5 Ways to Conquer UV Ink Spitting in your Pressroom
Christine Duggan2021-07-07T09:20:04-04:00Does this look familiar? Your beautiful print job is covered with a fine spray of dotted and slung ink and looks like it was part of [...]
Corrugated Converters at the Crossroads Blog Series Part 3 “This Is Not Your Father’s Pressroom”
Christine Duggan2018-11-06T14:19:29-05:00The third post in our Corrugated Converters at the Crossroads blog series will look at how some pressroom equipment and substrates have evolved to help printers keep up [...]
New, Improved MicroTip®
Christine Duggan2021-11-11T10:45:01-05:00Since Flexo Concepts launched TruPoint Orange® with a MicroTip four years ago, it has been an overwhelming success in tag and label plants. Printers around the [...]
Hybrid Printing Technology Combines the Best of Both Worlds
Christine Duggan2022-11-29T13:03:06-05:00The TeaToaster. An appliance that makes tea and toast? How nice would it be to have the option of preparing your breakfast and morning beverage at [...]
New Polymer Doctor Blade for High-Graphics Box Makers
Christine Duggan2021-11-11T11:20:05-05:00If you are a producer of simple corrugated graphics, you are probably very familiar with UHMW as the best solution to optimize doctor blade life and [...]
TruPoint Green®: The New Kid on the Block Anilox
Christine Duggan2021-09-27T14:38:15-04:00
What is TruPoint Green? TruPoint Green is a next generation polymer doctor blade for corrugated printers producing mid-level graphics. Why was TruPoint Green created? UHMW has [...]
Versioning and Variable Data in Flexible Packaging
Christine Duggan2020-06-22T19:24:01-04:00According to Smithers Pira in its “Future of Global Flexible Packaging to 2020” report, “Flexible packaging has been one of the fastest growing packaging sectors over the [...]
New Polymer Doctor Blades with MicroTip Are Best for Applying Special Effects Coating
Christine Duggan2022-03-08T10:59:16-05:00Anyone who uses doctor blades for printing knows the range of options available today. From the thickness of the material to the tip configuration, a doctor [...]
Anilox Roll Cleaning is Essential to Effective Ink Delivery
Christine Duggan2021-07-07T10:38:17-04:00You spend a lot of time selecting the correct anilox roll for a job. Careful consideration goes into line screen, cell geometry and cell volume in order [...]
New Doctor Blade Technology Is Worth a Look
Christine Duggan2021-07-07T10:43:47-04:00As a consumables manufacturer introducing new doctor blade technology to a mature industry, we're constantly hearing, “But I’ve done it this way forever.” Press men are busy [...]
The Right End Seals Will Prevent Leaks in Your Doctor Blade Chamber System
Christine Duggan2022-03-08T15:53:43-05:00In an enclosed doctor blade chamber system, the job of the end seals is to keep the coating or ink from leaking out of the ends of the [...]
New Polymers Meter Like Steel Doctor Blades
Christine Duggan2021-10-05T12:32:44-04:00Steel doctor blades used to be a printer's only option to produce high-end graphics. It wasn't because he didn't want longer blade life and the safety benefits that came with using plastic, steel [...]
UV Ink Spitting is a Dirty Habit
Christine Duggan2021-11-15T10:57:37-05:00As competition for shelf space heats up, brand owners are looking to create more compelling-looking products. That means prettier graphics, more vivid colors and unique packaging. [...]
Plastic Doctor Blades – Advanced Polymers Compete with Steel
Christine Duggan2021-10-05T12:45:34-04:00While steel doctor blades used to be the only option to produce high-end graphics, a printer had to deal with the shorter blade life and pressroom injuries [...]