Hosted in San Antonio TX, June 5-7, this year’s EskoWorld 2018 proved to be another information packed event for Esko users. THEME: Packaging Connected EskoWorld 2018 welcomed over 500 customers, with nearly 40% of them being new attendees. Chris Miller, VP NA & APAC, announced the theme for this year’s event as “Packaging Connected”… and … Read More...
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Simply Clean is APR's very own line of press room cleaners. The product line contains non-caustic cleaners designed for water based and UV inks that are much safer than the competition. One often over looked product in the line up is Simply Clean SW (Solvent Wash). SW was originally designed to be a non-caustic cleaner for … Read More...
For years and years, the primary press control has been Solid Ink Density (SID). In recent years, this has changed dramatically! In every article and every conference, the common theme is running to Delta E (dE) not density. Why? Because SID is NOT a color measurement, it is a measurement of Lightness or Darkness. That's … Read More...
“First master the fundamentals.” – Larry Bird Many an NFL game is lost because of poor fundamentals (as a Bears fan I can really identify with this statement). No matter how good the defensive or offensive strategy is it doesn’t really matter when a player can’t make a tackle or misses a block. Fundamentals do … Read More...
In conjunction with the launch of Techkon's SpectroVision, the fastest inline spectrophotometer on the market, Techkon is hosting a free webinar, presented by Catherine Haynes of All Printing Resources, to help educate flexographic printing professionals on print consistency and process control essentials. 4 Essential Strategies to Printing Consistently What are the secrets to ensuring print consistency? While employing … Read More...
Announced Today, New X-Rite Product Discontinuations: In order to continue to provide our partners and customers with the most efficient products and technology, we will be discontinuing the following models effective April 27, 2018 and replace them with a new instrument. Stay tuned for another detailed announcement regarding updates to the eXact Portfolio coming later in … Read More...
“My press runs continue to get SHORTER!” “I need to create and produce things FASTER!” Wait, was that an echo? Does this sound like something you are saying or hearing more and more? The pressures of short runs and faster turnarounds have many converters looking to move prepress in-house. But then maybe you begin to … Read More...
APR will have two team members participating in the sessions at this year's FTA Forum 2018, May 6-9. Richard Black is one of the speakers in the First in Motion session on Tuesday. Catherine Haynes will be co-chairing and speaking in the Troubleshooting Survival Guide on Wednesday. Both of these sessions hit on key areas of concern or “pains” … Read More...
Just when you thought you were up on the latest digital print marketing phrases here comes Micro Run? In Flexo and every other print process, the word RUSH has been so overused that it basically means nothing these days since every job is a RUSH. Rather than figuring out a new term for RUSH, like … Read More...
Are you new to the Flexo industry or getting into new markets? Is this your first time diving into CMYK or ECG printing? Perhaps you have specific project or expectations focused on improving production efficiencies, decreasing waste and growing your business. If so, APR will be hosting several Events in 2018 meant just for you! … Read More...