Flexographic Printing - Narrow Web

Short runs continue to increase across the packaging spectrum and many converters are scrambling to keep up. Can your business compete?

A new 13˝ Nilpeter FB-3 flexographic press has been installed at Clemson University's College of Business, providing students with the opportunity to train with some of the latest printing technology. The press, valued at more than $900,000, was given to the school as a gift from Nilpeter.

The Label Shoppe has added a 10-color Nilpeter FA-4* servo press, which will help the company handle long and short runs and provide accurate registration. The press will also provide clean-hand technology and complete automation.

A strong combination of sharply printed text and graphics, foiling and tactile doming earned McDowell Label third place in Best of Show in the 30th annual packagePRINTING Excellence Awards.

A new study from All Printing Resources and LPC, Inc., highlights narrow-web pain points and what is driving digital press purchases.

FlexoOne, a flexographic label and packaging printer based in Salt Lake City, has invested in two new Nilpeter FB-Line servo presses. The presses include a seven-color model and a four-color model.

A flexo wine label run that featured three separate images, tactile elements, holographic imagery and precise registration amazed the judges at the 30th annual packagePRINTING Excellence Awards and earned Best of Show honors for ASL Print FX.

Best Label, which specializes in clear packaging that allows the back of the label to be visible through the container, has purchased its second Gallus ECS 340 label printing press. The press is expected to be installed in November.

Mactac Performance Adhesives Group has received certification for its specially designed chemical drum labeling products to be mass produced flexographically.

Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials has added two innovations to its flexible packaging offering for narrow web converters. These include the new ChemControl portfolio and an expanded Stickpak portfolio.