Plastic Doctor Blade Materials Are Way Better Than Steel
Market pressures continue to challenge the printing industry to deliver products that differentiate and delight. Doctor blade manufacturers have stepped up, introducing plastic blade technology that [...]
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 [...]
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 - [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
In Safe Hands with Polymer Doctor Blades Blog Series Part 3 “Not the Sharpest Doctor Blade in the Pressroom”
Everyone knows that plastic doctor blades are safer than steel. But did you ever wonder why plastic is a safe doctor blade option? The answer is [...]
In Safe Hands with Polymer Doctor Blades Blog Series Part 2 “Steel Doctor Blade Risk Management”
Workplace hazards are present in almost every industry, and the printing industry is no exception. A press operator faces many dangers at work every day. One [...]
Eliminate the Dangers of Steel Doctor Blades with TruPoint® Blades
Every industry has its challenges, and for the flexo printing industry they include the dangers of steel doctor blades - anilox scoring and pressroom injuries. Fortunately, [...]
In Safe Hands with Polymer Doctor Blades Blog Series Part 1 “Numbers That Add Insults to Doctor Blade Injuries”
OSHA reports, “Businesses spend $170 billion a year on costs associated with occupational injuries and illnesses.” Also, "Employers pay almost $1 billion per week for direct workers’ [...]
3 Ways to Conquer UV Ink Spitting in your Pressroom
Ever seen your perfect print job turn into a messy, chaotic artwork? If you’re a label printer, you’ve probably faced the nightmare of UV ink spitting. [...]
The Spectrum of Culture: From Employee to Customer
The Cultural Spectrum As printers, or as suppliers to printers, we obsess in the pursuit of perfection-- perhaps in no area with so much focus as on [...]