TC Transcontinental Packaging Looks at Industry Challenges & Strategies
A “State of the Industry” report earlier this year cited the top challenges of printers today, with automated workflows, color management and cost control rising to the top of that list. Giving insight into one company’s experience with these particular challenges and others, Thomas Morin and Rebecca Casey of FTA printer member TC Transcontinental Packaging […]
The 2019 FLEXO Magazine Cover Project
Analogies, analogies: Press teams and pit crews… Racetracks and pressrooms… Drivers and operators… Mechanics and pressman… Pace cars and process control… Chassis and web paths… Checkered flags and impulse buys… Sponsors and CPCs… Time trials and optimization runs. Fast and Furious—oh no, that’s a movie franchise! Stock car racing and FTA? You get the picture—Blurs […]
Quality, Consistency, Efficiency and Speed Drive US and UK Markets
Stuart Beeson of Sandon Global on Building Business and Boosting Productivity Stuart Beeson, global distribution manager at Sandon Global, oversees non-UK sales activity for the internationally focused anilox roll manufacturer. He travels extensively, recently jetting between the Czech Republic, US, Scandinavia and back again. Along the way, he noted similar challenges, opportunities, operating strategies and […]
Purchasing a Flexo Press: Weighing a Narrow Web Machine’s Risks and Rewards
FLEXO Magazine’s 11th Annual Press Buyer’s Guide looks at the path to purchase from multiple steps: Deciding what a printer needs out of a new press (with specific concerns for narrow web and wide web) Negotiating the terms and details of the purchase (with specific concerns for narrow web and wide web) Installation and initial […]
Purchasing a Flexo Press: Publicizing and Communicating Newly Expanded Capabilities to Customers
FLEXO Magazine’s 11th Annual Press Buyer’s Guide looks at the path to purchase from multiple steps: Deciding what a printer needs out of a new press (with specific concerns for narrow web and wide web) Negotiating the terms and details of the purchase (with specific concerns for narrow web and wide web) Installation and initial […]
FQC/SWG Updates: Project Participants Needed & Recently Completed Ballots
Who can volunteer to be on an FQC project? You can! Each project is a little different and the team members may differ, based on those varying needs. It is the responsibility of the leader to determine what skill sets are needed for success. FQC is chartered to provide the industry with a better understanding […]
The Labor Shortage: Part 3 in a Series on Workers in the Print Industry
[Editor’s Note: This three-part series takes an in-depth look at the worker shortage facing the print industry. Part 1, in May’s FLEXO Magazine, covered the many statistics and facts that illustrate why there is a labor shortage and what we can expect in the future. Part 2, in July’s FLEXO, looked at various ways of […]
Optimizing Relief Height: First-Place 2018 FFTA Rossini Scholarship Recipient’s Research on FIRST Relief Guidance
This study examines the issue of relief depth for flexographic printing plates. Smaller dots supported by less plate relief than the current standard is hypothesized to be more stable and to print with less gain on press due to more structure. I observed the effects of a decreased plate relief on the highlight dots across […]
Automation and the Narrow Web Factory of the Future
Regardless of the type of manufacturing you perform, the age of automation is upon us and provides exceptional opportunities. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that nearly 60 percent of current manufacturing can be done through automating predictable and repeatable human activities. This can have a tremendous effect on how we manage our workflows […]
3M Design’s Michael John on Packaging Design & Flexography’s Expansion
Technology’s impact on flexography and package printing cannot be overstated. It has led suppliers to create and iterate at a rapid pace, and enabled printers to achieve higher quality at faster speeds. But what do CPCs think of the quick and constant rate of evolution? Often housing multiple brands, and juggling short and long product […]
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