Omet Americas Hosts Printing Technology & Innovation Days

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL—On Friday, Oct. 27, Omet Americas, Inc. opened the doors to its demonstration facility in Elk Grove Village to Department of Technology students from Illinois State University, for its first annual Printing Technology and Innovation Days. Claudio Semenza, sales director at Omet Americas, Inc. welcomed the students to what he called “a fantastic … Continued

The 2017 FLEXO Magazine Cover Project

Oh, to be a fly on the wall at Ford Motor Company in the mid-to-late 1950s. It was there and then that one of the greatest—if not the greatest—consumer product disasters in history was being birthed. It had a name: the Edsel, chosen to honor company founder Henry Ford’s son, Edsel Ford. It had a … Continued

The Advantages of Low-Tack Adhesives

Choosing the adhesive characteristics of flexographic mounting tapes should not rely on a “some is good, more is better” strategy. Here’s why: two challenges plate mounters face almost every day are difficulty in removing plates and plates tearing during removal. A leading cause of this is strong, high-tack adhesives being used to attach the plate … Continued

Tom Dupont Named Corporate R&D Director at acpo Ltd.

OAK HARBOR, OH—acpo, Ltd. announced the naming of Tom Dupont as corporate R&D director. Tom has been with acpo for three years and has led the team developing and commercializing multiple products lines including: high barrier flexible packaging films, anti counterfeit films, laser printable films and digital overlaminates. Tom has more than 20 years’ experience in … Continued

tesa tape Announces Next Generation Line of Tapes

CHARLOTTE, NC—Members of the print and web processing division of tesa tape, inc., an affiliate of tesa SE, a global leader in the manufacture and supply of pressure sensitive adhesive tapes, recently announced the evolution of its line of products used in the package printing industry to create packaging for many commonly used consumer packaged … Continued

tesa tape Announces Two New Splicing Tapes

CHARLOTTE, NC—Company officials of tesa tape, inc., an affiliate of tesa SE, a global leader in the manufacture and supply of pressure sensitive adhesive tapes, announced an expansion to its prestigious line of products designed for use in the flexible package printing industry. These new products become part of the company’s next generation of performance … Continued

tesa tape Announces Softprint Secure Mounting Tapes

CHARLOTTE, NC—Company officials of tesa tape, Inc., an affiliate of tesa SE, a global leader in the manufacture and supply of pressure sensitive adhesive tapes, are pleased to announce the company’s newest product innovations designed for the tag and label printing industry. These new products—The tesa Softprint Secure Plate Mounting Tape Family—join the company’s extensive … Continued

Nilpeter’s Expanded Gamut Event Draws Packed House

CINCINNATI, OH—One hundred industry professionals gathered at Nilpeter’s Technology Center in Cincinnati, OH, on July 31 for an in depth overview of the expanded gamut process. Guests were shared the journey Nilpeter and its partners have taken to bring this technology to narrow web converters. After presentations from Actega, Harper, Tesa, Flexografix and Esko, visitors … Continued