Solving Back Doctoring on Central Impression Presses

It starts seemingly simple enough—with visible ink leakage dripping in the catch pan under the doctor blade chamber. Yet, when seals and calibration settings are checked, there doesn’t seem to be anything wrong. But the proof is right there in the pan and on your equipment. Your problem could be due to back doctoring. When … Continued

Roger Heid Named CEO of Daetwyler USA

HUNTERSVILLE, NC—Max Daetwyler Corp. announces the appointment of Roger Heid to the position of CEO for the North American operations. “Roger Heid brings a wealth of experience to Daetwyler,” stated Ralph Daetwyler, Group CEO. “He joined the U.S. headquarters in 2015 as VP of operations and quickly became involved in the day to day operations … Continued

Daetwyler Celebrates 40 Years in U.S.

HUNTERSVILLE, NC—Daetwyler, one of the world’s most trusted names for precision machinery and innovative manufacturing across such industries as solar energy, printing, micro engineered parts, and more, just celebrated 40 years for its U.S. based operations. Founder Peter Daetwyler and his wife Rosmarie first came to America with the vision of offering Daetwyler doctor blades … Continued

ContiTech Acquires TEGU Walzen und Sleeves GmbH

WALTERSHAUSEN, Germany—International industrial partner and supplier for the printing industry ContiTech has acquired the German sleeve and roller manufacturer TEGU Walzen und Sleeves GmbH, based in Waltershausen. “With this strategic step, we are continuing to expand our product portfolio for print shops while simultaneously completing our existing product range in the growing market for flexographic … Continued

Daetwyler Announces Exclusive North America Representation of NANOVIS Cleaning Technology Systems

HUNTERSVILLE, NC—Daetwyler’s Cleaning Technology Group announced exclusive representation of the NANOVIS Cleaning Technology Systems throughout North America. Daetwyler has entered into agreement with NANOVIS GmbH, a Swiss based company, in order to provide sales and service throughout North America for the innovative Type NWC integrated recycling parts cleaning washer. Designated the NANOCLEANER Type NWC, the machines effectively clean … Continued

Daetwyler Announces Flexo Chambered Sealing Doctor Blade

HUNTERSVILLE, NC—Daetwyler Corporation announces the development of a chamber sealing doctor blade for flexographic printing that incorporates a foam tape applied to the doctor blade to provide a positive seal. Some flexographic presses require foam tape be applied to the doctor blade to prevent chamber leakage, but up to this point doctor blade choices were … Continued

John Faulkner, Shawn Tiikkala Promoted at Daetwyler

HUNTERSVILLE, NC—Daetwyler’s Cleaning Technology department has announced promotions in the New Year. Daetwyler has experienced continuous growth and announces promotions within its Cleaning Equipment Group. John Faulkner has been named sales manager – cleaning technologies and Shawn Tiikkala has been named sales engineer – cleaning technologies / DISTI cleaning technologies. John will be responsible for development … Continued

Daetwyler Expands Cleaning Equipment Team

HUNTERSVILLE, NC—Daetwyler Corp. has experienced continuous growth and recently expanded its cleaning equipment group. John Faulkner has joined the team as cleaning equipment sales engineer and Shawn Tiikkala has assumed the position of cleaning equipment product manager. John will be handling all sales pertaining to Daetwyler’s Cleaning Equipment in the Americas and Shawn is responsible … Continued

FTA’s “Got Data? Now What?” Conference Shatters Records

Heralded for Practical Solutions Tackling Real-World Issues Oct. 21, 2013—More than 300 printers/converters, their customers and print partners descended on Kansas City, MO, for Flexographic Technical Association’s (FTA) 2013 Fall Conference, “Got Data? Now What?” The event held last week (Oct. 14-16) drew a record crowd, with final attendance numbers signifying a 10 percent increase … Continued

Lewis Joins Daetwyler as Regional Sales Manager

HUNTERSVILLE, NC—Daetwyler has named Paul Lewis regional sales manager, West Coast. He is responsible for maintaining current customers and growing the market in the following states: California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. Lewis comes to the job with 12 years of experience in the printing industry, including sales and customer … Continued