I-95 Flexo Seminar Draws Large Crowd, Features Presentations on Ink Density, Expanded Gamut

PHILADELPHIA, PA—Nearly 70 flexographers attended the inaugural I-95 Flexo Seminar Sept. 16 at FTA member Gallus‘ Philadelphia, PA location. Much like the road from which the group derives its name, attendees came from all along the East Coast to hear presentations addressing solid ink coverage, digital printing’s complementary nature to flexography and expanded gamut printing. Sponsors of the … Continued

DuPont Packaging Graphics, Koncordia Group Win Silver Davey Award

WILMINGTON, DE—DuPont Packaging Graphics and Koncordia Group are the joint winners of a 2014 Silver Davey Award for the development of a comprehensive marketing campaign in support of DuPont Cyrel Performance Plates. The two companies were recognized by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts in the integrated campaign category. “This campaign was key in … Continued

3M Flexo Symposium Discusses Efficiencies, Proper Processes

ST. PAUL, MN—Roughly 50 flexographers and industry members attended 3M’s Flexo Symposium on July 16, held at the company’s Innovation Center in St. Paul, MN. Jamie Eggleston from 3M and Ellen Farrell from DuPont began with an overview of flexographic printing, showing how far the process has come since its inception. Eggleston then went into … Continued

DuPont Packaging Graphics Installs Newest Flexographic Exposure System at Color Ad

WILMINGTON, DE—DuPont Packaging Graphics (DuPont) announced that it has installed its newest DuPont Cyrel DigiFlow 2000 EC flexographic exposure system at Color Ad Packaging, Ltd. (Color Ad), one of North America’s premier suppliers of flexible packaging. The visual impact that the new system enables has allowed Color Ad to convert lower volume gravure printing projects … Continued

DuPont Introduces New Cyrel Printing Plate for UV Inks

WILMINGTON, DE—DuPont Packaging Graphics (DuPont) announced the new DuPont Cyrel FAST DFUV flexographic printing plate, designed for superior output when used with ultraviolet (UV) curable inks. The new plates can improve solid ink density, reduce waste, save time and cost in applications involving high end substrates such as pressure sensitive and self adhesive labels, shrink … Continued