Esko’s Award-Winning Screen Technology Used for Aldi’s Festive Shopping Bag

GHENT, Belgium—A combination of award-winning crystal screen technology and the latest innovation in digital flexo from Esko has delivered superior print quality for Aldi‘s latest festive shopping bag. Esko pioneering Print Control Wizard software was combined with the innovative Crystal XPS LED Exposure System to deliver outstanding final results when Brandpack, a division of Graphic … Continued

GMG & Hybrid Software Resume Best in Class Packaging Workshops

HINGHAM, MA—GMG joins co-sponsor Hybrid Software, and partners Anderson Vreeland, Epson, MacDermid, Nilpeter, Techkon and Zund, as they continue their Best in Class packaging workshops throughout the U.S. this spring. The first two events are scheduled for April 4, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Fullerton College, Room 224, 321 East Chapman Ave., Fullerton, CA … Continued

Bobst Presents Packaging, Label Technologies at Bogota Roadshow Event

BOGOTA, Colombia—On the first stop of the 2016 Latin America Roadshow—in Bogota, Colombia, in November 2016—Bobst and partners presented the latest technologies for packaging and label production all along the value chain, from raw materials to finished products to an audience of 110 delegates from the Colombian packaging industry. The topics discussed during the roadshow … Continued

MacDermid Opens New Production Line, Doubles Capacity

MORRISTOWN, TN—MacDermid Printing Solutions officially opened its new photopolymer plate production line in Morristown, TN recently. Timothy Gotsick, Ph.D., company vice president and general manager, was joined by MacDermid, Inc.’s group president, Scot Benson, and parent company Platform Specialty Products’ CEO Dan Leever in opening the new line, and officially celebrating MacDermid’s expansion. With the addition … Continued

MacDermid Printing Solutions Announces Digital MAX C

ATLANTA, GA—MacDermid Printing Solutions has announced the commercial introduction of a new digital flexo plate designed specifically for coating and varnishing applications. Digital MAX C, a product line extension of MacDermid’s successful Digital MAX, is designed for inline finishing in offset coating presses with flexo coating units and for offline finishing in coating presses. “The … Continued

Trident North America Points to MacDermid’s LUX Technology for Growth & Success

TORONTO, Canada—Two years after the installation of the LUX Plate Processing System in its North American premedia operation in Mississauga, Ontario, Trident reports using the LUX Process on more than 80 percent of all customer orders. Trident’s strategic decision to invest in MacDermid’s LUX plate processing technology in 2012 stemmed from a desire to deliver higher quality and … Continued

MacDermid Printing Solutions Promotes Gotsick, Vest

ATLANTA, GA—MacDermid Printing Solutions recently announced that Timothy Gotsick and Ryan Vest received promotions.

Timothy Gotsick, Ph.D. was promoted to vice president and general manager of MacDermid Printing Solutions. Gotsick joined MacDermid in 2003 as director of global innovation. He led the development of the LUX plate making process, MacDermid’s award winning plate making solution. In … Continued

Uteco, Business Partners, Welcome Hundreds to Open House & Tabletop Exhibition

KENNESAW, GA—Uteco North America and 14 partners held a two-day Open House at its Technical Service Center, Nov. 5-6, 2013. The event, themed Print Technology 2013, combined a tabletop networking exhibition with live demonstrations of the firm’s 10-color Onyx Diamond HP 108 central impression press. It drew standing-room only crowds, approximating 200 on Day One … Continued

MacDermid Inc. Acquired by PSP

TORTOLA, B.V.I.—Platform Acquisition Holdings Ltd. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MacDermid, Inc.for some $1.8 billion. Platform will be renamed Platform Specialty Products Corp. (PSP) following the close of the transaction. MacDermid has offered its customers innovative, dynamic chemistry solutions and technical services for more than 90 years, establishing leading positions in niche … Continued