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Can Plastic Doctor Blades Meter Like Steel?
Yes. Next-generation polymer doctor blades can now meter like steel on high line screen anilox rolls, delivering longer blade life, improved safety, and reduced anilox scoring. [...]
Are Plastic Doctor Blade Materials Better Than Steel?
Yes, in most flexographic printing applications, next-generation polymer doctor blades outperform steel in safety, durability, anilox protection, and overall press efficiency. While steel was once considered [...]
Flexo Paves the Way for Digital Package Printing
In today’s fast-changing, on-demand marketplace, the economic benefits and flexibility of digital printing technology cannot (and should not) be disputed. These presses are “on their feet” [...]
Installing TruPoint: 3 Key Elements for Success
Installing your TruPoint Orange doctor blade incorrectly will result in disaster. Well, not really. But it will create headaches for the press operator and waste valuable [...]
TruPoint Orange Doctor Blade Offers Numerous Advantages over Steel in Sheetfed Offset Coating Applications
The goal of a sheetfed offset printer, like every printer, is to produce printed pieces efficiently and economically. In sheetfed offset coating applications, selecting the right doctor blade will help keep [...]
Doctor Blade Chambers Play a Key Role in Print Quality and Pressroom Efficiency
After years of being relegated to jobs with low graphics requirements, flexography now rivals other printing methods for quality and efficiency thanks to advances in the ink delivery [...]
How Flexo Concepts® Was Digitally Transformed
Flexo Concepts has completely transformed the way it does business. Digitally, that is. It began the way all of our projects do, with a vision - [...]
XL Blade Holder by TRESU Gives P-Line Users Access to TruPoint® Blades
As part of a program to expand doctor blade options for its chamber users, TRESU has introduced a modification to its P-Line Clamp System to fit TruPoint [...]
Defeat Back Doctoring with Polyester Containment Blades
In flexographic printing, perfect print quality and efficiency are the ultimate goals for press operators. One pesky obstacle that often disrupts this quest is the notorious [...]
Flexo Concepts Joins Local “Scallop Roll”
Flexo Concepts recently joined 29 other area businesses participating in the latest Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce street-side art project - "The Scallop Roll." Part of a [...]
TRESU and Flexo Concepts boost flexibility and efficiency in the pressroom
Industry partners TRESU and Flexo Concepts set their sights on boosting flexibility and efficiency in the pressroom. The result: a doctor blade clamping system that allows printers [...]
TruPoint Orange®: A Versatile Multi-Tasker in the Pressroom
As the label and packaging markets evolve, printers need products that can keep up. TruPoint Orange offers a versatile doctor blade solution that delivers high-quality graphics, keeps [...]
Engineering Manager John Ferris Talks about Sustainability and Going Green at Flexo Concepts
What do 850 solar panels, a giant vacuum collection system, new LED lighting fixtures and a bunch of blue receptacle bins at 100 Armstrong Road in Plymouth [...]
Flexo Concepts®: Distinguished Exporter of TruPoint® Doctor Blades
If a time period in a company’s history can be characterized by a single phrase, 2018 could be called the “year of the export” for Flexo Concepts. [...]
Manufacturing Manager Adam Yock Talks about Plant Safety at Flexo Concepts
One of Flexo Concepts’ most important cultural values relates to its people and keeping them safe is one of its highest priorities. For this reason, the company [...]
Safety First: Discover Why Plastic Doctor Blades Are Preferred over Steel
Everyone agrees that plastic doctor blades are safer than steel. But why exactly is this true? The answer lies in the fundamental differences between the two [...]