Domino Digital Printing Spectrum 2017 Open House to Take Place May 23 & 24

GURNEE, IL—Mark your calendar and save the date, as Domino will be hosting its second open house, titled Digital Printing Spectrum 2017. The Domino Digital Printing Spectrum 2017 event will be held at the Holiday Inn Gurnee Convention Center on May 23 and 24 in Gurnee, IL. Digital Printing Spectrum 2017 is where “the widest range … Continued

MacDermid Graphics Solutions, Comexi Announce Schedule for Open House

ATLANTA, GA—MacDermid Graphics Solutions and Comexi have partnered together for an unprecedented open house to be held at MacDermid’s headquarters in Atlanta, GA. Now, the schedule for the MacDermid Graphics Solutions Comexi open house has been announced. The two day event will bring together industry leading suppliers to discuss and present on productivity enhancements in … Continued

Siegwerk to Acquire Plastic Tubes & Laminates Business from SCHEKOLIN AG

SIEGBURG, Germany & BENDERN, Liechtenstein—Siegwerk Druckfarben AG & Co. KGaA, one of the leading international suppliers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, has signed a contract to purchase the Plastic Tubes and Laminates business unit from SCHEKOLIN AG, a global leading provider of packaging lacquers located in Liechtenstein. The Siegwerk SCHEKOLIN acquisition broadens Siegwerk’s portfolio … Continued

TRESU Announces TRESU Flexo Kit

KOLDING, Denmark—TRESU Group introduces a compact flexo printing unit for rapid application of high gloss metallic finishes on to digitally printed folding cartons. TRESU Flexo Kit is specially designed for integration into a production line that features a HP Indigo 30000 digital press and a TRESU iCoat coater. Using printing sleeves and featuring a dedicated … Continued

MPS Sells Five Presses to Reflex Labels

ARNHEM, Netherlands—Reflex Labels, one of the largest companies of its kind in the U.K., recently ordered another five MPS flagship EF multisubstrate flexo presses for label and packaging production. Specifications of the ordered presses are: one 8-color/16.93-in. press, two 9-color/20.47-in. presses and two 10-color/16.93-in. presses complete with APC (Automated Print Control) Packages, providing automated servo … Continued

Bemis Discusses Trends, Flexible Packaging & the Bemis Innovation Center

FTA Member Bemis Reflects on Its 159 Year History In January’s FLEXO Magazine, printers and researchers sounded off on what they saw as a positive and bright future for flexible packaging. More printers are adding the format to their offerings, brands are expanding into or moving more products over to it, and consumers find more … Continued

Print Sleeves Flash Poll

FTA Members Weigh In on Print Sleeves Costs, Important Features, Factors When Buying Quality, cost, productivity—Everybody is talking about how imperative careful attention to such details is to a flexographic printing plant. Technological advancements are being monitored by production teams, new equipment is being deployed and its impact on bottom line performance carefully evaluated. In flexible … Continued

Bemis Discusses Trends, Flexible Packaging & the Bemis Innovation Center

FTA Member Bemis Reflects on Its 159 Year History In January’s FLEXO Magazine, printers and researchers sounded off on what they saw as a positive and bright future for flexible packaging. More printers are adding the format to their offerings, brands are expanding into or moving more products over to it, and consumers find more … Continued

TRESU Announces iTape Adhesive Tape

KOLDING, Denmark—TRESU introduces iTape, an adhesive tape specially formulated to optimize stability, print quality and efficiency when used with sleeves on flexo coaters that are integrated with digital folding carton printing lines. Developed in partnership with Lohmann Bonding Engineers, based in Neuwied, Germany, TRESU iTape is adhesive on both sides, and features a filmic carrier that … Continued