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Technical Seminars Introduce New Technology for Flexo Printers

(News | New Products)

November 29, 2009, At recent technical seminars Flint Group presented its latest information on product developments and discussed topics of interest with flexo printers, converters, and prepress managers. PLYMOUTH, MN | ...

Flexo Forum Fervor

(Flexography)

June 30, 2009, ... that would sustain business despite a turbulent economy inspired approximately 1,200 fervent attendees to descend upon the Flexographic Technical Foundation's Flexo Forum 2009 at Disney's Coronado Springs ...

Packaging Shrinks

(First Glance)

March 31, 2009, ...  Old Fashioned Natural & Organic soup-base products with redesigned shrink labels from Printpack's Seal-It Div., Farmingdale, NY. Made of heat shrink PVC, the labels offer a 360-deg image area, are flex ...

Eco Inks

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

December 31, 2008, ...  the best moisture-resistance properties, so you do require an overprint varnish for optimum moisture resistance.” Flint Group introduced HydroSoy water-based flexo inks at Labelexpo to provide printer ...

Robinette Invests in First Miraflex Flexo Press

(News Eclips)

October 09, 2008, The Robinette Co. has purchased the first 52-in., 8-color Miraflex flexo press from Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp., Lincoln, RI, representing its third W&H press at its Bristol plant BRISTOL, TN | The Robinette ...

UV/EB Inks Are Suitable for Laminated Structures

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

September 30, 2008, ... packaging. The interaction between UV/EB ink, whether it is flexographic or lithographic, and the substrate is well defined. Also understood is the interaction between the cured UV/EB inks and the various ...

Suppliers Combine to Present "UV Flexo for Food Packaging" Project at Drupa 200

(News | New Products)

June 22, 2008, GIDUE, IST Metz, Air Liquide, Softal, and Sun Chemical will team up to present what they say is the first turnkey UV flexo printing solution specifically designed TURATE, Italy | GIDUE, IST Metz, Air Liquide, ...

Flexo4all Partners to Exhibit at Drupa 2008

(News | New Products)

May 12, 2008, MILAN, ITALY | Flexo4all Partners will demonstrate its flexographic expertise at Drupa 2008 with print samples and production workflows MILAN, ITALY | Flexo4all Partners will demonstrate its flexographic ...

The Flexo Process: Be Careful

(Flexography)

April 30, 2008, Flexo process printing now is competitive in quality with other printing processes and can have advantages of cost and the ability to print a large number Flexo process printing now is competitive in quality ...

Drying Part 3: Paste Inks

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

March 31, 2008, This column will review the two primary drying methods of paste inks. Oil-Based Inks The main application of oil-based inks is in litho printing, primarily This column will review the two primary drying ...

Process Management: Drying Part 1: Liquid Inks

(Magazine)

January 31, 2008, ... mechanisms of ink drying. This month we look at inks drying primarily by evaporation and absorption as related to gravure and flexo printing. Solvent-Based Inks The fast solvent release and strong ...

Oui to Flexo

(Magazine)

June 30, 2007, The Flexographic Technical Assn. (FTA) called its Forum 2007 “Crossing Borders: Flexo’s Global Gateway.” Very apropos; globalization was a big part of the agenda. Flexo Printing The Flexographic Technical ...

Flexo Press for EB WetFlex Launched in Germany

(Archive)

June 18, 2007, UV-Flex GmbH held an open house event on April 18-19 to feature Fischer & Krecke's first CI flexo press designed to use Sun Chemical's EB curable WetFlex ink technology. PRESS RELEASE WILMINGTON, MA—UV-Flex ...

Flexo is on Track

(Magazine)

May 30, 2006, Subtitled "The Inside Track to Success," the Flexographic Technical Assn. (FTA)'s annual Forum offered information on an impressive range of topics, including pressroom/production practices, supply chain ...

Flexo Goes to Florida

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, The 2005 Annual Forum of the Foundation of Flexographic Technical Assn. (FFTA), held March 20-23 at Orlando’s Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel, got down to business. FTA Awards Yes, Mickey, ...

Water-Based Printing Inks & pH

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... commonplace. Since the viscosities often increase with a drop of pH, foaming and print quality may deteriorate. Dirty printing is a term often used to describe ink prematurely drying on the flexographic ...

RK's FlexiProof Serves as a Flexo Training Too

(Archive)

December 07, 2004, RK Print Coat Instruments has supplied FlexiProof machines to Mid-Sweden University, the Finland Research Centre and China's Zhongshan University. Flexi-Proof is a scaled down version of a flexographic ...

Get the Narrow Web Flexo Fundamentals at Fox Valley Technical College

(Archive)

August 16, 2004, The Foundation of the Flexographic Technical Association (FFTA) presents the Fundamentals of Narrow Web Flexo Printing at Fox Valley Technical College, Sept. 13 - 16, 2004. PRESS RELEASE RONKONKOMA, ...

A TEXAS-SIZED Flexo Forum

(Magazine)

May 31, 2004, Big D was the setting for the 2004 Annual Forum of the Flexographic Technical Assn (FTA). Appropriately titled Think Big, Think Flexo, the event's program, “Big D” was the setting for the 2004 Annual Forum ...

A Recipe for Flexo Printing Success

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2004, Harper Graphic Solutions' Mike Huey provides converters utilizing flexography for their printing applications with some tips— a recipe —for success. As a young man growing up in southeastern Indiana, I ...