Heaford makes strategic appointment
6 April 2017
David Muncaster joins JM Heaford David Muncaster has been hired to drive development of JM Heaford as the company’s new director of operations and…
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Reproflex 3 cuts out the middleman with Zünd
29 March 2017
The Zünd G3 is an advanced and highly automated cutting table A complete digital cutting solution from Zünd Plotting Systems (UK) Ltd has been…
A small but vital component
28 March 2017
Delpro’s doctor blade chambers While the function of the doctor blade may seem insignificant, it is not advisable to try to save costs by…
Sticking together
17 February 2017
Flex design for thin walled and scratched sleeves Every part of a flexo press has to be singing in perfect harmony for the output…
Zecher breaks into the corrugated market
17 February 2017
Zecher has a wide range of anilox rollers Responding to numerous customer requests, anilox manufacturer Zecher has developed anilox rollers specially made for the corrugated-cardboard…
Green shoots but slow growth
17 February 2017
Market share of different types of bioplastics (supplied by the Nova Institute in conjuntion with European Bioplastics) A combination of low oil prices, altered…
C&T Channel matrix aids packaging production
8 February 2017
(L – R) Jason Mathie HSQE manager, Smurfit Kappa Tannochside; Matthew Sheppard, technical sales director C&T Matrix; Scott Burnett, production manager, Smurfit Kappa Tannochside and…
Toyo develops VOC-free EB-curable flexo inks
2 February 2017
Japanese company Toyo Ink Co has developed an Elex-one series of EB (electron beam) curable flexo inks that are completely VOC-free for food-safe flexible and…
Cosmo Films updates barrier films
31 January 2017
Cosmo’s coated films help to extend the shelf life of the contents, as well as helping with pack structure rationalisation Delhi-based Cosmo Films has…
Human touch for MicroClean
27 January 2017
MicroClean IQ is the latest MicroClean anilox roll cleaning machine from Flexo Concepts Flexo Concepts has launched MicroClean IQ – a human machine interface…
Roll up your sleeves
26 January 2017
The Irisleeve 1503 is part of Camis’ range of products to help setting up flexo jobs Setting up plates and sleeves can be the…
Inks upgrade from hubergroup
20 January 2017
MGA Natura ink is suitable for food packaging printing hubergroup is replacing its Natura GA ink series with its latest MGA Natura series for…
Spartanics presents new SR350 system
20 January 2017
The SR350 semi-rotary label converting system operates at speeds of 30 m/min A new semi-rotary label converting system from Illinois-based Spartanics promises to improve…
Lohmann helps customers to victory
18 January 2017
The judges of the Association Technique Francaise de Flexographie (ATF Flexo) awards, Flexostars, have chosen six Lohmann customers as winners. In 2016, the event…
Frimpeks builds new slitting and finishing facility in the UK
13 January 2017
The label stock supplier Frimpeks has built a 35,000 sq.ft. slitting and finishing facility in Market Harborough which will become the hub for all its…