NAPIM Survey Finds Printers Are Focused on Ink Performance on Press, Not on Price

Published: November 16, 2001

America's packaging printers want their ink to perform on press as well or better than advertised. That's the key finding of a recent survey distributed among 2,000 printers by the National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers (NAPIM).

PGI Provides Industry with Price-Friendly Proofing Product

Published: November 05, 2001

Polaroid Graphics Imaging (PGI) LLC announces a pricing "breakthrough" in its proofing system offerings.

Enercon Expands Rep Network with Canada's Canflexographics

Published: November 05, 2001

Enercon Industries Corp. reports its surface-treating products can be purchased in Canada through Canflexographics, Brampton, Ontario. According to the co., Canflexographics now is Enercon's exclusive Canadian sales representative, providing sales and service support for Enercon's full line of narrow and wide web surface-treatment systems.

Flexo Operations: Help Is Here! BST Pro Mark DFI Donation Trains Future Flexo Workforce

Published: November 05, 2001

With the donation of its Powerscope video web inspection system, BST Pro Mark now is among the suppliers helping DiTrolio Flexographic Institute (DFI) students get a hands-on education.

A Brief Chemistry Lesson On Printing Ink Pigments

Published: November 01, 2001

I have received various inquiries about pigments and pigment chemistry. I will try to answer a few of these questions as they relate to package printing

Image This! Among the Acronyms, Flexo Finds Its Fit

Published: October 31, 2001

CNF, MNF, CTP, LAMS — Flexography's imaging material acronyms are growing. For the proper fit, the methodology continuously tries on sleeves and much more.

CreoScitex Roadshow Provides Package Printers Inspiration

Published: October 16, 2001

CreoScitex is spreading its vision of end-to-end print-production solutions for packaging converters. The prepress product manufacturer actually will take its message to the masses in its upcoming "roadshow," which is slated to travel into Canada and all over the US.

Presstek Names New DI Partner: KBA

Published: October 12, 2001

Koenig & Bauer is headquarted in Würzburg, Germany, and Presstek is headquartered in Hudson, New Hampshire, USA.

CreoScitex Breaks into Asian Packaging Prepress

Published: October 10, 2001

VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA--CreoScitex Asia Pacific is pleased to announce the first Asian installation of a CreoScitex Trendsetter VLF platesetter for the

Indigo-Nilpeter Bring Inline Finishing to Digital Label Printing

Published: October 04, 2001

Labelexpo Europe concluded at the end of last month, but an OEM agreement released at the show is the beginning of a new relationship between Indigo and

Crosslinking Agents Can Improve Physical Properties

Published: October 01, 2001

One of the key areas of ink/coating formulation is the use of crosslinking additives to improve physical resistance properties, such as ink adhesion and

FREE Mark Andy/Comco Flexo FeastWhere Flexo Printers Can Gobble Up Ideas

Published: October 01, 2001

The recently acquired Comco div. of Mark Andy announces it will host its next educator seminar series on November 7 and 8, 2001. To be held at the Advanced Training & Technology Center just outside of Cincinnati, the two-day "Flexo Feast" will educate packaging buyers, printers, and converters about the diverse range of narrow web flexo applications.

VOC-Compliant Inks: What State Are They In?

Published: October 01, 2001

Two issues that have remained in the forefront of our industry for at least two decades are environmental regulations and flexography. As the quality

Electronic Ink Technology: New Players Aid Progress

Published: September 01, 2001

Not only will these electronic inks be used on paper, but they can be printed and laminated to create many packaging products. More than a year ago, I

Delivering Digital: CTP Carries Flexo Printing to Competitive Quality

Published: September 01, 2001

I want a T1, DSL, digital cable line. That doesn't make any sense, right? For some of us, indeed, it doesn't make any sense. For others of us, well, we're