Printing Topic | Flexible Packaging

Printing

Developments in printing for flexible packaging, including flexo, gravure, digital and offset.

ARTICLES

UV LED Ink Curing Technology

July 29, 2021

Inspired to keep employees safe and reduce pollution, Empire works with suppliers to develop environmentally-friendly press.

Macdermid Graphics Solutions Announces New Center For The Flexographic Industry

July 29, 2021

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The Flexo Xperience Center is a partnership between MacDermid and SOMA and an expansion of its initial plans to install a SOMA Optima2 printing press at MacDermid’s facility in Atlanta, GA, U.S.

Flint Group Packaging Inks Reveals its Theme for SuperCorrExpo 2021

July 29, 2021

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The core theme will be 'Navigating the Corrugated Jungle'.

Web Handling

Print Industry Leaders Give Back with The Web Handling Handbook

A new handbook from three experts documents the challenges and the evolution of web handling over the last four decades in the converting and printing industry.

Grant Gerke

July 15, 2021

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We caught up with the authors to discuss current servo technology trends, today’s workforce challenges and new film properties as it relates to web handling.

Label Technology

Impacts of Label Tech on the Supply Chain

As label technology continues to advance, CPGs need to understand how that impacts the supply chain in order to ensure the end label meets their, and their customers’, needs.

Derrick Teal

July 11, 2021

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A Freedonia Group forecast from May expects the demand for printed labels to rise 3.2% per year through 2025. The organization found that “printed labels will benefit from the increased utilization of labels for advanced product promotion, which will drive the use of more appealing, 360-degree coverage and more complex, high-quality graphics.”

Color Label Printer for Waterproof, Outdoor-Durable Labels (Video)

July 8, 2021

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New Lamination Mode for LX610 Color Label Printer delivers glossy and matte laminated labels and decals.

ACTEGA Launches Signite

July 8, 2021

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Depending on the decoration design, the Signite technology can reportedly reduce label waste by over 50% compared to a similar footprint pressure sensitive label

Siegwerk Unveils Sustainable Water-Based Inks

July 7, 2021

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The new sustainable ink and coating range — UniNATURE — contains biorenewable carbon and introduces a new generation of inks with renewable content, developing circular packaging solutions.

Improved Print Performance on Flexible Packaging

Dan Laird

July 6, 2021

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Choosing the right ink or ribbon for coding on flexible packaging.

Miraclon Introduces PureFlexo Printing

June 30, 2021

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EVENTS

Live Featured Event

3/13/14

Lambeau Field Atrium

Green Bay, WI

United States

Converters Expo 2014

The 7th Annual Converters Expo will bring together converters and packagers of paper, film and nonwovens with industry buyers, specialists and suppliers.

ICEC USA, the America's Leading Exhibition for Paper, Film, Foil and Nonwovens Converting, is the central meeting point for the international converting industry.