Ned Wier, 1937 – 2015

MARTINSVILLE, IN—Ned Wier, a devoted flexographer and considered by some to be the father of the modern flat top dot, passed away on Oct. 14. He was 77. Ned spent a total of nearly 60 years in the printing industry, working in many capacities. As early as the year 2000, PRP‘s Chris Green can recall … Continued

PRP Receives Canadian Patent for Digital ExSpect Plate Technology

INDIANAPOLIS, IN—PRP, a leading provider of creative design, brand management services and printing plates, has announced it has been awarded a patent for Digital ExSpect plate technology in Canada. Digital ExSpect, the industry’s first digital flat top dot flexographic printing plate, greatly reduces dot gain on all substrates and virtually eliminates fluting from corrugated substrates. “As the … Continued