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AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2011, ... Competition and Sustainability Awards were judged by the following: Vince DiTrolio, VP/owner of DiTrolio Flexographic Inst., Broadview, IL; Travis Funk, senior packaging engineer, Diageo, Norwalk, CT; ...

INFO*FLEX Show Preview: Full Speed Ahead

(Flexography)

March 31, 2011, The Flexographic Technical Assn. (FTA), Ronkonkoma, NY, expects some 1,600 flexographers in Indianapolis, IN, for its annual forum and INFO*FLEX show. The Flexographic Technical Assn. (FTA), Ronkonkoma, ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... CA, moderated the judging panels for all competitions. The Vacuum Metallized or Coated Product Competition and Sustainability Awards were judged by the following: Vince DiTrolio, VP/owner of DiTrolio Flexographic ...

NAPIM Reports on Raw Material Shortages and Ink Price Volatility

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

February 28, 2011, ... of critical raw materials likely used in the inks that printers' purchase in all of the major printing processes, including flexographic, gravure, lithographic, and inkjet. Availability, driven by capacity ...

Material Is Flame Retardant

(Label/Tape)

February 28, 2011, ... label material is designed and recognized by UL to meet the VTM-0 level of flame retardants per the UL94 standard. Material is coated with a high-opacity, gloss white topcoat designed for flexographic ...

PRIMIR To Study 'Consumables Usage & Trends

(Print News)

January 26, 2011, ... for the numerous consumables utilized by the various print processes (flexo, gravure, sheetfed and web offset, digital, and wide format) and by major application segments, such as packaging, newspapers, ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Magazine)

December 31, 2010, ... provider. Mark Andy, St. Louis, MO, reports 12 Performance Series P5 flexo presses have been sold to converters in Indonesia, Venezuela, Sweden, France, and the US. Australia-based Hally Labels ...

Short Path to Versatility

(Flexography)

November 30, 2010, ... 16-in. Gallus ECS 340 ultraviolet (UV) flexographic press. “We try not to think about it,” Curt Curran, VP of Stratus Group, says of the difficult economic environment. “We were already prepared to purchase ...

Toyo Realigns Ink Operations

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

November 30, 2010, ... operations and its flexo inks and polymers manufacturing facility in Bryan, TX. When this is completed, Toyo Ink Technologies will be formally dissolved. The Addison facility is expected to undergo ...

TLMI Awards: Challenges Met

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, ... FX (formerly ASL Group-All Stick Label Ltd.), Vaughan, ON, Canada, snags the top prize for the Dan Aykroyd Sauvignon Blanc wine label, entered in the Flexography/Letterpress (Color Process-Prime) category. ...

Dow Industries Buys HP Indigo WS600 Digital Press

(Digital)

October 24, 2010, ... units (SKUs) allowed label converter Dow Industries to install an HP Indigo WS6000 Digital Press and immediately fill it with jobs previously printed at a higher cost on the company's analog flexographic ...

Forum's Theme Is About Pac

(Flexography)

September 30, 2010, RONKONKOMA, NY | The Foundation of Flexographic Technical Assn. (FFTA) reports the theme for its 2011 Annual Forum is Setting the Pace for Flexo Packaging RONKONKOMA, NY | The Foundation of Flexographic ...

Partnering To Secure UL Recognition

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

September 30, 2010, ... Ink Technologies, Flint Group Narrow Web, and Environmental Inks and Coatings to secure pre-approved file adoptions for flexo UV and water-based inks in a variety of high-performance pigments. Avery Dennison ...

Foundation of FTA Announces Theme, Logo for 2011 Annual Forum

(Flexography)

September 16, 2010, The Foundation of Flexographic Technical Assn. (FFTA), a leading professional society dedicated to advancing the flexographic printing process RONKONKOMA, NY | The Foundation of Flexographic Technical ...

Green Converting: Leading the Pack

(Flexography)

August 31, 2010, ... change sleeves in seven minutes.” Flexo Expansion Along with recent investments in its web offset division, Hammer Packaging recently expanded its flexo division with the addition of a ten-color Nilpeter ...

Digital Plate Cuts Energy Use

(Prepress)

August 31, 2010, ... consistency. Also offer resistance to UV inks and enhanced flexibility to wrap around small-diameter printing. Visit Booth 840. Flint Group Flexographic Products | 800-795-2273 | www.flintgrp.com  ...

Show Preview: Heroes Welcome-Labelexpo Americas 2010

(Label/Tape)

July 31, 2010, ... up our handy Pocket Guide to exhibitors. Presses Face Off In Hall F, attendees can compare print quality and performance at Technology Workshops. Four working presses — Nilpeter (HD flexo), EFI-Jetrion ...

Deinking Study Is Shared

(Digital)

July 31, 2010, ... St. Louis, MO, for its Kunshawn operation in China. Astro-Med, West Warwick, RI, selects two Rotoflex VSI400 inspection rewind machines and two Mark Andy 2200 flexo presses for installation in its QuickLabel ...

Conference Program

(Label/Tape)

July 31, 2010, ... Massimo Ferrari, global market development manager, ExxonMobil Chemical; Randy Parrish, director, Rapid-Roll Products, Fasson Roll North America 2:00-3:00 P.M. HD Flexo — The New Quality Standard ...

ACTEGA WIT & ACTEGA Radcure To Combine Operations

(News Syndicate)

July 28, 2010, ... a leading producer of water-based and UV flexo inks and coatings LINCOLNTON, NC | ACTEGA Coatings and Sealants, a div. of Altana, has announced  that it is combining the operations of two of its divisions, ...