Reliably communicating colour from design through to production
17 November 2015
Colour matching for flexo using PantoneLIVE (3) The variety of printing processes and substrates used in packaging makes delivering accurate, reliable colour a real…
Features
Judging digital print and hybrid presses
16 November 2015
As our resident digital print expert, Sean Smyth helped judge the digital category for the FlexoTech Awards 2015, and we asked him what the increased…
Looking closely at the web
29 October 2015
The Helios II system from AVT Inspection of the web is nothing new, but with increased demands for accurate colour control, higher print quality and…
Making plates
29 October 2015
Alan Coker (left) and Matt Francklow, Creation Reprographics The formation of dots during processing is vital to the end result, and the key word is…
Walking on the wide side
29 October 2015
Bobst has been focusing on HD flexo printing so that its F&K 20SIX press can handle impression adjustment to 1 micron Michal Lodej looks at…
Playing the numbers
16 September 2015
Tharstern’s Primo MIS is an enterprise level modular system Management information systems have evolved from simple production data gathering to running sophisticated, automated workflows.…
Once upon a time in Brussels: Labelexpo preview
16 September 2015
The time is upon us where we look forward to all things labels and packaging taking over the exhibition halls at the Brussels Expo.…
To LED or not to LED
11 September 2015
For the seventh time, IST Metz GmbH celebrated all things UV curing during its open house event held on 15 to 18 June, and 800…
New and improved for cartons and corrugated
11 September 2015
In order to offer customers value-adding capabilities, Bobst is introducing a number of new innovations in the folding carton and corrugated sectors. These range from…
Ancillaries roundup: what else is new?
11 September 2015
The new Packster 3000V robotic palletiser was launched to an audience of more than 60 converters at the Van den Bos open house in June…
Spot the difference
19 August 2015
Esko has developed an Equinox Photoshop plug-in that converts CMYK (or RGB) images into expanded gamut Printing with expanded colour gamuts by using a fixes…
Stand out from the crowd
19 August 2015
The Cast & Cure effects add extra appeal to the magazine This summer issue of FlexoTech comes with added sparkle. Courtesy of pressroom product specialist…
Metering the ink: doctor blades
14 August 2015
Common problems caused by lower quality or incorrect type of doctor blades include scoring of the anilox roller and UV ink spitting. Using a fit-for-purpose…
Round and round
24 July 2015
Dupont has developed a range of photopolymer ITR sleeves In the round printing is a small but growing niche that is helping flexo printers compete…
Hands off: plate mounting automation
24 July 2015
Camis managing director David Pesenti oversees a recent installation of a Camis Irisleeve 1503 Total Workflow Control Plate Mounter with full width tape applicator Decreasing the…