Absolute upgrade will pay for itself ‘within 12 months’
10 February 2015
Irish Flexible Packaging has upgraded its eight colour flexo press with Absolute woven carbon fibre chambers as part of a continuing capital investment programme. Based…
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CombiWhite launched by Flint Group
30 January 2015
Flint Group Narrow Web has launched an upgraded version of CombiWhite, its over-printable opaque white rotary screen ink widely used in beverage, health and beauty,…
Keeping an eye on the web
27 January 2015
AVT’s PrintVision/Argus installed on a flexotecnica press The end user of printed packaging today demands high quality and there is little room for print faults.…
Success doesn’t come from staying static
27 January 2015
The CyClean non contact web cleaner installed on a press There are not many British manufacturers that are experiencing so much success that they are…
Stehlin Hostag becomes hubergroup UK
27 January 2015
As ink manufacturer hubergroup celebrates its 250th anniversary, it is also rebranding to offer a unified image. Although the group has grown in recent years,…
Mobile app from Sun Chemical solves printing problems
20 January 2015
A screenshot from Sun Chemical’s new app Sun Chemical has further enhanced its online advice service with the creation of an app for mobile devices…
New addition to PrimeBlade sales team
15 December 2014
Ronny Eriksson who will be joining the company from 5 January PrimeBlade has made an addition to its sales team, with the arrival of Ronny…
Worldwide sales presence expanded for Polywest
12 December 2014
Polywest has expanded its worldwide sales presence after making agreements with distributors in the Middle East and in South East Asia. A deal with Arad…
Tresu system halves setup time
12 December 2014
Danish polyethylene packaging supplier, Trioplast Nyborg, has halved setup times to two hours with Tresu Ancillary’s FlexiPrint chambered doctor blade and F10iCon ink supply system.…
New design for Rotoflex’s DSI die cutting platform
2 December 2014
Rotoflex has redesigned its DSI die cutting platform to have a smaller footprint responding to converter demand for more streamlined finishing workflows and increased productivity.…
Is there a doctor in the house?
21 November 2014
This is the result of not maintaining the doctor blades (courtesy of Allison Systems) Serious problems with print quality can arise from poor maintenance of…
The evolution of print in focus
21 November 2014
It was a full house at RotoMetrics Walsall facility Together with a large collection of partner suppliers from the packaging print industry, RotoMetrics held a…
RotoMetrics acquired by Sentinel Capital Partners
19 November 2014
Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm has acquired RotoMetrics, a provider of precision rotary tooling and accessories. ‘We are extremely excited to partner with…
New Era Labels reigns supreme
24 October 2014
At the 2014 FlexoTech Awards, New Era Labels was presented with the Supreme Award for its submission of Nature’s Choice Aloe Tonic Drink. The entry…
Centre of excellence for cylinders planned by Wink
22 October 2014
Wink Stanzwerkzeuge GmbH & Co. KG, German manufacturer of die-cutting tools, will be taking over FST Form- und Stanztechnik GmbH in Simmerath, Germany, on 1…