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...
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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...
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...
Craftsman Label takes their position as one of their region’s premiere print houses very seriously, and their partnership with APR will help ensure they stay there. Read More...
Prairie State Group delivers enhanced quality with Esko and MacDermid. Prairie State Group (PSG) psglabels.com has invested in an Esko CDI Spark 4835 flexo plate imager with Full HD and Pixel+, along with a MacDermid LUX In-the-Plate system. Not only has gravure-like quality exceeded expectations, but the system has become easier and faster to use, … 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...
One of the most difficult questions to answer in our industry is, “How long should my plate last?” Or, in other words, “How many feet 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 … Read More...