Mark Andy

Color is one of the most complex aspects of any type of printing, at times seemingly bordering on magic. Yet, it is really a science that operates under very specific rules. Unfortunately, when it comes to putting colors on a substrate and having them live up to the expectations of paying customers, a host of variables come into play, making understanding the science an important part of success.

Industry News on the package printing industry, including Sonoco, Prisco, Badger Plug, FUJIFILM, 3C! Packaging, and Mark Andy.

Former CEO of Mark Andy, P.J. Desai, and the company's current management team have purchased Mark Andy from American Industrial Partners Capital Fund IV, L.P. (AIP). AIP will continue as a minority investor in Mark Andy along with Graycliff Partners, an independent investment firm focused on middle market investments. Kevin Wilken, CEO at Mark Andy, said, “The management team is very excited to work once again with P.J. Desai and to be part of the ownership of such a great company. We have exceptional customers, market-leading products and services that drive improved profitability for our customers, and we have great people that love the industry and take great pride in their work. The combination of dedicated owner-managers and P.J.'s expertise and strategic thinking will continue driving Mark Andy’s success and long-term growth strategy.”

Celebrating our 25th anniversary, Labelexpo Americas 2014 is set to be one of the biggest and best editions the American label industry has ever experienced. The show’s focus remains on label converters, but has been enhanced and enlarged to better cover package printing and related areas of interest for brand owners.

Flint Group Narrow Web North America has commercialized two new UV LED Rotary Screen Whites to compliment the products included in the EkoCure brand. This product is best known for its exceptional ability to be used in combination with multiple ink technologies.

The label market continues to be amazingly dynamic and presents an immense range of opportunities for converters no matter which technologies they use. And best of all, it's only going to grow and expand. No one, after all, wants to live in a world without labels.

Industry News on the package printing industry, including Eaglewood Technologies, Sartomer, Graco, Trinity Graphic, Prisma, Pillar Technologies, Nilpeter

Why are many package printers and converters still curing UV inks using technology that was state-of-the-art when the Beatles topped the charts? The benefits of UV inks that were attractive in the '60s—high-gloss effects, resistance to chemicals, rub-off and scratching, and the range of substrates that can be used—are still compelling today.

If you want to see what’s in store for the future of the package printing and converting industry, INFO*FLEX is the place to be. If you're headed to Charm City next week, here are a few we've heard about that are worth seeing.

Mark Andy’s recent three-day open house at its St. Louis headquarters was the coming out party for the company’s new Digital Series, the first truly integrated hybrid production digital press. The system combines highly configurable flexographic in-line converting and processing with high-quality UV inkjet digital printing, all at production-level speeds.