Key articles

 

The additional digital

7 August 2022

In the modern marketplace flexibility and efficiency are at a premium, and hybrid devices can combine the advantages of both flexography and digital printing.

Die-cutting: Utmost precision

4 July 2022

Good quality die-cutting needs pin point accuracy and razor sharp edges, but what happens when global material shortages play havoc with the substrates being used.

Substance over style

15 March 2022

Press manufacturers naturally spend their R&D efforts and resources on pushing the boundaries of what flexo presses can do, but not all converters require state-of-the-art…

Plate pressures

1 March 2022

In the label and flexible packaging markets, there are many challenges facing printers today and they need a plate that can withstand modern demands.

Digital has its uses

20 December 2021

As inkjet matures and improves in efficiency and productivity, more and more flexo printers adding the capability onto their presses.

Step into the light

15 December 2021

In a market where customers are increasingly more concerned about appearing sustainable, UV-LED inks have an advantage over their conventionally cured relatives. However, some printers…

Peacocking in packaging

10 December 2021

The competition between high-value consumer goods such as wines and spirits, is ever increasing and the demand for fine detail and unique effects on packaging…

Hitting the target

21 September 2021

Colour management may sound like a job for just the ink technicians, but every part of the press must be considered

Keeping watch

2 August 2021

Print businesses are becoming more data driven, and nowhere is a better place to gather this information than the printed web itself

Process optimisation for success

13 October 2020

Given the increasing cost pressures facing the printing industry, digitalisation and process optimisation are becoming ever more important for printing companies to reduce production costs.

Inside the chamber

6 October 2020

For colour consistency and job repeatability, delivering and metering ink to the anilox roller needs to be done correctly.

Colour is king

30 September 2020

Everything that happens in the flexo printing process is intended to achieve a printed product that a brand can use to sell its goods.

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