flexo printing

Global Flexo Innovation Awards Now Open for Entries

September 15, 2020

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The awards are open to any prepress provider, printer or brand.

Helping Flexo on the Way to the Tipping Point

September 3, 2020

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Flexo is on the cusp of worldwide use, and one company is doing its best to get the word out.

Printing: Ink Migration

How to Prevent Ink Migration

A look at what ink migration is, what causes it and what options there are for preventing it.

Kristin Adams

July 8, 2020

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The challenge of preventing ink migration from the printed information on food and grocery packaging keeps many chemists, printers and brand executives awake at night.

First Desktop Flex Pack Press that Produces Flexible Packaging on Demand

May 28, 2020

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Partnering with Sihl, a global leader and innovator in digital print media, Afinia Label is introducing the FP-230: a revolutionary solution for short to medium runs of flexible packaging.

Printing: Narrow Web

Narrow Web Printing Thrives in Label and Pouch Markets

Platform incorporates multiple processes for advanced flexibility.

John Kalkowski

November 6, 2019

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When it comes to the preferred method for value-added printing of flexible packaging and labels, flexography is still king of the hill. These days, many flexo printers base their business on narrow web production.

Converter News

PPC Flexible Acquires Texas Converter

November 4, 2019

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PPC Flexible Packaging announces the acquisition of McKinney, Texas-based Popular Ink. Popular Ink is the fifth acquisition of specialty and differentiated flexible packaging firms by PPC. Previous acquisitions include Fisher Container and Packaging Products Corporation in 2017, Temkin International in 2018 and HFM Packaging in 2019.

Advances in Plate Technology Magnify Flexo Quality

Ryan Vest

September 30, 2019

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The quality found in flexographic printing today rivals both offset and gravure, but one significant reason is flexographic printers are now optimizing their processes more effectively with the latest innovations like flat-top dot plates, UV LED exposure and screening technology.

GEW UV LED curing system on a narrow web press

Technology: UV LED Curing

UV LED Curing Gains Acceptance in Package Printing Operations

Newest energy-curing process gaining acceptance among converters across the flexible packaging market.

Jennifer Heathcote

September 16, 2019

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LED technology first entered the UV curing world in 2002 and has steadily gained traction across a wide range of printing, coating, and adhesive applications.

Retroflex to Expand Wisconsin Facility

March 7, 2019

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Retroflex, Inc. will begin a $1.5 million expansion to its Wrightstown, Wisconsin facility. This 12,500-square-foot expansion is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2019.

W&H to Premiere New NOVOFLEX II Flexo Press at March Open House

February 14, 2019

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Windmöller & Hölscher is hosting “Experience the Future of Flexo” featuring the newest technological developments in flexographic printing at its renovated Printing Technology Center in Lengerich, Germany March 27-28.