ST. LOUIS, MO—Mark Andy has released a suite of new features on its digital press line, Digital Pro. The production digital machine launched in August 2019 with Digital Pro 1, a roll to roll solution and Digital Pro 3, an inline digital hybrid press with a single flexo station and die cutting. This product line … Continued
CHARLOTTE, NC—FLXON Inc is pleased to welcome Steve Burleson back as the firm’s vice president of sales. Burleson entered the industry 16 years ago in a sales and service position at FLXON before going on to a number of key positions related to customer support and business development in die cutting and ink products, most … Continued
Drivers… Speakers… Messages… Take Homes—These are critical components of each of the nine technical sessions constituting FTA’s FORUM 2020. The event, set for April 19-22 at the Hyatt Regency Columbus in Columbus, OH, is built around a central theme—Color, Brands, Technology: The Complete Package. Over the course of four days: Benchmarks and data points will … Continued
SIEGBURG, Germany—Siegwerk, one of the world’s leading providers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, has opened a new fully automated facility for the production of customer inks at its headquarters in Siegburg. With this commissioning, the new Blending Center is now the one of the largest fully automated production facilities for printing inks … Continued
SIEGBURG, Germany—Siegwerk, a leading global provider of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, complements its broad ink and service portfolio for printers and converters by offering its cross-application ink and packaging expertise also directly to brand owners. The brand owner collaboration (BOC) department combines all the company’s competence and skills in one with the … Continued
SIEGBURG, Germany—Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, has announced a change of business responsibilities in its Board of Management. Herbert Forker, CEO and former president Canada, USA and Latin America at Siegwerk, has taken over responsibility for India, China and South East Asia from Ralf Hildenbrand, … Continued
Analogies, analogies: Press teams and pit crews… Racetracks and pressrooms… Drivers and operators… Mechanics and pressman… Pace cars and process control… Chassis and web paths… Checkered flags and impulse buys… Sponsors and CPCs… Time trials and optimization runs. Fast and Furious—oh no, that’s a movie franchise! Stock car racing and FTA? You get the picture—Blurs … Continued
This study examines the issue of relief depth for flexographic printing plates. Smaller dots supported by less plate relief than the current standard is hypothesized to be more stable and to print with less gain on press due to more structure. I observed the effects of a decreased plate relief on the highlight dots across … Continued
Three jobs, three consecutive days; same press, same crew, same ink, same substrate, same plate mounting tape—fair, consistent and equal conditions had to be maintained in readying each job for public peer review at FTA’s Forum 2019. A daunting task? Perhaps for some. Interflex Group in Merrill, WI, presented with the potential assignment, answered affirmatively … Continued
CHARLOTTE, NC—Global anilox roll supplier Harper Corporation of America is committed to providing exceptional products, services and support to its customers, and is pleased to announce that Darris Smith has joined the Harper GraphicSolutions Team. Smith brings with him more than 40 years of experience in the graphics industry including 18 years as a press … Continued
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