HERFORD, Germany—Allstein announced the retirement of Kurt Flathmann after 47 years in the packaging industry—the last eight years working for Allstein as head of sales in North America. Flathmann started initially at Pamarco, then went to Bobst Champlain, then Fischer & Krecke, then Bobst when it bought F&K, and finally participated in starting up Allstein. … Continued
GURNEE, IL—Domino continues to grow and invest in resources for its digital printing business with the appointments of several new hires in service and support roles within North America. Steve Daily joins Domino as technical support manager, Digital Printing North America. Steve’s responsibilities include managing the help desk/phone support, escalation and training departments. Steve has … Continued
Increasingly, brand owners are using multiple print processes, substrates, packaging solutions and print production locations—and expect absolute fidelity to brand colors across all platforms. Yet the demand for color perfection is not limited to those which form a brand’s identity. Very slight color shifts or inconsistencies in product imagery have a significant impact on consumers’ … Continued
Carpad S.p.A., an Italy-based specialist printing firm, has installed a number of printing control systems in order to drive productivity, quality and profitability in an increasingly competitive global marketplace. The firm reports an immediate impact on the printing control systems’ ability to deliver higher quality results in a shorter timeframe. Carpad has combined inline spectral … Continued
Keeping ahead of brand owners’ color demands is a constant challenge for flexo printers, and while printing technology has improved in many ways to help them do so, this has also enabled print buyers to raise the bar of their own expectations still higher. The simple fact is that not every print supplier is proving … Continued
SUSSEX, WI—QuadTech announced that it will bolster its Service Advantage technical support agreement programs by offering enhanced features to all levels, as well as adding a new, fully comprehensive, “Titanium” level. Service Advantage is the company’s tiered structure that allows printers to choose the most cost effective levels of service and support agreements to match … Continued
MÉXICO CITY, Mexico—Zol Plastic S.A. de C.V. reports the successful conclusion of its much anticipated 2014 Converting Solutions seminar series during July. According to Javier Zenil, managing director of Zol Plastic, “Record attendance was recorded at each of the day long seminars held in México City, Monterrey and Guadalajara. Flexographic and rotogravure printers, coaters, laminators and extruders … Continued
CHARLOTTE, NC—FLXON Incorporated was co host for the 2014 Converting Solutions Tour de México; a series of one day technical seminars held during July in México City, Monterrey and Guadalajara. According to FLXON’s Business Development Manager for México, Efrain Martinez, ”This is the second time FLXON has joined together with key industry associates in México … Continued
SUSSEX, WI—QuadTech appointed Stephan Doppelhammer as global market manager for packaging, demonstrating the company’s commitment to extending the benefits of its color control and inspection solutions to the sector. Doppelhammer’s new position will see him focus on business development for packaging converters in adopting strategies for success and profitability, and help them meet the demands … Continued
Heralded for Practical Solutions Tackling Real-World Issues Oct. 21, 2013—More than 300 printers/converters, their customers and print partners descended on Kansas City, MO, for Flexographic Technical Association’s (FTA) 2013 Fall Conference, “Got Data? Now What?” The event held last week (Oct. 14-16) drew a record crowd, with final attendance numbers signifying a 10 percent increase … Continued
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