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The Fundamentals of Adhesive Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

March 27, 2022, ... selection is contingent on much more than just the physical fit. Different coating methods can be deployed depending on the intended result: Gravure coating utilizes engraved cylinders that apply a specific ...

SOMA Changeover Wizard receives a prestigious 2022 FTA Technical Innovation Award

(News | New Products)

March 14, 2022, ... and gravure, flexo needs to meet the challenges of efficient changeovers while under the operation of a novice workforce. The SOMA Changeover Wizard is a flexo press user interface that guides the press ...

Comexi Will Expand Its Presence in the Middle East with a Showroom at Madayn Plastic Company

(News | New Products)

March 02, 2022, ... laminator can be configured not only to laminate two or more materials with water-based, solvent-based or solventless adhesives, but as a coating machine, as a gravure or flexo printing unit -at register ...

Innovation in Sustainability - Sun Chemical Q&A

(Sustainability)

February 24, 2022, ... GR product lines can increase the recyclability of PET bottles through washable flexo and gravure ink technology. These inks can be removed in a controlled way from post-consumer printed packaging, improving ...

Collaboration brings home flexo packaging industry recognition for Sunshine FPC and Trisoft Graphics

(News | New Products)

February 16, 2022, ... packaging to flexo from other print processes (in this case, gravure), their commitment to sustainable print, and designing an innovative print production workflow. In addition, they were also awarded ...

Global Leader in Quality Assurance Systems and Web Guide Systems

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 10, 2022, ... include flexo, gravure, digital and web offset printing machines, slitters-rewinders, laminators, and coaters We provide a wide range of services for our customers designed to help get the most value from ...

500-Plus Conversions to Flexo ECG with KODAK FLEXCEL NX Plates Win Lorytex the First-Ever Platinum Flexo Innovation Award

(News | New Products)

January 02, 2022, ... but also the considerable benefits of converting flexible packaging from gravure to flexo, and in this case to ECG instead of ‘traditional’ flexo. For more information, visit https://www.miraclon.com. ...

The Discovery, Development of Glitter

(Roll Handling)

December 12, 2021, ... be applied to metal, wood, paper, fabrics, plastics, inks, paints, other materials. It would be sprayed, knife coated, roller coated, screen printed, rotogravure printed, cast, extruded, injection molded, ...

The Discovery, Development of Glitter

(News | New Products)

November 28, 2021, ... be applied to metal, wood, paper, fabrics, plastics, inks, paints, other materials. It would be sprayed, knife coated, roller coated, screen printed, rotogravure printed, cast, extruded, injection molded, ...

A Guide to Selecting the Optimal Water-Based Primer for Extrusion Coating and Extrusion Lamination Applications

(Surface Prep)

November 28, 2021, ... via smooth roll, gravure cylinder, Meyer rod, spray coating, or a flexographic printing press. Also, knowing whether the primer will be applied inline or offline may also play a part in your primer selection. ...

Miraclon Announces Winners of the 2021 Global Flexo Innovation Awards

(News | New Products)

October 07, 2021, ... SA, Celomat SA & Mondelez SA, Argentina (Joint Entry) – Gold: Bosisio SA and Celomat worked together to prove flexo a cost-effective and high-quality alternative to gravure for Mondelez, meeting their ...

Flint Group ZenCode CG and ZenCode CS Inks and Coatings Secure Material Health Gold from Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute

(News | New Products)

August 25, 2021, ... and 2-component overprint varnishes are available for both flexographic and rotogravure printing – including expanded color gamut printing – and incorporate a certified range of chemistries. ZenCode ...

Methods for Closed Loop Coating Thickness Control

(News | New Products)

August 19, 2021, ... roll to control the coating transfer.  Examples of these coating methods include kiss coating (Photo 1) and offset gravure coating (Photo 2).   The ease with which today’s drive and control systems ...

AIMCAL R2R USA Conference / SPE FlexPackCon 2021

(Upcoming Conference News)

August 01, 2021, ... Sustainability, Gravure Coating & Printing and Market Forecasts. AIMCAL Members receive discounted booth space within the AIMCAL Pavilion Exhibit area. For more information, visit https://www.aimcal.org. ...

ONECode - A new simplified range of solvent-based inks and coatings for European Flexible Packaging converters

(News | New Products)

July 21, 2021, ... reducing process waste, and increasing ease in doing business. The ONECode portfolio reportedly incorporates VertixCode for flexo printing, MatrixCode for gravure, HelixCode for dual purpose inks (flexo ...

Water-Based Flexographic Printing Steps Up to the Sustainability Challenge

(News | New Products)

June 30, 2021, ... quality due to the precise register these plates deliver. What that means for the printing industry is that flexography is now competitive with gravure for all except the longest print runs. To validate ...

Block-Bottom Bulk Bag Wins AIMCAL Product of the Year Award

(News | New Products)

June 14, 2021, ... with ICEC USA. Used for Ripuraj rice, the bag’s reverse rotogravure-printed, 15-micron modified polypropylene (PP)/adhesive/18-micron metallized biaxially oriented PP/15-micron extruded PP/60-gsm nonwoven ...

Next Generation ArtPro+ Evolves to Boost Excellence in Packaging and Label Prepress

(News | New Products)

April 06, 2021, ... for packaging and label prepress, ArtPro+. With a new Variable Data Printing module and full integration with HELL gravure equipment, the latest version of the market-leading software delivers a further ...

Toppan Develops TOPMER Adhesive for Digital Printing

(News | New Products)

March 01, 2021, ... the same package. Toppan has reportedly applied its extensive information processing technologies to achieve quality equivalent to that of gravure printing and enable the production of packages that ...

Advantages and Benefits of Conductive Rubber Coverings in Critical Roll Positions

(News | New Products)

February 07, 2021, ... below about 1500 volts do not have enough energy to cause a spark that will ignite solvent fumes (example: toluene in gravure printing).  A conductive rubber cover with a well-grounded core (carbon brush ...