defect Classification

(Surface Prep)

June 05, 2022, ... it a wide array of requirements when printing packaging, as generally valid quality criteria such as: achieving the exact specified colors reliably, repeatedly and constantly, even during follow-up ...

Epson Introduces Two New SurePress Digital Label Presses

(News | New Products)

May 31, 2022, ... label press, delivering improved automation. Additionally, as label converters look for ways to add additional color gamut to labels without increasing price, Epson is adding the SurePress L-6534VW with ...