Day three of the FTA Fall Conference didn't disappoint! With opening speakers taking a deep dive into color science and the math behind it, the audience had to put on their thinking caps from the very beginning. I think that's one of the best things about the Fall Conference - it gets quite technical! Mark … Read More...
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A common misconception in water based ink cleaning is the thought that to be effective it would need to have a high pH and thus, be hazardous to the user or equipment. In reality there are two parts for these cleaners to be effective, pH and alkalinity. The alkalinity levels in these cleaners is what causes … Read More...
Your doctor blade and end seal are an important part of your ink metering system. Most printers would agree that the effectiveness of your doctor blade is critical to your print quality and ultimately your success with your customers. The efficiency and longevity of the doctor blade and the containment blade ultimately lead to more run time between … Read More...
While safety is always at the top of our customer's priority list, often OSHA rules and regulations are not so clear-cut to some of our customer's or at least the individuals working in the production environment. Generally speaking it is APR's focus to provide new innovative ideas and products to make the printers life easier, more … Read More...
The opening weekend of the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament is one of our favorite sports events. Sharing ideas and technologies designed to improve flexo printers’ processes and profitability is our favorite way to engage with the industry. Why not combine both? We have invested a lot in our Technology Center and this is a … Read More...
Exciting news! Esko has extended their promo offering HD Flexo at no additional cost with the purchase of a new CDI. Buy a CDI, Get HD Flexo for FREE Offer expires - 1 July 2016 Purchase a 2530 or larger CDI with Optics 15 or higher and Esko will include HD Flexo (including hi-res optics) at NO … Read More...
Harnessing the Power of Prepress It's time to start thinking outside the box and look at alternate ways to help drive improved efficiencies in the pressroom. When considering solutions to better manage the production workflow in the pressroom we often turn to those resources we have direct control over and are directly integrated with the press … Read More...
Inkjet Digital Printing for Labels Can be Different... All inkjet technology is somewhat similar, a droplet of ink being ejected from a print nozzle, but how this is accomplished varies greatly depending on the vendors technology. Some of the early inkjet technologies we based on Continuous Flow Inkjet. Ink was continually pumped from a reservoir … Read More...
The Flexographic print process has long been thought of as a simple print process, not capable of the same quality as the lithographic print process. In the last five years there have been many advances in plate technology, digital platemaking process, and screening that have dramatically improved the quality of Flexo. It is very common … Read More...
Whether you're in prepress or press-side, put your iPhone to work with these handy apps: Flexo Plate Distortion - by Manfred Breede ($0.99) • Quickly calculate flexo plate distortion factors • Displays K-factor based on data entered ConvertBot - by TapBots ($1.99) • An easy to use conversion tool for many units of measure Read More...