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Pamarco Global makes second acquisition in 12 months

13 August 2013

L-R: Antony Whiteside(Absolute), Terry Ford(Pamarco), David Burke(Absolute), Doug Johnson(Pamarco) Manufacturer of woven carbon fibre doctoring systems for flexo printing applications, Absolute Engineering, has been bought by…

Espo appoints UK agent

24 July 2013

Slitting equipment manufactured by Espo Jarshire Ltd has been appointed sole agent in the UK for the range of slitting equipment manufactured by the Italian…

Flexo Concepts reaches silver anniversary

23 July 2013

This year marks 25 years in business for doctor blade manufacturer, Flexo Concepts, since introducing its first TruPoint blade to the printing industry in 1988. …

Predicting spot colour overprints

18 July 2013

Multicolour printing for packaging presents many challenges when it comes to producing accurate proofs. Managing director of GMG UK, Toby Burnett, discusses some of the issues, particularly…

Lohmann and Tresu in partnership

16 July 2013

Dr. Norman Goldberg (left), executive board Lohmann GmbH & Co. KG and Søren Maarssø, director COO, Tresu Group   In a bid to optimise the…

Supply chain developments

9 July 2013

 A typical late stage customisation product   The retail packaging supply chain has developed with rapid turnaround and low cost as the main drivers. Flexo…

MPS appoints sales director

1 July 2013

Otto Muskee is new sales director for MPS   As a result of successful international sales and forecasted growth, Otto Muskee has joined the MPS…

Pamarco to acquire Absolute Engineering

30 May 2013

Antony Whiteside (left), managing director of Absolute Engineering, with Terry Ford, president and CEO of Pamarco Technologies   A letter of intent to acquire the…

Vetaphone and CPI cooperation

20 May 2013

To show its commitment to supporting the packaging industry, Vetaphone A/S has teamed up with French company Coating Plasma Industrie. The move was made in…

DS Smith Packaging gets smart with QR ordering

2 May 2013

By simply scanning pallets with their smartphones, customers of DS Smith Packaging’s Industrial Division can place repeat orders of heavy duty packaging. Pointing a smartphone…

Pre-press processes: colour management for flexo

26 April 2013

In the first of two technical articles, Stefano d’Andrea, Acus Srl, and Steve Donegan, Graphic Republik, discuss pre-press processes focusing on colour management. This includes looking at…

Solution to edge lifting issues

12 April 2013

Lohmann has developed the new platemounting tape, the DuploFLEX 5 Maxx, for demanding print jobs where edge lifting is an issue.  The foam adhesive tape…

Full control of ink circulation

12 April 2013

Tresu Group has launched the F10 iCon ink supply system, which offers full control of the ink circulation in CI flexo printing presses with Tresu…

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