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• A recap of Forum 2019, where attendees heard four days of technical presentations centered on flexo, flexography and the flexographic printing process →
• Selecting an ink set can be a challenging activity; requirements can be impacted by end-use regulation, customer branding demands and more →
• It’s “game on” in the search for innovative, robust metallic inks that raise the visual bar and meet strict regulatory requirements →
• Demands placed on printing inks are changing, translating into formulations that combine beautiful vibrant colors with increased resistance properties →
• Flexography is fully capable of printing most specialty inks on various substrates but, as with any component, the doctor blade needs to be chosen wisely to get the best results →
• New screening patterns and technologies allow corrugated and folding carton printers to reduce costs and deliver maximum quality to brand owners →
• Printers must improve productivity by eliminating waste, reducing downtime and increasing output. Here is a model-based approach to follow →
• Like so many other things about these seemingly innocuous strips of steel, plastic or polyester laminate, there is more to doctor blades than first appears →
• Achieving desired special effects requires matching anilox roll to intent. Cell geometries, bcm and channels can have a drastic impact on transfer and performance →
• Inks must offer outstanding print fidelity and resolubility, quick setting for inline converting, and high levels of resistance properties, while also being more sustainable →
• A recap of INFOFLEX 2019, which showcased everything—technologies, solutions, products—happening now in package printing and converting →
• The latest from the Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) and Standards Working Group (SWG) →
• Flint Group invited printers and prepress professionals to an April 3 Executive Summit to coincide with the grand opening of its new Technology Center, offering briefings into new developments →
• Rossini North America celebrated its 20th anniversary and expanded its headquarters in Suwanne, GA to 60,000 sq. ft. →
• OMET Americas Inc’s Innovations Days event showcased technology pushing the industry forward →