Quest for Holy Grail grows
9 December 2020
Flint Group Packaging Inks has signed up to the HolyGrail 2.0 project
Inks and coatings
drupa 2021 replaced with virtual show
3 December 2020
The 2021 edition of drupa, the trade fair for Printing Technologies, will be cancelled due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic
Printing ink sales down 18%
24 November 2020
According to the British Coatings Federation (BCF) printing ink manufacturers have had a subdued 2020 with year-to-date printing ink sales down 18%
Nicolas Wiedmann to succeed as CEO of Siegwerk
17 November 2020
Siegwerk CEO, Herbert Forker, will retire on 31 March 2021
Regional Service Centre opened by Flint Group
16 November 2020
Flint Group Packaging Inks has invested in a Regional Service Centre (RSC) in Barcelona, Spain
New widths reached by Absolute
20 October 2020
Absolute has extended its product offering with a new 2G chamber and UniBlade2 for ultra-wide units measuring in at 5900mm.
British Coatings Federation announces new president
20 October 2020
David Beckford of Pronto Industrial Paints has handed over the presidency of the British Coatings Federation to Guy Williams, chief executive of U-POL
Siegwerk joins HolyGrail 2.0
15 October 2020
The HolyGrail 2.0 initiative for packaging in the European Union has been joined by Siegwerk
New head of Printing Inks Division at Zeller+Gmelin
15 October 2020
Printing ink manufacturer Zeller+Gmelin has appointed Andreas Koch as head of its Printing Inks Division
Process optimisation for success
13 October 2020
Given the increasing cost pressures facing the printing industry, digitalisation and process optimisation are becoming ever more important for printing companies to reduce production costs.
Inside the chamber
6 October 2020
For colour consistency and job repeatability, delivering and metering ink to the anilox roller needs to be done correctly.
Flint Group completes acquisition of Poteet Printing Systems
2 October 2020
Flint Group Packaging Inks has completed the acquisition of Poteet Printing Systems.
Colour is king
30 September 2020
Everything that happens in the flexo printing process is intended to achieve a printed product that a brand can use to sell its goods.
Covid operational timeframe is ‘unclear’
22 September 2020
SMEs have had to put in place special operational arrangements to allow them to keep trading.
Hit the switch
15 September 2020
There are many advantages to running UV inks, but no matter what the benefits are, the process of switching inks is a laborious.