Flint Group

As of April 1, 2012, the Flint Group will increase its prices for solvent-based packaging inks and all white Packaging and Narrow Web inks in North America.

“There is a misplaced view that raw material costs for the graphic art industry are coming down,” says Jan Paul van der Velde, SVP Procurement of Flint Group.

Featured Products for the the flexographic, narrow-web and package printing industries, including EskoArtwork, Agfa Graphics, Anderson & Vreeland, Flint Group, Dupont, MacDermid, Heidelberg, Presstek and PRPflexo.

Over the last five years the shrink sleeve market has become more complex and new film technologies have driven printers to acquire multiple ink systems to compete.

Over the last five years the shrink sleeve market has become more complex and new film technologies have driven printers to acquire multiple ink systems to compete.

Eberhard Huter has joined Flint Group as vice president sales for Flint Group Flexographic Products. In his new role, Huter is responsible for worldwide sales and is a member of the divisional steering committee. Prior to his new position in Flint Group, Eberhard Huter gained professional experience in the flexible packaging industry while working as managing director and global account director for major global consumables suppliers. Eberhard Huter will be based at Flint Group’s site Huyton in the UK. Click here for more stories about Flint Group Flexographic Products on L&L.com. Posted in Plates & platemaking

Despite Flint Group continuously pushing productivity and cost savings initiatives, the raw material cost increases placed on the market have not been able to be absorbed and will have to be passed on.

Flint Group in the US, the maker of ink for printing on flexible packaging industry has launched a new ink PamioStar Outdoor, which is ideal for outdoor bag plastic packaging.

Customer events on November 8-9 will signal the market launch of Flint Group Flexographic Products’ nyloflex Next UV exposure technology. nyloflex Next produces precisely defined surfaces on flat top dots. It also provides a precise image reproduction to ensure the highest print quality with excellent ink laydown, even with long print runs, says the company. Printing plates are exposed with high-intensity UV-LEDs (> 800 mW/cm²), which are claimed to allow a consistent UV emission and the reproduction of even the finest detail. nyloflex Next is suitable for all digital plates regardless of type, thickness and format and can easily

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