PlateCleaning Make sure your cleaning chemicals are compatible with the photopolymer. If you’re unsure, contact your plate manufacturer for more information. Acetate is generally too harsh for photopolymer and will cause the surface of the plate to swell, but other components, such as Aliphatic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic Hydrocarbons, and Ketones, are not recommended. For inks that … Read More...
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Whether you already have a digital press or are exploring digital options, this set of videos - reproduced from a recent webinar we presented with FLAG (Flexo Label Advantage Group) - will discuss five specific areas of printing that are extremely common before buying your first digital press or expanding your capabilities! The topics covered … Read More...
Whether you already have a digital press or are exploring digital options, this set of videos - reproduced from a recent webinar we presented with FLAG (Flexo Label Advantage Group) - will discuss five specific areas of printing that are extremely common before buying your first digital press or expanding your capabilities! The topics covered … Read More...
Whether you already have a digital press or are exploring digital options, this set of videos - reproduced from a recent webinar we presented with FLAG (Flexo Label Advantage Group) - will discuss five specific areas of printing that are extremely common before buying your first digital press or expanding your capabilities! The topics covered … Read More...
Ask the person in charge of ordering anilox rolls what their greatest fear is and the answer you're likely to get is "that the rolls will get scored as soon as we put it in the press." It's still not that uncommon to hear. Excluding accidental occurrences such as a blade hold-down screw or other … Read More...
The Quiet [Plate] Killer One very common yet difficult question to answer in our industry is, “How many feet or impressions should I expect to get out of my photopolymer plates?” Considering the number of factors that must be taken into consideration, certainly anyone faced with this question should hesitate at least momentarily before answering. … 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...
What Is The Best Tape For Flat-Top Plates? (Part One) The Results of APR's Study of the Effects of Mounting Tapes on Digital Flat-Top Plates Get the complete results of the study! Click Here to download a PDF containing the results from the APR's Study of the Effects of Mounting Tapes on Digital Flat-Top Plates. … Read More...
Labels & Labeling Webinar - Exploring the flexible packaging market Exploring the Flexible Packaging Market A video of the Labels & Labeling webinar featuring Catherine Haynes. Labels & Labeling hosted a webinar exploring the narrow web flexible packaging market on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. The one-hour webinar featured market data as well as two … Read More...
APR Narrow Web Flexo Production and Digital Printing Study Get the complete results of the study! Click Here to download a PDF containing the results from the APR Narrow Web Flexo Production and Digital Printing Study. (Acrobat PDF 309KB) All Printing Resources has commissioned an extensive market research project, the APR Narrow Web Flexo Production … Read More...