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Kidder/Comexi to Demo Industry's 'First, Truly Gearless,' CI Flexographic Press at Open Hou

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February 28, 2002, Kidder, Inc., and Comexi, S.A., recently announced an open house at Kidder's plant in Agawam, MA. Slated for April 23–25, 2002, the open house will feature demonstrations of what's said to be the "industry's ...

OMET to Showcase Varyflex Gearless Flexo Press at Open House in Italy

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January 17, 2002, If you didn't get a peak at OMET's Varyflex at last fall's Labelexpo Europe, you still have a chance to see the press in action. According to the Italian press manufacturer, the Varyflex gearless, flexographic ...

Mark Andy/Comco Flexo Feast Feeds Minds of Converting Industry

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January 01, 2002, ... pies, the candies, the cookies—or at least we'd like our waistlines to forget. But the recent Mark Andy/Comco Flexo Feast is one feast a record-breaking number of attendees definitely will want to remember. ...

Flexo Printing to Outpace GNP in 2002, Says FTA

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December 09, 2001, North America's 6,000-plus flexographic printing establishments will produce in excess of $85 billion (US) of printed work in 2002. That's the Flexographic Technical Association's best estimate and is part ...

Enercon Expands Rep Network with Canada's Canflexographic

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November 04, 2001, Enercon Industries Corp. reports its surface-treating products can be purchased in Canada through Canflexographics, Brampton, Ontario. According to the co., Canflexographics now is Enercon's exclusive Canadian ...

Flexo Operations: Help Is Here! BST Pro Mark DFI Donation Trains Future Flexo Workforce

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November 04, 2001, With the donation of its Powerscope video web inspection system, BST Pro Mark now is among the suppliers helping DiTrolio Flexographic Institute (DFI) students get a hands-on education. ELMHURST, IL, USA—With ...

Image This! Among the Acronyms, Flexo Finds Its Fit

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October 30, 2001, CNF, MNF, CTP, LAMS — Flexography's imaging material acronyms are growing. For the proper fit, the methodology continuously tries on sleeves and much more. CNF, MNF, CTP, LAMS — Flexography's imaging material ...

FREE Mark Andy/Comco Flexo FeastWhere Flexo Printers Can Gobble Up Ideas

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September 30, 2001, ... Cincinnati, the two-day "Flexo Feast" will educate packaging buyers, printers, and converters about the diverse range of narrow web flexo applications. MILFORD, OH, USA—The recently acquired Comco div. ...

Delivering Digital: CTP Carries Flexo Printing to Competitive Quality

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August 31, 2001, ... it's the same for printing via a traditional methodology (flexo, in this case) and the digital buzz we encounter these days. Flexography (and probably all printing methods some day) and digital printing ...

Hell-Artwork Alliance Means Heaven for Flexo Printers

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August 15, 2001, During the recent FFTA (Foundation of the Flexographic Technical Association) annual conference, Hell Gravure Systems and Artwork Systems confirmed their alliance to service the digital needs of the flexo ...

When It Comes to Flexo Quality the Sky's the Limi

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June 30, 2001, The FFTA Forum, featuring an emphasis on technology and a host of awards, proudly shows off just how far flexography has come. The FFTA Forum, featuring an emphasis on technology and a host of awards, ...

Flexo Inspection

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March 31, 2001, As flexo continues to advance, 100% inspection systems are helping more and more converters see their way to a competitive edge. During the course of the last few years, we have seen remarkable advances ...

Wide vs Narrow Web FlexoIt's More Than Just the Widt

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February 28, 2001, Flexography is the fastest growing printing process. This growth has come from many flexographic printing sectors, including wide web flexible packaging and narrow web label printing. Flexography is ...

The Formation of ''Microfoam'' in Water-Based Flexo Ink

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October 31, 2000, ... however, are prone to foaming since many of their ingredients can stabilize foam. Water-based flexo inks have come a long way since their introduction in the early 1970s. Press speeds then were about ...

Estimating the Drying Rate of Flexo Ink in the Laboratory

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September 30, 2000, One reason the drying rate of flexo inks has become an important subject is the general trend toward the use of thinner ink films. In the narrow web sector, One reason the drying rate of flexo inks has ...

Flexography Comes of Age and Keeps on Growing

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August 31, 2000, What do flexography and lemonade have in common? Let's see. From humble beginnings 100 years ago as aniline printing, flexo is now the fastest-growing What do flexography and lemonade have in common? Let' ...

Cartonmarker Adds Flexo to Give Customers a Choice

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February 29, 2000, Colbert Packaging expands its capabilities by adding a second Mark Andy narrow web flexographic press to its stable of equipment. Colbert Packaging expands its capabilities by adding a second Mark Andy ...

Anilox roll advancements raise the quality of flexo

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November 30, 1996, New anilox roll technologies and materials have paralleled the rise of flexo, and it's no coincidence.The vast improvement in the quality of flexographic New anilox roll technologies and materials have ...

FTA winners show off strides in Flexo

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June 30, 1996, The Flexographic Technical Assn. competition finds 106 entries worthy of honors, proving that flexo has come a long way.The Flexographic Technical Assn. The Flexographic Technical Assn. competition finds ...

Flexo label printer grows by leaps and bounds

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April 30, 1996, ... Express Label Co., Longwood, FL, catapulted a small hot stamp label start-up company into a broad-based flexographic label business that takes in well over $2 million a year. Along the way he has purchased ...