MINNEAPOLIS, MN—Flexographic Tech took home the Gold award for the College Student Category of Flexographic Technical Association’s 2018 Excellence in Flexography Awards. Student Aaron Pitt (Computype) from Flexographic Tech’s 12-week Press Operator Course produced the award-winning card. The winning holiday card was printed on both sides of 8pt tag (supplied by Avery Dennison). The black … Continued
ST. LOUIS, MO—Mark Andy announced a suite of enhancements to its Digital Series platform. The production-class digital solution has been reimagined to bring greater levels of productivity and profitability to the modern converter. Building off the platform’s successes, the latest true hybrid offering will take on the name Digital Series HD and combines flexibility of … Continued
ST. LOUIS, MO—Mark Andy, the total solutions partner to the label and packaging industry, announced its acquisition of Presstek, a well-known global supplier of DI (direct imaging) offset plates and presses, CTP solutions and world-class service for commercial and in-plant customers. With the Presstek acquisition, Mark Andy now serves as one of the only full-complement … Continued
Digital printing has been a popular topic of discussion for labels and packaging over the last decade. Historically an industry dominated by offset and flexography, the narrow web label market is realizing a shift toward new production methods, those being digital and digital hybrid workflows. According to a study by LPC Inc, 50 percent of … Continued
We talk a lot about packaging that grabs consumer attention, has shelf appeal and, at the end of the day, is designed to generate sales. But there are use cases which are not so focused on an exchange of money and instead on alerting passersby to something which intends to give rather than take; less … Continued
Six points constitute the plan: “Never settle for the status quo! Always look for the new big thing. Act once it’s identified. Maintain the search for the next innovation. Keep things exciting. Be creative, without incurring cost, wherever and whenever you can.” Apply that thinking to a label shop and you’ll be following the course … Continued
ST. LOUIS, MO—In response to an increase in demand for digital technology, a leading OEM for the label and packaging market, Mark Andy, has expanded its sales leadership channel in North America. Industry veteran Chris Yanko will serve as digital sales director. Focusing on Mark Andy’s digital hybrid portfolio, Yanko will support sales development and … Continued
MINNEAPOLIS, MN—AWT Labels & Packaging completed installation of a new Mark Andy P5 Series 17-in press. The new 10-unit press is equipped for rotary screen, cold foil, film package, full chill system, LED curing and has a rail for the turn bar and unwind/rewind units. It also features a Quick Change Die Cut System, which … Continued
Forum 2017 definitively answered a question on every flexographer’s mind: “What’s trending now?” Its four-day agenda focused on what’s en vogue in flexo and, by extension, enlightened attendees as to how they can shore up their present-day processes for the future. It was fitting, because for flexography at large, 2017 as a whole was a … Continued
ST. LOUIS, MO—Mark Andy, with the support of partner ACS, recently hosted live demonstrations of Digital One in Mexico early December in Guadalajara and Monterrey, the last leg of the 2017 roadshow series. According to Mark Andy, converters in Mexico are seeing increased demands for short run work and shorter lead times. End users adopting … Continued
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