Achieving flat top dots without adding steps to the workflow has been a reality since spring of 2014, when MacDermid launched the ITP 60. In The Plate (ITP) 60 is a 60 durometer plate well suited for the flexible packaging, folding carton, tag and label, and sacks, paper and multiwall segments. LUX ITP delivers LUX … Continued
First introduced by Flint Group Flexographic Products at INFO*FLEX 2015 as “The Easy Way” to achieve flat top dots on flexo printing plates, nyloflex FTF Digital printing plates—with inherent flat top dots and a micro textured surface—continue to win the approval of printers and prepress providers worldwide. One year later, the plate has been chosen … Continued
Current anilox cleaning technology standards are out of sync with the new technological and environmental reality: Anilox rolls are being continuously improved with higher linescreens, and inks are becoming more complex and more challenging to clean; while environmental regulations are becoming stricter. In some cases, the annual cost of waste fluid disposal is higher than … Continued
There is no love loss between flexography and digital printing. But to printers, the enemy of one printing process is not the other; the enemy is subpar printing. In that light, flexo and digital are not foes but allies—as the saying goes, “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” That mindset—utilizing the best aspects … Continued
Spot colors are typically matched in one of two ways: visually, using a subjective comparison of the colors and a keen eye, or by calculating Delta E through the use of a spectrophotometer. Regardless of the method used, there are a number of variables that make obtaining accurate, consistent results from job to job and … Continued
The battle between efficiency and quality in packaging graphics is one that has raged for decades. Flexographers have been conditioned to choose one or the other. Equinox, a technology to reproduce custom spot colors with standard 7-color process, has proven to deliver both. “It used to be that all flexographic package printing was done with … Continued
Flexo is forging forward and moving into the high quality, formed 3D rigid container and drink cup market. In the process, it is creating an identity as an alternative to dry offset printing. And, its new—some say revolutionary—“indirect flexo” (IDF) hybrid process is even winning conversions from in-mold labels, shrink sleeves, heat transfer labels, and … Continued
Simplicity…Speed…Ergonomics—when every second counts, bottlenecks must be removed; productivity must be enhanced; accuracy and consistency must be guaranteed; converting capacity cannot be curtailed. Engineers at Mark Andy, Inc. embraced these critical premises in developing Quick Change Die Cut (QCDC) technology. Introduced in September 2012, the design of the new die cut station promotes faster changeovers … Continued
Proofs that accurately simulate a printed result—flexographers and their consumer product company (CPC) customers have been asking for them, if not insisting on their development for years. Rather than focus on color management for commercial print—which typically uses one CMYK ink set, a limited variety of substrates, and relies on International Standards Organization (ISO) or … Continued
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