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Plymouth, MA, July 17, 2019. Flexo Concepts® is excited to add Rhyguan to its list of equipment manufacturers who are shipping the TruPoint Orange doctor blade standard with new installations.

Among many OEMs worldwide that ship Orange with new units, Rhyguan is the first in China to partner with Flexo Concepts in this way. Its engineers recognize the benefits of Orange as a replacement for steel in solving customers’ problems with UV ink spitting. Unlike steel, a combination of material composition and MicroTip® enable the Orange blade to effectively control the lay-down of higher-viscosity inks and coatings without slinging and spraying.

Rhyguan is a market-leading converting equipment manufacturer based in China with strong regional sales networks throughout the world. The company’s product offerings range from small slitter re-winders to large digital converting units. All machinery is CE certified in compliance with European health, safety and environmental protection legislation.

To learn more about TruPoint Orange or request a blade sample, visit Flexo Concepts at www.flexoconcepts.com. To access a complete press kit, go to www.flexoconcepts.com/media. 

About Flexo Concepts

Established in 1988 and headquartered in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Flexo Concepts manufactures TruPoint® doctor blades and MicroClean™ dry media anilox cleaning systems. All products are designed to improve print quality and reduce operational costs for flexographic and offset printers. Flexo Concepts maintains distribution locations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. For more information about the company and its products visit www.flexoconcepts.com. For regular updates, follow Flexo Concepts on Facebook and Twitter.

Plymouth, MA, June 25, 2019. Flexo Concepts® will promote the benefits of its TruPoint Green doctor blade at the ACCCSA 2019 Convention on July 9-11^th in Miami, Florida.

TruPoint Green is the latest corrugated blade innovation introduced by Flexo Concepts to the corrugated printing market. Green is a drop-in replacement blade for printers who want to produce mid-level graphics without having to run steel. The custom-compounded material demonstrates better stiffness and spring memory than UHMW and better wear rates and safety than steel.

The company will also feature its TruPoint DuraPoint™ doctor blade. The blade’s proprietary high-density formulation delivers superior blade life and enhanced graphics compared to standard UHMW, making it a good alternative for both metering and containment in moderate graphics applications.

To learn more or obtain a blade sample, visit booth #86 at the show or go to www.flexoconcepts.com. A complete press kit can be obtained at www.flexoconcepts.com/media.

About Flexo Concepts

Established in 1988 and headquartered in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Flexo Concepts manufactures TruPoint doctor blades and MicroClean™ dry media anilox cleaning systems. All products are designed to improve print quality and reduce operational costs for flexographic and offset printers. Flexo Concepts maintains distribution locations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. For more information about the company and its products visit www.flexoconcepts.com. For regular updates, follow Flexo Concepts on Facebook and Twitter.

Plymouth, MA, June 10, 2019. Flexo Concepts’ Russian distribution partner, Kviltis, will promote the benefits of TruPoint doctor blades in flexographic printing applications at RosUpack 2019 on June 18-21 in Moscow.

At the show, Kviltis will feature the TruPoint Orange® doctor blade with MicroTip® technology as a high-performance blade that can replace steel in flexible packaging and label printing applications. Compared to steel, Orange has excellent safety and blade life benefits and can solve a number of common press problems including UV ink spitting.

The latest corrugated doctor blade innovation from Flexo Concepts®, TruPoint Green® will also be among the products on display by Kviltis in Pavilion 3 Hall 14, Stand B6137. With good spring memory, safety and blade life, Green is a simple drop-in replacement blade for printers who want to produce mid-level graphics without having to run steel.

Located near Leningrad, Kviltis produces flexographic inks for marking sausage and sausage casings, flexible packaging and self-adhesive labels. In addition, the company supplies spare parts for printing equipment as well as printing consumables such as TruPoint doctor blades.

To learn more about TruPoint doctor blades, visit Kviltis at RosUpack or go to www.flexoconcepts.com. A complete press kit can be downloaded at www.flexoconcepts.com/media.

About Flexo Concepts

Established in 1988 and headquartered in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Flexo Concepts manufactures TruPoint doctor blades and MicroClean™ dry media anilox cleaning systems. All products are designed to improve print quality and reduce operational costs for flexographic and offset printers. Flexo Concepts maintains distribution locations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. For more information about the company and its products visit www.flexoconcepts.com. For regular updates, follow Flexo Concepts on Facebook and Twitter.

Plymouth, MA, April 24, 2019. Flexo Concepts will promote the benefits of its TruPoint® polymer doctor blades at the FTA’s INFOFLEX event on May 6-7 in New Orleans. The company’s TruPoint Orange and TruPoint Green blades will be featured as high-performance options that are safer and last longer than steel.

Shipping standard with many new press installations, TruPoint Orange meters high anilox line screens effectively and prevents common problems in narrow web pressrooms such as UV ink spitting. TruPoint Green delivers better spring memory and stiffness, making it a good substitute for UHMW in corrugated applications that require mid-level graphics quality.

To learn more about TruPoint doctor blades go to www.flexoconcepts.com or visit booth #426 at the show. A press kit can be downloaded at www.flexoconcepts.com/media.

About Flexo Concepts

Established in 1988 and headquartered in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Flexo Concepts manufactures TruPoint doctor blades and MicroClean™ dry media anilox cleaning systems. All products are designed to improve print quality and reduce operational costs for flexographic and offset printers. Flexo Concepts maintains distribution locations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. For more information about the company and its products visit www.flexoconcepts.com. For regular updates, follow Flexo Concepts on Facebook and Twitter.

Plymouth, MA, March 29, 2019. As an exhibitor at SinoCorrugated 2019 in Shanghai on April 8-11, Flexo Concepts will promote the benefits of using its TruPoint doctor blades in a wide range of corrugated printing applications.

Among the company’s featured blades will be TruPoint Green®, which made its debut in Asia at SinoCorrugated 2017. Green was developed in Flexo Concepts’ doctor blade innovation lab as an alternative to steel blades when metering requirements begin to exceed the capabilities of UHMW. TruPoint Orange®, which has had a great deal of success in other flexographic applications, provides high-graphics corrugated printers with an effective, safer and longer-lasting blade substitute for steel.

Asian International Account Manager Steve Kao will be available at the show to make blade recommendations for specific pressroom applications and process requests for blade samples. For more information, visit Flexo Concepts at booth #N5A73 or www.flexoconcepts.com. A complete press kit can be downloaded at www.flexoconcepts.com/media.

About Flexo Concepts

Established in 1988 and headquartered in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Flexo Concepts manufactures TruPoint doctor blades and MicroClean™ dry media anilox cleaning systems.  All products are designed to improve print quality and reduce operational costs for flexographic and offset printers.  Flexo Concepts maintains distribution locations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.  For more information about the company and its products visit www.flexoconcepts.com.  For regular updates, follow Flexo Concepts on Facebook and Twitter.

Plymouth, MA, March 14, 2019. As the featured blade supplier, Flexo Concepts will present the benefits of its TruPoint Orange doctor blade at Focus Label Machinery’s Open House on March 26-27, 2019. The event, which underscores the importance of digital technology in today’s label pressrooms, will take place at the Focus showroom and production facility in Nottingham, U.K.

Focus, along with partners Phoseon Technology and Industrial Inkjet, will showcase the newest UV LED flexo and digital inkjet solutions over the two-day event with workshops and equipment demonstrations running throughout. Ink, anilox, die and other industry product suppliers will be on hand to help printers find solutions in their specific applications.

Flexo Concepts’ Bernat Ferrete will present the practical and economic advantages of using TruPoint Orange doctor blades to apply UV inks and coatings in label applications. When selecting a doctor blade to best demonstrate his equipment, Focus Print Technician Colin Ellison has said eliminating spitting and extending blade life are the two primary reasons he chooses Orange.

To learn more about the event, go to www.focuslabel.com. For more information about TruPoint Orange, visit https://www.flexoconcepts.com. A complete press kit can be downloaded at www.flexoconcepts.com/media.

About Flexo Concepts
Established in 1988 and headquartered in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Flexo Concepts manufactures TruPoint® doctor blades and MicroClean™ dry media anilox cleaning systems. All products are designed to improve print quality and reduce operational costs for flexographic and offset printers. Flexo Concepts maintains distribution locations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. For more information about the company and its products visit www.flexoconcepts.com. For regular updates, follow Flexo Concepts on Facebook and Twitter.

Plymouth, MA, March 5, 2019. Flexo Concepts will promote the benefits of its latest corrugated doctor blade innovation – TruPoint Green® – at the Corrugated & Carton Exhibition 2019 on March 12-14 in Munich, Germany. Green will be on display at the Packaging Plast Stand 668 in Hall B6.

TruPoint Green is a next generation polymer doctor blade for corrugated printers producing mid-level graphics. The blade’s mechanical properties and composition allow it to meter more effectively than standard UHMW with significantly longer blade life than steel. The blade, in combination with Packaging Plast’s 100% structural carbon fiber chamber design, delivers better print quality and provides printers with considerable savings on the inking systems of their presses. The Italian OEM is currently shipping all of its carbon fiber chambers standard with the Green blade.

Visit Hall B6, Stand 668 at the show to learn more about TruPoint Green or to obtain a mini-blade sample. European Business Development Managers Aroud de Jong and Bernat Ferrete will be available to explain how the blade “fills the gap” between standard UHMW and steel in mid-level corrugated graphics applications.

To learn more about TruPoint Green, go to www.flexoconcepts.com/green-doctor-blade. A press kit can be downloaded at www.flexoconcepts.com/media.

 About Flexo Concepts

Established in 1988 and headquartered in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Flexo Concepts manufactures TruPoint® doctor blades and MicroClean™ dry media anilox cleaning systems. All products are designed to improve print quality and reduce operational costs for flexographic and offset printers. Flexo Concepts maintains distribution locations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. For more information about the company and its products visit www.flexoconcepts.com. For regular updates, follow Flexo Concepts on Facebook and Twitter.

Plymouth, MA, February 13, 2019. Flexo Concepts will promote the benefits of its TruPoint doctor blades as an exhibitor at the Battery Japan trade event on February 27-March 1, 2019 in Tokyo.

TruPoint Orange® and TruPoint Keon® are high-precision metering blades that can be used to apply a layer of coating to the separator film in the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries. In this application, exact lay-down of coating is required to improve the mechanical properties and thermal stability of the separator film, facilitating the charge and discharge of the battery while preventing short-circuiting.

TruPoint blades are made from materials that are stiff, durable and highly resistant to heat and abrasive chemicals which make them excellent blade choices in this application. Since its introduction in 2013, TruPoint Orange has become a leading product in many flexographic printing and other specialty coating markets. TruPoint Keon was created specifically for the battery market and received a lot of interest at last year’s China International Battery Show where it made its debut.

For more information or to obtain a mini-blade sample, visit Flexo Concepts’ booth W13-50 at the show. The company’s Asian Key Account Manager, Steve Kao, will be available to explain the advantages of using TruPoint products in ensuring the proper function of lithium-ion batteries.

To learn more about TruPoint blades, go to www.flexoconcepts.com. A press kit can be downloaded at www.flexoconcepts.com/media.

 About Flexo Concepts

Established in 1988 and headquartered in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Flexo Concepts manufactures TruPoint doctor blades and MicroClean™ dry media anilox cleaning systems.  All products are designed to improve print quality and reduce operational costs for flexographic and offset printers.  Flexo Concepts maintains distribution locations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.  For more information about the company and its products visit www.flexoconcepts.com.  For regular updates, follow Flexo Concepts on Facebook and Twitter.

Plymouth, MA, January 17, 2019. Flexo Concepts announced that it has been awarded STEP Grant funding yet again – its fifth time since 2012 – through the Massachusetts State Trade Expansion Program (“STEP”) to support its export activities. The company has sold abroad since 1990 and maintains a thriving overseas presence which includes sales offices in Spain, Taiwan and, as of January 1, the Netherlands.

Flexo Concepts will use the most recent $12,000 grant to help pay for its exhibition at three premier trade events in 2019 – Battery Japan in Tokyo, SinoCorrugated in Shanghai and Labelexpo Europe in Brussels – to cover booth, collateral and shipping costs.

The Massachusetts State Trade Expansion Program is a collaboration between the Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment, the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network and the Massachusetts Export Center. Through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration, STEP grant funding (up to $12,000 for 2017-2018) is awarded to eligible businesses in Massachusetts to increase export sales.

For more information about Flexo Concepts, visit www.flexoconcepts.com.  To access a complete press kit, go to www.flexoconcepts.com/media.

About Flexo Concepts

Established in 1988 and headquartered in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Flexo Concepts manufactures TruPoint doctor blades and MicroClean™ dry media anilox cleaning systems.  All products are designed to improve print quality and reduce operational costs for flexographic and offset printers.  Flexo Concepts maintains distribution locations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.  For more information about the company and its products visit www.flexoconcepts.com.  For regular updates, follow Flexo Concepts on Facebook and Twitter.

Plymouth, MA, October 22, 2018. Flexo Concepts was the proud recipient of the Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute’s “Calvin Frost Environmental Leadership Award” at the association’s Annual Awards Dinner on Tuesday in Amelia Island, Florida.

Each year TLMI selects one converter and one supplier member that have “consistently demonstrated a commitment to progressive environmental practices across a range of areas.” The award is named in honor of Calvin Frost who is highly regarded for his long-running dedication to promoting the use of eco-friendly practices in the global tag and label industry.

Greg Howell, President and co-owner of Flexo Concepts, accepted the award for his company. “Our commitment to sustainability extends to all aspects of our organization – from the borders of our parking lot to the very center of our manufacturing facility,” he said. “It is important to us that we do our part to take care of the environment, and we very much appreciate being recognized in this way.”

Flexo Concepts was chosen as a winner for its initiatives that reduce energy dependence, improve efficiency and reuse waste. A solar renewable energy system powers all lighting, heating, air conditioning, and machinery and equipment for its facility and other tenants in the building, and all lighting components have been replaced with LED fixtures and bulbs. The company’s eco-awareness is also evident in its product development and production methods – the main polymer used to make its TruPoint Green doctor blade is created from recaptured carbon monoxide, and a central waste collection system consolidates blade material waste in the manufacturing area for reuse in other industries.

For more information about Flexo Concepts and its environmental improvement efforts, visit www.flexoconcepts.com. A complete press kit can be downloaded at www.flexoconcepts.com/media.

About Flexo Concepts

Established in 1988 and headquartered in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Flexo Concepts manufactures TruPoint® doctor blades and MicroClean™ dry media anilox cleaning systems.  All products are designed to improve print quality and reduce operational costs for flexographic and offset printers.  Flexo Concepts maintains distribution locations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.  For more information about the company and its products visit www.flexoconcepts.com.  For regular updates, follow Flexo Concepts on Facebook and Twitter.

Plymouth, MA, October 16, 2018. Flexo Concepts® exceeded its objectives at this year’s Labelexpo Americas 2018, where the company was able to foster over 150 new personal connections and display its industry-leading TruPoint Orange®  doctor blade in action throughout the show floor.

With its proprietary MicroTip® edge, Orange has earned the support of a number of well-known industry OEMs and was featured on more than 10 machines at the event. AB Graphic, Domino, Edale, Etirama, FUJIFILM, Gonderflex, Kurz, Nilpeter and Tresu were some of the OEMs that chose to demonstrate the effectiveness of their equipment with a TruPoint doctor blade.

Outfitted in their characteristic bright-orange shirts, Flexo Concepts staff treated booth visitors to a taste of Bee Sting Honey Liqueur, which is distilled in its hometown of Plymouth, Massachusetts and quickly becoming a show favorite. People were also asked to contemplate whether they thought of print as an art or a science and invited to select a exclusive laptop sticker to take home.

For more information about Flexo Concepts’ experience at Labelexpo, watch a recap video at www.youtube.com. A complete press kit can be downloaded at www.flexoconcepts.com/media.

About Flexo Concepts

Established in 1988 and headquartered in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Flexo Concepts manufactures TruPoint® doctor blades and MicroClean™ dry media anilox cleaning systems. All products are designed to improve print quality and reduce operational costs for flexographic and offset printers.  Flexo Concepts maintains distribution locations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.  For more information about the company and its products visit www.flexoconcepts.com.  For regular updates, follow Flexo Concepts on Facebook and Twitter.

Plymouth, MA, October 2, 2018.  Flexo Concepts’ Indian distribution partner, Academia, will promote the benefits of TruPoint doctor blades in corrugated applications at IndiaCorr Expo 2018 on October 4-6 at the Bombay Exhibition Center.

The latest corrugated doctor blade innovation from Flexo Concepts®, TruPoint Green®, will be among the featured products at IndiaCorr Expo, Academia booth A-74. Green is a drop-in replacement blade for printers who want to produce mid-level graphics without having to run steel. The custom-compounded material demonstrates better stiffness and spring memory than UHMW and better wear rates and safety than steel.

TruPoint DuraPoint® and TruPoint UHMW will also be on display at IndiaCorr Expo 2018. DuraPoint’s proprietary high-density formulation delivers superior blade life and enhanced graphics compared to standard UHMW, making it a good alternative for both metering and containment.

To learn more or obtain blade samples, visit the Academia and Flexo Concepts booth A-74, at IndiaCorr Expo,  or go to www.flexoconcepts.com. A complete press kit can be downloaded at www.flexoconcepts.com/media.

About Flexo Concepts

Established in 1988 and headquartered in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Flexo Concepts manufactures TruPoint® doctor blades and MicroClean™ dry media anilox cleaning systems. All products are designed to improve print quality and reduce operational costs for flexographic and offset printers. Flexo Concepts maintains distribution locations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. For more information about the company and its products visit www.flexoconcepts.com. For regular updates, follow Flexo Concepts on Facebook and Twitter.

Plymouth, MA, September 10, 2018. Flexo Concepts will continue to promote the benefits of its TruPoint Orange doctor blade at Labelexpo Americas 2018. Featuring MicroTip® technology, Orange delivers high-precision metering and helps printers eliminate pressroom issues such as UV ink spitting, start-up waste, short blade life and operator injuries.

Once again, Orange has been selected by a number of OEMs to demonstrate the effectiveness of their equipment at the show. Among them are AB Graphic, Cartes, Domino, Edale, Etirama, FUJIFILM, Gonderflex, Kurz, MPS, Nilpeter and Tresu. More information and booth locations can be found at www.flexoconcepts.com/labelexpo-americas-2018/#oems-running-trupoint.

Due to its popularity at Labelexpo Europe 2017, Bee Sting liqueur will be back this year and available for tastings at Flexo Concepts’ booth #1408. The liqueur is distilled in the company’s hometown of Plymouth, Massachusetts, and the bottles feature a unique label printed by Design Mark using a TruPoint doctor blade.

Flexo Concepts is also co-sponsoring the “Join the Network” Gala along with Omet and other industry partners. The evening event, featuring a black-tie dinner, a raffle, live music and the opportunity to test drive a Ferrari, is part of the consortium’s “Future of Flexo” initiative to support students pursuing careers in printing.

As a theme this year, Flexo Concepts encourages people to consider the question, “Printing – an art or a science?” Attendees can stop by booth #1408 to choose one of two exclusive laptop stickers designed to support their view.

For more information, visit Flexo Concepts at the show or go to www.flexoconcepts.com/labelexpo-americas-2018/#booth-features. A complete press kit can be downloaded at www.flexoconcepts.com/media.

About Flexo Concepts

Established in 1988 and headquartered in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Flexo Concepts manufactures TruPoint® doctor blades and MicroClean™ dry media anilox cleaning systems. All products are designed to improve print quality and reduce operational costs for flexographic and offset printers.  Flexo Concepts maintains distribution locations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.  For more information about the company and its products visit www.flexoconcepts.com.  For regular updates, follow Flexo Concepts on Facebook and Twitter.

Plymouth, MA, September 5, 2018. Flexo Concepts’ South American distribution partner, Mercury, will promote the benefits of the TruPoint Green® and TruPoint DuraPoint® doctor blades at the ACCCSA 2018 convention on September 11-13 in Bogota, Colombia.

The latest corrugated blade innovation from Flexo Concepts, TruPoint Green is a drop-in replacement blade for printers who want to produce mid-level graphics without having to run steel. The custom-compounded material demonstrates better stiffness and spring memory than UHMW and better wear rates and safety than steel.

TruPoint DuraPoint’s proprietary  high-density formulation delivers superior blade life and enhanced graphics compared to standard UHMW, making it a good alternative for both metering and containment.

To learn more or obtain a blade sample, visit Mercury at the show (booth #13) or go to www.flexoconcepts.com. A complete press kit can be obtained at www.flexoconcepts.com/media.

About Flexo Concepts

Established in 1988 and headquartered in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Flexo Concepts manufactures TruPoint® doctor blades and MicroClean™ dry media anilox cleaning systems. All products are designed to improve print quality and reduce operational costs for flexographic and offset printers. Flexo Concepts maintains distribution locations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. For more information about the company and its products visit www.flexoconcepts.com. For regular updates, follow Flexo Concepts on Facebook and Twitter.