ROSEMONT, IL—The organizer of Labelexpo Americas 2018 is pleased to report that the 16th edition of the biennial trade show was the largest in its history. A total of 487 exhibitors were spread across the biggest floorspace yet, at 203,642 square feet, with almost 30 percent of exhibitors new to this year’s show. During the […]
Flint Group Launches nyloflex XVH Digital Printing Plate
STUTTGART, Germany—Flint Group, a leader in flexographic plates and sleeves solutions, announces the latest addition of a new flexo thermal plate to its nyloflex Xpress Thermal Processing System, the nyloflex XVH Digital. The nyloflex XVH Digital is the first inherently flat top dot plate of the thermal plate family, with a unique formulation optimized to […]
A Look Inside Flexo Tech’s Gold Award-Winning Print in the 2018 FTA Excellence in Flexography Awards
In the 2018 FTA Excellence in Flexography Awards Competition, judges described the gold award winner in the college student category as having “good creative usage of gloss and tactile inks.” Printed by Flexographic Tech, the Happy Holidays Card abided by Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications & Tolerances (FIRST) methodology and was one of only a few […]
Labelexpo Exhibitors to Run Cast and Cure Decorative Printing Applications
OVERLAND PARK, KS—During Labelexpo Americas 2018, attendees can view award-winning film casting applications as three exhibitors run Breit Technologies’ Cast and Cure films on their printing equipment to create unique, decorative finishes. Cast and Cure films are used today on labels, cartons and flexible product packaging to create a variety of dynamic visual effects, including holographic […]
How the Last Decade Has Made High-Quality Flexo the Superior Print Process
High-quality flexographic printing has never been as easy as it is today. Traditionally, packaging printers have held gravure printing as the standard to which they compare everything else. Nowadays, flexography and gravure printing quality are considered to be at the same level, which means there is no reason to compare which is better. The choice […]
