PRPflexo, a prepress services and flexographic printing plate provider based in Indianapolis, Ind., completed the installation of a new digital flatbed printing press—an Anapurna from Agfa. The press was installed due to a high demand from its customers for prototypes and small run samples.
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The Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) has selected MacDermid's LUX plate processing technology and Mark Andy's Performance Series line of flexographic presses as recipients of its 2011 Technical Innovation Award.
MacDermid Printing Solutions announced that the LUX platemaking process can now be used with LAVA thermal processing systems.
CHICAGO—Colbert Packaging Corporation, a manufacturer of folding cartons, rigid paper boxes, and paperboard specialty products, announced that it has completed the acquisitions of two carton manufacturers, Dayton Carton and Crown Paper Box.
NEW YORK—Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, announced that it is realigning its lithographic printing operations in North America. The core of this change is the discontinuation of the lithographic printing operation within its Newport News, Va., facility, and the transition of related customers to Shorewood’s plants in Indianapolis, Ind., Toronto, Canada, and Aguascalientes, Mexico.
The 2009 National Environmental, Health and Safety (NEHS) Conference will tackle one of the most significant issues that has the printing industry abuzz: becoming a Sustainable Green Printer (SGP Printer).