The 2020 recipients of the FFTA Rossini North America Flexographic Research Scholarship were announced at Virtual FORUM 2020. Cat Bromels of Clemson University is this year’s first-place recipient, and Alice Ish of California Polytechnic State University is the second-place recipient. The Research Bromels’ research is titled “Can the Differential Distortion of Postprint Corrugated Be Calculated?” … Continued
CLEVELAND, OH—Kolbus America announced the appointment of Jeffrey R. Dietz as its new president. Kolbus America Inc, based in Cleveland, OH, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kolbus GmbH, headquartered in Rahden, Germany. In this role, Dietz will assume overall responsibility for the Kolbus, Hycorr and Autobox product lines in North America. He will be … Continued
MEMPHIS, TN—Bryce Corp‘s packaging division is pleased to announce its investment of $10 million to expand its capacity, enhance its technical capabilities and generate an additional 20 jobs. The Bryce family is committed to making long-term investment decisions even in uncertain economic environments to serve its employees, its customers and its markets in a time … Continued
The goal of every print process is to meet the needs of a print buyer. Usually, that involves print quality, turnaround time or delivery, and price. Technical advancements made in flexography over the past 50 years allow it to best meet these needs for many print buyers in 2020. Why? The answer is multi-pronged: The … Continued
MINNEAPOLIS, MN—Eaglewood Technologies would like to proudly recognize employee Matt Sweet and his wife, Bethany, for spending Friday, June 5 passing out supplies in their south Minneapolis neighborhood. With all of the stores in the area closed following protests and riots, many residents aren’t able to find the basic necessities. With the help of neighbors … Continued
When it comes to sustainable flexible packaging, there are a variety of challenges for the industry to overcome, such as plastics ending up in landfills or oceans. However, brands and CPCs want to overcome these challenges and take flexible packaging to new sustainability heights. To help contribute to sustainability initiatives, brands and their converter partners … Continued
Substrates and the substantial benefits they bring to highly specialized print processes, like flexography, are not to be ignored, taken for granted or otherwise dismissed. Optimizing ink to substrate is essential in successful printing. Great attributes of a substrate, particularly plastic packaging, merit mention: Plastic packaging plays a key role in food freshness and preservation, … Continued
Day-to-day press operation often comes with challenges. One of the most common—unpredictable doctor blade failures—also comes with a number of additional concerns, such as safety, quality, service and cost. As technical advisors for professional print operators across the country, Daetwyler encounters these situations on a daily basis. This article will address problem areas regarding optimum … Continued
GURNEE, IL—Domino continues to grow its digital printing business, with entrance into the corrugated sector. Domino will be introducing the X630i, its first digital inkjet product offering for corrugated, via a virtual launch event on June 16th. Besides this being a highly automated inkjet printing solution, Domino will also launch a new ink set based … Continued
By now, nearly everyone in our industry has heard of laser anilox cleaning. Whether or not someone within your organization has conducted the appropriate due diligence into this great technology, there are a handful of widely accepted advantages. As noted in my Virtual FORUM 2020 presentation, those benefits include: sustainability, performance and cash savings—aka, bottom-line … Continued
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