Prairie State Group Invests in Esko CDI Spark 4835 Flexo Plate Imager

GHENT, Belgium—Prodded by a customer to look into flat top dots, Prairie State Group invested in an Esko CDI Spark 4835 flexo plate imager with Full HD and Pixel+, along with a MacDermid LUX In-the-Plate. PSG’s flexo plate imager was not capable of creating flat top dots, fades in highlights and shadows to meet market demands. … Continued

Meech to Display New Addition for Hyperion Product Range at PACK EXPO 2018

OXFORDSHIRE, U.K.—Meech International will be presenting SmartControl—the newest addition to its Hyperion range—at PACK EXPO 2018 (stand E-7407, Oct. 14-17, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL). The range’s static control bars (971IPS-15, 971IPS-30, 929IPS, 924IPS), will also be present alongside Meech’s Hyperion 233v4 Pulsed DC Controller, the Hyperion BarMaster programmer, IML generation equipment, and the CyClean non-contact … Continued

Flexographic Technical Association Joins 2018 PACK EXPO International Partner Program

BOHEMIA, NY – August 22, 2018– Flexographic Technical Association (FTA), the world’s leader in delivering today’s technology and top education for the advancement of the flexographic industry, today announced that it has joined the PACK EXPO International Partner Program. FTA will be exhibiting at PACK EXPO International (Oct. 14-17; McCormick Place, Chicago) in the Association … Continued

Prairie State Group Installs New Technology & Achieves Safe Quality Food Recognition

FTA member Prairie State Group (PSG) realizes the importance of updating technology to better meet customer needs, in addition to providing safe food packaging, evident in a recent upgrade and a certificate obtained by the Safe Quality Food (SQF) Institute. A custom printer and laminator of flexible packaging and pressure-sensitive labels, PSG recently added MacDermid’s … Continued

Flexographic Technical Association Joins PACK EXPO Las Vegas Partner Program

BOHEMIA, NY – July 27, 2017 – Flexographic Technical Association (FTA), the world’s leader in delivering today’s technology and top education for the advancement of the flexographic industry, today announced that it has joined the PACK EXPO Las Vegas Partner Program. FTA will be exhibiting at PACK EXPO Las Vegas (Sept. 25-27; Las Vegas Convention … Continued

CalPoly Wins PACK Solutions Challenge at PACK EXPO

LAS VEGAS, NV—Students from CalPoly took first place in the annual PACK Solutions Challenge competition, sponsored by B&R Industrial Automation and presented by the PMMI Foundation. Teammates Nick Abbatelli, Rebecca Kisch, Jeff Norton and Patrick Salibi will share the prize, a $4,000 scholarship. The PACK Solutions Challenge is a contest in which students attending PACK … Continued