Articles on Platemaking

Your Partner in the Printing Business A Chicagoland Staple The Label Printers was founded in 1967, by three entrepreneurial letterpress printers. Their focus on reliable service and consistent quality earned them the reputation as the printer for the Chicago business community. When Gerry Chouinard, Don Tade, and Ted Risch brought Bill Kane into the fold … Read More...
McCracken Bag & Label Gains Quality, Time-savings and Increased Throughput: Fujifilm Flenex FW Water-Wash Plate System from APR Overview McCracken Bag & Label has been a family-owned and operated company in Chicago for three generations. And in that time, it has navigated through many challenging economic climates. Today, over 100 years later, McCracken Bag and … Read More...
Delivering Cost Savings and State-of-the-Art Plate and Screening Software Solutions to Flexible Packaging Industry Pioneer Overview Elmhurst, Illinois-based Bema is a full-service flexible packaging printing company specializing in the highest quality, small to medium run sizes. With 10 color state-of-the-art press capabilities, the company serves the food, pet care, and industrial sectors specializing in precision-engineered, … Read More...
Rich solids. Smooth vignettes. Intricate details. Design elements like these continue to challenge the Flexo industry to improve. Many of today’s flexo printers continue to rise to those challenges with innovations and processes that advance their Flexo print capabilities. In an effort to showcase the advancements in flat top plates, high-end screening, and UV-LED concurrent … Read More...