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.
Industry News on the package printing industry, including Mark Andy, Kodak, Esko, Spectrol, Inc., Nilpeter, Menasha Packaging, FORGE GUARD
I spent two days last month at the Flexible Packaging Association conference in Scottsdale where the centerpiece of the event was the annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards. It was flat-out inspiring to see the range of creativity and innovation being brought forward throughout this exciting industry segment. It leaves no doubt that flexible packaging is where we'll see some fine work from brand owners, designers and converters in the next few years.
Featured Products for the flexographic, narrow-web and package printing industries, including Rotoflex, SICK USA, Karlville, Label Vision Systems
Flint Group Introduces New Corrugated Plate for Deep Relief Designed for the North American corrugated market by Flint Group Flexographic Products, the new nyloflex FRC printing plate is designed to provide superior resistance to chipping during plate washout—a common issue among many corrugated plates, especially thick plates with deep relief requirements. The new plate is…
