John Copeland

WOOD DALE, IL -- Toyo Ink America, LLC, a member of the worldwide Toyo Ink Group, announced that it has expanded production of liquid and ultraviolet inks for packaging applications, in the North America region. The company recently relocated its headquarters to a more spacious, state-of-the-art facility in Wood Dale, Illinois. The roughly 109,000-square-foot-facility dramatically boosts the company's production, development and technical support capability by affording room for new equipment, an expanded R&D laboratory and an increase in sales and technical staff. At the new site Toyo Ink America plans to produce and develop water- and solvent-based liquid inks,

It’s easy to see why printing companies have made flexography their printing method of choice for colorful retail packaging and other products. “Flexography is without peer when it comes to substrate versatility,” observed John Copeland, division president of the printing ink division of Toyo Ink America. “No other process can print words and images on such a wide range of foil, film, paperboard, cellophane, envelopes and tissue paper, and produce excellent results.” Advances in automation, plate imaging technologies and printing inks have further solidified flexography’s standing as a sophisticated, high-quality printing platform. Toyo Ink America’s participation in InfoFlex 2011

Commercial sheetfed printers have faced difficult times in recent years. The market has been impacted by the recession, which took its toll on advertising, as well as the Internet. As a result, consolidation and plant closures have further eroded the sheetfed printing market. Meanwhile, the sheetfed packaging side has been relatively better, as folding carton remains strong. There has been some good news, as sheetfed ink manufacturers said that the economic recovery is generally helping their customers. “All in all, 2010 proved to be a better year than 2009 despite sluggish market conditions,” said John Copeland, division president, Printing