BOBST and Industry Partners Open Doors to New Flexo Center of Excellence

MEX, Switzerland—BOBST hosted an open house at its new Flexo Center of Excellence at Bobst Bielefeld on Feb. 13, giving attendees the opportunity to experience the entire flexo process from start to finish. The Competence Center at Bobst Bielefeld has been extended to include a prepress room, meaning it is now a fully comprehensive Center … Continued

Bobst & Partners to Present End-to-End Flexo Process at Open House Feb. 13

BIELEFELD, Germany—To support central impression (CI) flexo printers to achieve increasingly demanding expectations, Bobst and leading industry suppliers will follow an innovative route for the open house event they are hosting in the Competence Center of Bobst Bielefeld, in Germany, on Feb. 13. The leading industry suppliers will include Daetwyler, Esko, Flint Group, Follmann, Glunz … Continued

Printing Plates and Their Impact on Sustainability

As the technology for flexographic printing continues to evolve, both quality and efficiency are improving. In order to remain competitive, flexographic printers must stay informed about the latest developments. Once a sort of “halfway point” between offset and gravure, flexo has come into its own in recent years, in many cases taking volume that might … Continued

Labelexpo Americas 2018: Unlocking Flexible Packaging Opportunities for Label Converters

Thousands of package printers descended on Rosemont, IL this week, electing once again to participate in the biennial pilgrimage that is Labelexpo Americas. The attraction: the invitation and theme, “Explore Your Future.” They joined more than 400 industry partners on site to display the latest innovations designed to enhance productivity, automate efficiently, move forward smartly … Continued

Glunz & Jensen Consolidates Production and R&D at New Danish Headquarters

NYBORG, Denmark—In the past year, Glunz & Jensen reports it has been restructuring to transform the company into a more profitable, efficient and more cohesive business. A part of the plan has been to merge departments across Denmark and move their activities and headquarters to Nyborg, the eastern part of Funen. The next step of the plan … Continued

The Continuing Evolution of Automated Plate Processing

From Henry Ford in 1908 to Elon Musk in 2017, automobile visionaries have embraced automation. Carts and brute force have made way for robots and intuitive software. Automation has been ever-present in many other industries as well, and solvent flexographic plate making, with automated plate processing, is no exception. Automation gives us the ability to … Continued

Labelexpo Europe 2017 Preview: Focusing on Smart, Efficient Printing

Four days… 30 hours… nine halls… 700 exhibitors… 375,000 sq. ft., covered by both machinery and materials… 35,000 attendees, all eager to establish a competitive edge. These are the defining marks of Labelexpo Europe 2017. The event, set for Sept. 25-28 at Belgium’s Brussels Expo, is forecast to break all records posted over the last … Continued

CTGA Helps JT Prepress Go Digital

COSTA MESA, CA—JT Prepress Express is a high quality flexo tradeshop located in Costa Mesa, CA. The owner, Joe Cantarella, opened JT Prepress Express more than 15 years ago with the idea in mind of offering cutting edge prepress and plate making technologies to the flexo industry. The company serves a variety of clients, focusing primarily … Continued

Glunz & Jensen’s UV LED Technology Expands Business

RINGSTED, Denmark—In May 2013, Glunz & Jensen A/S acquired an initial 16.8 percent stake in Othonia Curing Technology A/S (Othonia). Othonia develops an innovative computer controlled UV LED concept for curing surfaces which is replacing the original Mercury lamp technology. UV LED lamps offer instant on/off technology, removing the need for warm up time. The … Continued