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Flexo Printing | Colbert Packaging Installs Nine-Color Primographic Press

(Flexography)

February 28, 2012, ... specialty products, has installed a new nine-color 23-in. wide Primographic printing press, custom-built by CPS Canadian Primoflex Systems. The CPS CP 585 joins Colbert’s repertoire of specialized flexographic ...

FTA Initiates Carbon Footprinting Project

(Flexography)

July 17, 2011, The Flexographic Technical Assn. announces the formation of a subcommitttee of the FTA Sustainability Committee to work on a carbon footprinting guide for flexo printers BOHEMIA, NY | The Flexographic ...

Printing Proofs-Color Control: Spot On!

(Print)

April 30, 2011, Consistent, accurate digital color proofing for the flexographic and packaging markets often is tricky, given the variety of substrates and structural Consistent, accurate digital color proofing for the ...

Flexo Printing: Smart Press, Even Smarter Buy

(Flexpack)

August 31, 2010, ... & Krecke FP 26S-8+1 CI flexographic press is the first smartGPS-equipped press to be installed in North America. It is now running in full production mode in the company's Calgary, AB, Canada, facility. ...

Gravure Versus Flexo Printing-Part 1

(Process Management)

June 30, 2009, ... marketing effort spearheaded by organizations such as the Foundation of Flexographic Technical Assn. and technology leaders within the flexo industry. European Rotogravure Assn. http://www.era.eu.org/ ...

FTA, SGIA, PIA/GATF Create Sustainable Green Printing Partnership

(Archive)

October 16, 2007, In an effort to assist the printing community its push for sustainability, the Flexographic Technical Assn. (FTA) has partnered with the Specialty Graphic Imaging Assn. (SGIA) and the Printing Industries ...

Blue-Chip Printing

(Archive)

February 27, 2006, ... the company to install a second Nilpeter FB-3300 narrow web press to increase capacity. Like its first FB-3300, installed two years ago, Aztec’s latest Nilpeter press has six water-based flexographic units ...

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 ...

Aniline printing - 100 Years Later

(Flexpack)

November 29, 2004, ... food industry, the name of this printing process was changed to the "flexographic process." Flexographic printing is based on the use of low-viscosity printing inks similar to those of roto- gravure. ...

A&V Named Distributor for BASF nyloflex® Printing Plates

(Archive)

November 28, 2004, ... and technical support. With BASF's products, A&V will be able to offer customers with a digital flexography workflow a broad range of flexographic plates and sleeves. BASF nyloflex plates reportedly ...

A Recipe for Flexo Printing Success

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2004, ... signed proof as a road map of what has previously been determined as acceptable. Ink Lab Due to the flexographic business being primarily a visual business and our eyes being stimulated by color, it ...

Flexographic Technical Association to Launch New Label and Carton Pavilion at CMM 2005

(News | New Products)

February 29, 2004, ... in larger booth spaces throughout the show floor. (flexography.org) NEW YORK, NY, USA—CMM (Converting Machinery/Materials) International and the Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) report the launch ...

Flexo Students: Apply Before March 19 for 2004 Sun Chemical/FFTA Flexographic Research Fellowship

(News | New Products)

January 26, 2004, Visit Sun Chemical Corp. at sunchemical.com. RONKONKOMA, NY, USA—The Foundation of Flexographic Technical Association (FFTA), in conjunction with Sun Chemical Corp., announce that applications now are ...

Harper Urges Flexographic and Converting Industry to Sponsor Phoenix Challenge

(News | New Products)

December 09, 2003, ...  Friday, March 19, 2004 Harper National Flexographic Center Central Piedmont Community College Southwest Campus, Charlotte, NC, USA A rigorous two-day competition, in which high school students compete ...

Flexographic Technical Association Calls for Flexo Excellence Award Entries 2004

(News | New Products)

December 02, 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 ...

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

(Magazine)

October 31, 2003, ... and precision composite blade materials that have been a standard product in the flexographic newspaper industry since the late 1980s now are being used in corrugated, flexible packaging, and labels. Automatic ...

Get Process Printing Know-How at FVTC/FTA Seminar

(News | New Products)

September 01, 2003, "The know-how on producing high-quality process printing is right here in in this three-and-a-half day seminar," says FFTA and FVTC of the upcoming Process Color Seminar. Foundation of the Flexographic ...

What Is the Role of Tack in Printing Inks?

(Magazine)

September 30, 2002, ... inks. Flexographic and rotogravure inks are low-viscosity inks and are referred to as “liquid inks.” Whereas liquid inks have viscosities of less than 100 centipoise, paste ink viscosities can be in the ...

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

(News | New Products)

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 ...

The Future of Package Printing

(Magazine)

December 31, 2001, Packaging must answer to many masters, including product manufacturers, retail outlets, consumers, and government agencies. As such, it is constantly Packaging must answer to many masters, including product ...