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Meeting the Demand for Sustainable Packaging through Sustainable Printing

(Adhesives)

March 21, 2021, ... plate-mounting adhesive plays a critical role in the package printing process. However, the traditional approach to printing flexible packaging – employing single-use tape – can result in tons of waste ...

Roundtable Q&A: ROLL CLEANING & MAINTENANCE

(Web Handling)

February 28, 2021, ... Again, something our competitors cannot claim to achieve. Finally, this year we have introduced the Plaeto Vertical Plate Loading System.  This unique offering automatically loads plates into our plate ...

Asahi OEE Reloaded. A handy Video for the Flexo Printer

(News | New Products)

February 01, 2021, Improve your print production capacity by up to 1/3 by just changing your plate! Improve your print production capacity by up to 1/3 by just changing your plate! Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in ...

FlexoMatrix – New Workflow Platform For Profitable Labels

(News | New Products)

January 17, 2021, ... solution for today’s label market that sees shorter run lengths, more frequent job changes, and the use of unskilled employees on the production floor. One of the key areas is the accuracy of plate registration ...

Nu-Coat chooses Vetaphone Corona for pioneering UV coating line

(News | New Products)

November 08, 2020, ... laminate for shop counters and door plates has kept us really busy.” Conscious that the ‘green lobby’ see PVC as an undesirable, he points out that Nu-Coat does all it can to mitigate the substrate’s ...

Esko Brings Innovation and Added Value to Customers With Software 20.1 Update and Hardware Releases

(News | New Products)

November 01, 2020, ... and multi-material packages using Resizable Canvas Design templates; ArtPro+ 20.1 Plate Cut: a new automated feature that finds the optimal individual cutting path for each separation, reducing preparation ...

HYBRID Software Releases Packz 6.0

(News | New Products)

October 22, 2020, ... with push-button separation masking for staggered flexible packaging plates. It allows repetitions to be mounted on a cylinder in a seamless way simply by positioning the seam in between the printable ...

Contact Originators Reveals £5 Million Investment in New Super Site

(News | New Products)

October 04, 2020, Contact Originators, the leading UK graphics origination and flexographic plate manufacturer focused on the corrugated and flexible packaging sectors Contact Originators, the leading UK graphics origination ...

Global Flexo Innovation Awards Now Open for Entries

(News | New Products)

September 20, 2020, ... packaging projects printed using KODAK FLEXCEL NX Plates. The awards, which are open to any prepress provider, printer or brand, bring together the whole flexo community, creating opportunities to build ...

Quick Roller Alignment Check

(News | New Products)

August 20, 2020, ... centerline monuments; Center rollers on machine centerline (this step is helpful, but not required); Use a sole plate on top of the concrete as a base to rest large equipment stations; and Ensure ...

Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2020, ... plastics, such as cups and plates, converted to a compostable form. The field of compostable packaging has many buzzwords, however, that can be distracting and/or confusing; just understanding what some ...

A Packaging Design Update Enables More Sustainable Packaging Printing

(News | New Products)

June 17, 2020, ... Gamut Printing) technology. In connection with the packaging design update, the printing plates were renewed to match the new packaging design, which allowed the companies to move from conventional spot ...

Rising to the Challenge

(News | New Products)

June 14, 2020, ... The Flexo Wash portfolio includes laser and liquid anilox cleaning, plate and plate sleeve washing, rotary screen cleaning technology, as well as the original parts washing machines. Flexo Wash remains ...

Belgian Company Invests for Added Quality, Productivity and Sustainability

(News | New Products)

May 24, 2020, Toray Graphics in the Czech Republic, a manufacturer of waterless offset plate technologies, reported that the Belgian printing company Coldset Printing Partners (CPP) has invested €35 million to update ...

AICC Releases Understanding the Key Characteristics of Linerboard and Medium

(News | New Products)

April 27, 2020, ... stock label. The templates included with the publication contain descriptions of performance tests as well as industry-standard ranges of acceptable measurements. “We believe this will be an important ...

Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexography)

April 22, 2020, ... plastics, such as cups and plates, converted to a compostable form. The field of compostable packaging has many buzzwords, however, that can be distracting and/or confusing; just understanding what some ...

PFFC’s Companies to Watch

(Flexpack)

April 09, 2020, ... plans are underway to expand into the Asia-Pacific region. By the end of 2020, the company states it will have more than 20 locations globally. “We have low minimum order quantities, no plate fees, produce ...

FTA Announces Virtual FORUM 2020

(News | New Products)

March 30, 2020, ... decisions Wednesday, May 6: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. – Innovation & Technology Born from Frustration: How color is affected by ink, anilox and plate selection—and improved by cutting-edge technologies—along ...

Discover How to Avoid the Finishing Bottleneck with Domino’s K600i Embellishment Solution

(Label/Tape)

March 11, 2020, ... and without a printing plate or screen in site, the modular K600i dual bar printers apply cold-foil adhesive and spot varnish to create a range of personalised and digitally embellished gin and craft beer ...

BOBST Opens the Doors to its New Flexo Center of Excellence

(News | New Products)

February 16, 2020, ... print process. Miraclon: the pre-press room houses a KODAK FLEXCEL NX Wide 4260 System for production of KODAK FLEXCEL NXH Plates in the center. Miraclon helps to meet the unique challenges of ECG printing ...