Direct laser engraving of flexographic plates and cylinders Direct laser engraving of flexographic printing cylinders and plates has been an established process since the 1970s. This first began with the use of a carbon dioxide laser used ...
Laser engraving, and laser marking, is the practice of using lasers to engrave or mark an object. The technique does not involve the use of inks, nor does it involve tool bits which contact the engraving surface and wear out. These ...
Narrow web flexo presses manufacturer Gallus India has announced the installation of the new ECS 340 at Sai Packaging’s Faridabad plant in Delhi, India. The Gallus ECS 340 label press has short web path of 1.1m between printing ...
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South African converter First Impression Labels has ordered for a Rotocontrol RSC 340mm web width vertical inspection slitter/rewinder finishing machine from Rotocon. According to Rotocon which represents Rotocontrol, the order was ...
Tags: Labels, flexographic printing, printing
Germany-based Rotocontrol has installed an RSC slitter rewinder in Panprint, a converter located in New Zealand. Rotocontrol general manager John Lowther said the company and its local New Zealand agent, Converting Technology, were ...
US-based INX International Ink introduces new AquaTech ION Label ink systems into the market. AquaTech ION Label ink systems offers performance with press stability for better printability at a wide range of press speeds. ION-P series ...
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Janoschka has announced the expansion of its flexo network to Spain and will produce flexographic printing plates near Barcelona in future. The sixth production site Janoschka Barcelona will broaden its product range and will also provide ...
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Flint Group Flexographic Products has announced the development of its new flexographic printing plates, nyloflex ACE and nyloflex ACE Digital. According to the company, the new printing plates provide good results in flexible packaging, ...
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South Africa-based First Impression has purchased a ROTOCONTROL RSC 440mm web width slitting/rewinding machine from ROTOCONTROL in Germany. According to ROTOCONTROL, its new RSC series offers a full suite of features including cartridge ...
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Wide-web flexographic printer Prestige-Pak has bought a SpectraLab on-press color measurement system from Advanced Vision Technology (AVT). The system will be positioned as an add-on module on one of two PrintVision/Jupiter Automatic ...
Tags: color measurement system, flexographic presses, color critical packaging
Schumacher Packaging has announced plans to invest €30m to €40m to construct a new corrugated board and packaging plant at the Airport Park FMO in Greven, north-western Germany. The investment will be made in the first phase of ...
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Italy-based GIDUE has introduced a new concept for the flexographic printing: the Digital Flexo technology for customers wanting quality, efficiency and profitability. With the Digital Flexo technology made of flexographic presses, GIDUE ...
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Eastman Kodak Company through exhibits will show how its integrated portfolio helps packaging printers maximize the efficiency of flexographic printing operations and deliver results in an upcoming webinar series. The series, titled 'Do ...
Phoseon Technology includes the new FirePower 350 x 20 mm LED curing lamp to its cache of high-power water-cooled merchandise. The new 350 x 20 mm FP200/FP300 item is the perfect choice for the flexographic printing industry in which high ...
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Most Taiwanese printing machinery suppliers experienced downturns during the first half of 2012 due both to global economic uncertainty and a growing rivalry between emerging competitors. According to the latest data issued by the ...
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