packagePRINTING's 2002 Hot List
These products and companies were the most sought-after in 2002 by packagePRINTING readers.
Top 10: Prepress Equipment
1. Creo—PDF-based packaging workflow Prinergy Powerpack, copydot scanning systems, film imagers, and CtP devices
2. Agfa—Workflow and color management systems including the AgfaScan XY-15 Plus, Sherpa 43 Inkjet system, and Lithostar plates
3. Kodak Polychrome Graphics—Offers Digital and conventional plates, film, and proofing and color technologies including the Kodak Approval XP unit
4. BASF—Offers Nyloflex® and Nyloprint® equipment combinations for processing photopolymer flexo and letterpress plates and sleeves
5. MacDermid—Broad range of sheet, liquid, digital, and water-wash photopolymer plates, platemaking equipment, sleeves, and plate mounting systems
6. J.V. Imaging—Distributors of AsahiKASEI corrugated and process plates for flexo applications
7. Anderson & Vreeland—Photopolymer plate processing systems and rubber plate molding presses
8. X-Rite—Digital densitometers to ease prepress, ink, or press-side color evaluations
9. DuPont Cyrel—Cyrel® photopolymer plates/prepress systems, including the Cyrel FAST thermal technology
10. Corotron—Manufacturers of the eXact high-definition flexo plate exposure unit
Others: Beta Industries, Conversource, Esko-Graphics, and E.L. Harley
Top 10: Presses
1. Mark Andy/Comco—Printing and converting systems for the narrow-web packaging market
2. Gallus—Manufacturer of label printing and converting equipment including the Gallus EM 280 Plug & Print system
3. PCMC—Manufacturers of the Webtron and ZIGZAG press lines, for the flexographic printing industry
4. Ko-Pack—Equipment includes the All-in-One-Pass E-Class and C-Class letterpress, and specialty film and flexible packaging presses
5. Windmoeller & Hoelscher—Manufacturer and distributor of narrow-, mid-, and wide-web press lines
6. Chromas—Narrow-web presses for tags/labels, flexible packaging, folding cartons
7. Wolverine Flexographic—Mid- to wide-web flexo presses, including the Bull-Gear Stack-Type press
8. HP Indigo—Digital in-line, off-line presses for labels, films, and cartons, including the new web-fed ws4000
9. Kidder—6-, 8-, and 10-color flexo CI presses
- Companies:
- Acucote Inc.
- Adheso-Graphics
- Agfa Corp.
- Allison Systems Corp.
- American Die Technology
- API Foils
- Arjobex
- Artwork Systems
- Avery Dennison
- Beta Industries
- CC1, Inc.
- Coast Controls, Inc.
- Comco
- Contract Converting
- Conversource Inc.
- Corotec
- CRC Information Systems
- Creo
- Crown Roll Leaf Inc.
- DNP IMS America Corp.
- Dynaweb
- Eastman Kodak, Graphic Communications Group
- Edward Graphic Supplies
- Flint Group
- Foster Manufacturing
- Gallus Inc.
- Granwell Products
- INX International Ink Co.
- MAGPOWR
- Mark Andy
- Monroe Electronics
- Moreland Machinery
- Nilpeter
- Pearl Technologies
- Pillar Technologies
- Plastic Suppliers, Inc.
- Polywest Americas
- Ritrama
- RotoMetrics
- SIMCO Industrial Static Control
- Solo Systems
- Sonic Solutions
- Specialty Tapes
- Sun Chemical Corp.
- Tidland Corp.
- Water Ink Technologies
- X-Rite Inc.
- Xeikon
Package Printing Technology Progresses Despite Pandemic
ProAmpac Reveals New Recyclable Film for Premium Frozen Food Products
Eaglewood Technologies Launches Sitexco+ Laser Anilox Cleaning System
Mark Andy Boosts its Digital Business Unit with Nine Additions in Six Months
CEC Print Solutions Expands into Digital Labels and Packaging with Heidelberg Versafire EP
Domino Hires Samuel Frist as Digital Printing Service Engineer
