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FTA Gets Flexo Engines Started at Forum/Info*Flex

(Flexography)

May 03, 2011, ... must be racing to meet the forum’s goal: Setting the pace for flexo packaging excellence. Benefits of Ultra-Thin Plates At a conference session on flexo quality, P.J. Fronczkiewicz, senior technical ...

MACtac Stocks Ok'd For Immersio

(Label/Tape)

April 30, 2011, ... Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) certification. Testing includes a three-month exposure of labeled test plates in salt water at mid-tide. What's happening at your company? Send your news to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. ...

DuPont Packaging Graphics Increases Price, Adds Fuel Surcharge

(Print News)

April 26, 2011, DuPont Packaging Graphics has announced a global price increase for all DuPont Cyrel products, effective May 16, 2011. The net increase is up to 7%, depending on the product WILMINGTON, DE | DuPont Packaging ...

INFO*FLEX Show Preview: Full Speed Ahead

(Flexography)

March 31, 2011, ... consumer Learn about spot-on solutions for color management Explore key trends in plates, inks, metering systems, and high-density bar codes Discover a new color language to ensure consistency For ...

Tissue Press Has Fast Changeovers

(Flexography)

March 31, 2011, ... for the production of napkins and tablemats. Comprises a fast assembly of the anilox roll and extraction of the plate sleeves without needing to open the print unit, meaning no loss of print pressure, ...

Karstedt Assoc. Becomes Karstedt Partners, LLC

(Digital)

March 29, 2011, Karstedt Partners, LLC, a global leader in business-to-business consulting and market research solutions for consumer product and packaging industries, has renamed and restructured their corporation, formerly ...

Apply Thin Coatings

(Web Handling)

February 28, 2011, ... allowing them to apply very thin coatings. Most coating rolls are also company's ThermEx heat transfer rolls, often specified with a chrome-plated finish. To ensure such exacting tolerances on rolls, the ...

Visual Control in Many Uses

(Trends/Management)

January 31, 2011, ... and deflector plates. Uses include ink pumps on a printing press, dispensing adhesive on a carton folder/gluer, and for a coating/laminating process. Berkeley Nucleonics | 800-234-7858 | www.berkeleynucleonics.com ...

NEWS CLIPS

(Magazine)

January 31, 2011, ... facility in Zhuhai, China. MacDermid Printing Solutions, Atlanta, GA, reports 12 installations of its LUX platemaking process in the second half of 2010, including seven in Latin America and five ...

Online Approval Speeds Production

(Flexography)

January 31, 2011, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND | BP-Pack, a producer of flexo printing plates, is using Dalim Software's online approval platform ES to manage and improve communication ZURICH, SWITZERLAND | BP-Pack, a producer of ...

Technical Report: A Rheology Lesson

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2011, ... the polymer and presses it between two plates of a geometry that matches the range of application (flat, cone, etc.). At a series of process temperatures, these plates rotate at a set frequency. This vibrational ...

PRIMIR To Study 'Consumables Usage & Trends

(Print News)

January 26, 2011, ... general commercial, publications, financial/transactional, in-plant and digital imaging. Consumables included in the study are: coatings (UV and aqueous), toner, inks, blankets, and plates along with pressroom ...

EFI Launches XF 4.5 Inkjet Production & Proofing RIP Solution

(Digital)

January 19, 2011, ... Cut Center connectivity. New workflow templates also offer significant performance improvements, according to the company. EFI XF 4.5 version now gives customers additional capability and control in ...

DigiCorr Systems Gain in Popularity

(Prepress)

December 31, 2010, WILMINGTON, DE | DuPont Packaging Graphics has installed four new Cyrel DigiCorr flexo platemaking systems, raising the total number in North America WILMINGTON, DE | DuPont Packaging Graphics has installed ...

Optimism Returns

(Trends/Management)

December 31, 2010, ... for the gravure industry to continue to develop more cost-effective ways to produce the gravure-printed product. Gravure also is being considered a green process in that there are no printing plates to ...

Mounting Materials Reduce Pressure

(Flexography)

December 31, 2010, ... applications include the SA 3000 and PSA2 Series. R/bak mounting materials are said to provide consistent, resilient cushioning, to reduce pressure and absorb shock for plates, and to result in longer ...

Teaming Up For Sustainability

(Coating/Laminating: Green)

December 31, 2010, ... spoons, forks, and knives made from vegetable starch, said to hold their shape even in high heat. Also available are Bridgegate bowls and plates, completely compostable and made from wheat straw using ...

Predict Color

(Print)

December 31, 2010, ... builds and predicts flexo color and on-press imaging characteristics, providing a contract-quality proof. Allows user to fix problems prior to burning and mounting a set of plates. Eastman Kodak | ...

A&V Celebrates 50 Years

(Prepress)

December 31, 2010, BRYAN, OH | Anderson & Vreeland reaches a proud milestone this month. The company is celebrating a half-century of supplying platemaking equipment and BRYAN, OH | Anderson & Vreeland reaches a proud milestone ...

Short Path to Versatility

(Flexography)

November 30, 2010, ... elements were used in the development of this press for the Stratus Group. For example, plate cylinders and anilox rollers are designed as sleeves, thus enabling very fast job changeovers. This benefit ...