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 [...]
Corrugated Converters at the Crossroads Blog Series Part 2 “Necessity is the Mother of Ink Delivery Innovation”
Christine Duggan2019-01-18T13:31:59-05:00The first blog post in our Corrugated Converters at the Crossroads series looked at how new consumer buying behaviors are changing what is expected of corrugated packaging [...]
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 [...]
The World’s Most Innovative Doctor Blade Company
Christine Duggan2021-09-21T15:27:39-04:00Flexo Concepts® wants to be the world’s most innovative doctor blade company. How are we going to do it? By creating products, services and a brand experience [...]
Hybrid Printing Technology Combines the Best of Both Worlds
Christine Duggan2021-07-07T09:55:35-04:00The Toaster Tea Pot by Ceramic Inspirations The TeaToaster. An appliance that makes tea and toast? How nice would it be to have the [...]
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 [...]
The Evolution of Corrugated Doctor Blades
Christine Duggan2021-07-07T10:18:04-04:00Since the 1960s, corrugated printing requirements have evolved from simple logistics to eye-catching promotional packaging with SKUs and tracking information. Improvements in doctor blade materials and [...]
Doctor Blade Mechanical Creep: What it is, why it matters & what you can do about it
Christine Duggan2021-12-14T15:27:29-05:00UHMW has always been the “standard” doctor blade used in corrugated applications. However, the function of the corrugated box has evolved from a simple “this side up” logistics [...]
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 [...]
Kanban 101
Christine Duggan2018-07-31T13:22:06-04:00In today’s competitive marketplace, manufacturers are looking for ways to improve efficiency and wring costs out of the production process. By adopting lean manufacturing concepts, companies can [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]