Stampiton Labels achieves 100% waste diversion from landfill
15 June 2015
Based in Whaley Bridge, Stampiton Labels is amongst the first printing companies in the UK to achieve 100% diversion for landfill under the BPIF and…
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Plasma surface treatment awakens a new world
15 June 2015
CPI’s Eric Gat explained the plasma treatment process to seminar delegates The cooperative partnership between corona treatment pioneers, Vetaphone, and EASI-Plasma specialists, Coating Plasma Industrie…
Top of the pops
15 May 2015
Flexo printed shelf ready packaging is giving Propercorn added stand out in the snacks category Propercorn’s irresistible combination of a healthy constitution and stylish…
Lights, camera, action!
15 May 2015
With consumer expectations of a more interactive shopping experience increasingly the norm, packaging needs to be heard as well as seen, reports Des King. We’re…
Repro special: from artwork to print
15 May 2015
DuPont Cyrel DigiFlow plate processor at Sonoco Trident The art of pre-press is so much more than simply making a printing plate, and in flexo,…
MPS open house marks sale of first EB press
15 May 2015
The sale of the first EB press from MPS Systems was celebrated with an open house held at the company’s UK headquarters in Wigan, where…
Causing a chain reaction
15 May 2015
UV Days at IST Metz always draws a large audience The curing of ink using ultraviolet light offers many advantages including improved physical properties,…
Wet glue specialist chooses flexo
15 May 2015
Six million labels are printed every hour at Tipografic’s site in Birkenhead When Tipografic needed to meet the demand from its customers for reel…
Under the rainbow
27 April 2015
From compact strip to multi-page test chart One of the great strengths of the flexo process is the sheer range of different inks and…
Different degrees of anilox rollers
27 April 2015
Anilox sleeve and roller from Harper Corporation It is essential for all flexo printers that the anilox gives the correct ink density from the first…
A place for everything and everything in its place
27 April 2015
The shop floor at OPM is dominated by five Nilpeter UV flexo presses OPM Group is a shining example of a lean operation where each…
White and other colours
19 April 2015
The team at Paragon Inks Underlying trends in the flexo market can be seen in the types of inks in use, from UV to…
From pigments to packaging: the Gecko has arrived
2 April 2015
There are extensive testing facilities at the Vicenza site As hubergroup introduces its liquid inks business into the UK, Neel Madsen went to its…
Flexo debate returns to packaging show
31 March 2015
Flexo and/or digital? That was the question asked at the FlexoTech panel debate Numerous product launches, new features and over 40 seminars at the…
Coveris invests in GEW UV system upgrade
16 March 2015
Specialist flexible label printer Coveris has upgraded its Mark Andy 4150 flexo press with an energy-efficient GEW UV curing system. Coveris Flexibles UK Limited operate…