This year marks 25 years in business for doctor blade manufacturer, Flexo Concepts, since introducing its first TruPoint blade to the printing industry in 1988.
The company has become the world’s leading producer of non-metallic doctor blades serving the flexographic and sheetfed offset markets.
Current owner and president, Kevin McLaughlin, said, ‘I am proud of the growth we have achieved over the past 25 years. We owe our success to our customers, both the ones who have been with us from the start as well as the new ones we welcome every day, and the hard work and dedication of our committed staff. I am excited to see what the next 25 years will bring.’
The company opened its doors a quarter-century ago with a limited line of doctor blades for corrugated and newspaper printers. Over the years, the line grew to include multiple materials and a range of tips and thicknesses for a wide variety of flexographic and sheetfed offset printing applications.
Most recently, Flexo Concepts began marketing its new product, the TruPoint Orange doctor blade, to the international flexible packaging and label market.
While the company had traditionally maintained a niche-market approach, this product gives the company access to a broad industry sector where steel has historically been the only option due to high print quality requirements.
