Kurt Flathmann

ROSELAND, N.J.—The Bobst Group plans to use this year’s FTA annual forum in Las Vegas for the North American introduction of the Fischer and Krecke (F&K) Flexpress 15-S.

Thanks to servo and sleeves, today's wide-web presses are a far cry from similar technology produced only a few years ago. THE LAST FIVE years have seen significant innovation in technologies in nearly every arena. The first commercially-available hybrid car was introduced in North America. DVD players were given the capability to record. A camera was added to cell phones—anything and everything that could in some way give consumers extra benefits and capabilities has become the goal of R&D departments, and not just in the car and electronics industries. Wide-web presses have also undergone advances. The shift in technology incorporated in wide-web presses

(Will personnel concerns limit quick-changeo by Jessica Millward, Associate Editor IF TIME TRULY is money, interruptions in production translate into significant economic sag for package printers. The industry has never been more aware of this fact, with the rise of short runs and their requisite changeovers. Advanced sleeve systems whittle away at downtime between jobs, but limited training/personnel resources anchor printers to the changeover times of yesterday's equipment. The demand for profitable shorter runs cultivated many of the wide-web flexo press design trends so popular today: servo drives, sleeve systems, and automated set-up among them. Fischer & Krecke (F&K) VP/Sales Manager Kurt

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