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How Flexographic Printing Can Unlock New Packaging Potential

(Bag Pouch)

April 09, 2023, ... — the vibrant graphics and even surface coverage that means a strawberry still looks like a straw- berry you’d actually want to eat.” Delivering Results Flexographic printing’s ability to deliver high-quality ...

FlexoPlatte Invests in PureFlexo™ Printing from Miraclon to Drive Efficient Flexo

(Flexography)

March 10, 2023, ... plate surface patterning technology, our customers were experiencing fewer unscheduled press stops, reduced ink usage and wastage, subsequently also enjoying financial savings. We have already standardized ...

How a Full Lineup of Coatings Can Transform Packaging

(Coating/Laminating)

February 07, 2023, ... flexo and screen applications, these coatings can be surface printed on paper or film. SunInspire Soft Touch coatings create a matte surface that has a soft feel. Designed for a wide variety of substrates, ...

HYBRID Software’s PACKZ and STEPZ 8.5 Spearhead the Digital Print Evolution with Eco-Friendly Features

(News | New Products)

January 23, 2023, ... in digital print-on-demand web solutions for engaging one-to-one packaging. PACKZ 8.5 also adds tools to create Digimarc digital watermarks, which encode the artwork surface with an imperceptible pattern ...

The Value of Atmospheric Plasma

(Surface Prep)

November 20, 2022, ... Embedded Electronics, Foam and Panels from SOFTAL Corona & Plasma Surface treatment technology has been widely used for decades to modify substrates’ surface energy for improved adhesion of inks, lacquers, ...

The Pros and Cons of Flexo vs. Gravure Printing

(Print)

October 16, 2022, ... with good repeatability. The gravure printing process also involves the transfer of the ink to the substrate from the depressions in the engraved surface. A blade removes excess ink prior to contact ...

Thinking Inside and Outside the Coating Box

(News | New Products)

October 02, 2022, ... making carton material ideal for luxury gift items and for products such as Easter eggs. The surface is an almost perfect canvas for the brand owner and marketer to get a marketing message across and for ...

Atmospheric Plasma Treatment

(Surface Prep)

March 31, 2022, ... Adhesion on Thermally Sensitive Materials, Thick Materials, Embedded Electronics, Foam, Panels and More. Atmospheric plasma and corona technology have   been widely used for many decades for the surface ...

How tesa’s Single-use Tape Offerings Can Improve Printing Operations

(Coating/Laminating)

February 20, 2022, ... sleeves with scratched surfaces. tesa® Softprint comes in seven adhesive product lines and six foam hardness levels for optimized print quality at high speeds and for long print runs. The specially formulated ...

Empire Screen Printing Roll to Roll Innovations Achieves New Levels of Efficiency, Repeatability, and Quality, ideal for OEM Applications

(News | New Products)

January 03, 2022, ... by Empire’s industrial engineers, the Roll-to-Roll Screen Press can print on a variety of first and subsurface materials including Polycarbonate, Polyester, Vinyl, BOPP, and Paper products with material ...

Baldwin Brings New Connected Technology to FEFCO Technical Seminar

(News | New Products)

October 14, 2021, ... while allowing full-speed printing. The system offers an optional integrated hot-air knife with temperature control to provide better surface drying. Taking safety into consideration, the FlexoDry2 comes ...

A Digital Process to Create Better Ink Drawdowns

(News | New Products)

June 01, 2021, ... a printer, and a press, will meet the challenge of matching their colors. A brand’s colors may appear on a wide variety of substrates that can have different surface colors and printability. To ensure ...

Comexi Will Exhibit Its Innovative Solutions For the Flexible Packaging Printing and Converting Industry at Drupa

(News | New Products)

April 19, 2021, ...  Comexi Offset CI Evolution: the new Comexi Offset CI Evolution, equipped with an EB curing system, reportedly provides greater surface protection for monofilm recyclable packaging. It is solvent free, ...

Baldwin Receives Three FlexoCleanerBrush Orders in 30 days

(News | New Products)

March 24, 2021, ... application system, the FlexoCleanerBrush evenly distributes a mixture of detergent and water across the plate as it spins, gently cleaning its surface. The plates are then dried by the integrated air ...

Roundtable Q&A: ROLL CLEANING & MAINTENANCE

(Web Handling)

February 28, 2021, ... cleaning chemistries.  With rubber and urethane coverings, they can harden or soften prematurely, and in some cases swell considerably. Without a routine regiment for cleaning roller surfaces, build up ...

D.W. RENZMANN SpeedyFlexPlateCleaner

(News | New Products)

February 10, 2021, D.W. RENZMANN’s SpeedyFlexPlateCleaner is easy to operate and saves time and energy. D.W. RENZMANN’s SpeedyFlexPlateCleaner is easy to operate and saves time and energy. The used plates are placed ...

INX introduces GelFlex-EB inks for Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

January 19, 2021, ... printing. The surface print ink system has print quality similar to gravure and provides a cross-linked, durable ink film that eliminates the need for a lamination layer, reducing costs and total package ...

Nu-Coat chooses Vetaphone Corona for pioneering UV coating line

(News | New Products)

November 08, 2020, ... to Vetaphone for surface treatment advice and assistance.  Kevin McKell, VP of Technical Sales at the Danish manufacturer was instrumental in this and takes up the story: “As the inventors of Corona treatment ...

Production Maintenance For Corona Users

(News | New Products)

May 13, 2020, ... is kept in top condition to ensure maximum output.  This includes every link in the chain, including surface treatment, as Vetaphone’s Steen Clausen explains. Corona treaters work best if they are correctly ...

The Back Page: Taking it back 54 years

(News | New Products)

April 23, 2020, ... to be formulated. Ink companies are hard at the task, but the problem of adhesion to these low energy surfaces still haunts them. Formulations that print cleanly in gravure are not adaptable to flexography ...