Finishing systems
6 September 2012
ABG International Sabre Extreme laser cutting unit While most wide web flexo is simply slit and rewound for subsequent processing at a packer/filler, that…
Ancillaries
‘Do more with 4’ live demos at Labelexpo Americas
3 September 2012
Kodak, MPS and Reproflex3 (R3) will host a live demonstration of the latest trend in flexographic printing at the upcoming Labelexpo event in Chicago. Designed…
Heading west for Labelexpo Americas 2012
31 August 2012
Billed as a Top Secret mission whose goal is to ‘uncover the greatest technological advances of our time’, Labelexpo Americas 2012 is expecting a wealth…
Tapes receives certification
28 August 2012
3M’s line of flexographic plate mounting tapes have received HD Flexo certification by Esko. The certification process requires companies to consistently produce 10 different print…
Labels and beyond
24 August 2012
Supported by a host of leading industry suppliers to the flexo and packaging industry, RotoMetrics UK will be holding a seminar at its European headquarters…
BPIF Labels seminar debates digital technology
27 July 2012
Federico d’Annunzio,managing director of Gidue In the wake of drupa, BPIF Labels invited suppliers and printers to a seminar for a technical update. It…
New dimension of quality control
12 July 2012
AVT brings a new dimension of quality control to printing presses with improved productivity and higher profitability at Purgina, Slovakia. ‘Our latest investment has raised…
Primeblade invests for the future
2 July 2012
Swedish based doctor blade producer PrimeBlade Sweden AB is investing approximately €750,000 to develop the next generation of its doctor blades for the flexo, gravure,…
Breaker Flat Track debuts at Bobst open house
18 June 2012
Over three days in May, Bobst hosted an open house event at its Mex, Switzerland facility. The event saw almost a hundred customers discover the…
Bobst sponsors FlexoTech Awards
13 June 2012
Printing press manufacturer Bobst is to become a sponsor of the FlexoTech Awards 2012, sponsoring the category for ‘Flexo print jobs previously printed by another…
RotoMetrics appoints European managing director
11 June 2012
Dr Peter Emerson has been appointed as managing director, RotoMetrics Europe. Reporting to Robert Spiller, the company’s president and chief executive officer, Dr Emerson will…
Modular solutions: narrow web presses
6 June 2012
One of two Mark Andy P7 Performance Presses at Prakolar in Brazil The modular nature of today’s narrow web press offers printers a wide…
Platemounting and double-sided tape
6 June 2012
While the rest of the flexo process has become highly automated in recent years, plate mounting has to a large degree remained a fairly low…
Discharging the tension: a closer look at film extrusion
6 June 2012
As a division of British Polythene Industries, a leading European manufacturer of polyethylene film, bpi.films prides itself on being at the forefront of innovation in…
Encore Envelopes is Best in Show
5 June 2012
(L-R) FTA president, Mark Cisternino, Encore Envelopes managing director, Russell Croisdale and chairman of the FTA awards committee, Steve Mullins Tyne and Wear-based Encore…