Going viral: your coronavirus hub
In this hub you will find news, resources and advice regarding the pandemic as well as predictions and projections looking ahead to the ‘New Normal’.
Nyloflex plate launched to reduce fluting
20 May 2020
Flint Group has launched a low durometer flat top dot flexographic printing plate, the nyloflex FTL Digital
Double-Bobst installation at Simply Cartons
19 May 2020
Simply Cartons, has invested in a second Expercut 106 PER Autoplaten die-cutter and Masterfold 110 A3 multipurpose folder-gluer
Balkan agent appointed by Edale
15 May 2020
Edale has appointed a new agent covering the Balkans, Dino Miketek, owner of Imagus
Sales for plastic packaging to increase
13 May 2020
Smithers forecasts global sales for plastic packaging to increase to $2.3 billion and global barrier coatings to $2.4 billion.
Comexi S1 DS slitter opens new markets
13 May 2020
Makoter has purchased a Comexi S1 DS slitter with laser technology to introduce new products into the market
CO2 emissions fall at Smurfit Kappa
7 May 2020
Smurfit Kappa made a 32.9% reduction in fossil CO2 emission intensity between 2005 and 2019
BPIF survey shows importance of support schemes
7 May 2020
The BPIF has released the Executive Summary of its Coronavirus Support Schemes Survey.
Price increases for flexo plates
5 May 2020
Companies using solvent-based platemaking processes, could see the cost of flexo plates rise by as much as €3/sqm
First Mark Andy Evolution installed in Europe
5 May 2020
Colorado Etiquettes based in Rouen, France, has installed the first Mark Andy Evolution flexo press in Europe
New controller for gluing applications
4 May 2020
Baumer hhs has launched a new product for automated gluing, the Xact controller
Self-adhesive labelstock demand surges
1 May 2020
European labelstock demand grew by 6.8% in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same quarter last year.
Key articles
Repair or replace
27 April 2020
Companies are often faced with the dilemma — to repair or replace? Is it worth spending money on repairing aging equipment?
The right Connections
9 March 2020
Connect became a member of the global cross media production company Schawk in February 2017.
Inks for packaging: It’s a food contact sport
2 March 2020
It is up to the converter to know the regulations for choosing and handling inks.
Quality vs margins
28 January 2020
At a roundtable event FlexoTech spoke to a group of flexo print professionals about balancing high quality work with the day to day low margin…
The Three Big Packaging Print Concerns Brands Have Right Now (and how to answer them)
10 December 2019
Competition for consumers’ attention has never been fiercer and packaging is an important tool in the kit.
Most read
- Sales for plastic packaging to increase 13 May 2020
- Double-Bobst installation at Simply Cartons 19 May 2020
Coronavirus Hub: The New Normal 11 May 2020 - Balkan agent appointed by Edale 15 May 2020
- Comexi S1 DS slitter opens new markets 13 May 2020
Events
Event news
Future Factory opens online
14 April 2020
ICE Europe returns for 2021
7 April 2020
FTA Forum goes virtual
25 March 2020
Events calendar
Rotometrics
7 July 2020
Print, Design & Marketing Awards 2020
9 July 2020
Flexographic Forum 2020
14 September 2020