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Shrink Sleeve Production: The Right Workflow Erases Intimidating Factors

There’s no denying demand for shrink sleeves is on the rise. While the label industry continues to see healthy year-over-year gains itself, the notable growth in shrink sleeves is something narrow web converters are finding difficult to ignore. Specifically: Leading shrink application researcher AWA (Alexander Watson Associates) reports shrink sleeve labels make up roughly 18 […]

Phoenix Challenge Foundation Announces Annual Golf Tournament

CHARLOTTE, NC—For more than 20 years, the Phoenix Challenge Foundation (PCF) has been the premier organization who solely focuses on building tomorrow’s workforce. Its annual fundraiser to support growing flexo in education is the annual Phoenix Challenge Foundation Golf Tournament. This year’s event will be held Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the beautiful Stonebridge Golf Club […]

Mark Andy Print Products Announces Expansion with Flexo Consumables into European Market

CHESTERFIELD, MO—Mark Andy Print Products Europe is offering all essential flexo pressroom consumables, including plate mounting tape, doctor blades, splicing tape, pressroom chemistry and more. Mark Andy Print Products, supplies and consumables division of Mark Andy Inc, announces the expansion of its reach, selling to European converters and printers. The business in Europe will support […]

Phoenix Challenge College Competition to Take Place May 4 in Baton Rouge, LA

CHARLOTTE, NC—The Phoenix Challenge Foundation announced this year’s Phoenix Challenge College Competition will be held May 4 in Baton Rouge, LA, leading into Forum 2019, May 5-8 in New Orleans. The only annual college flexo competition, the Phoenix Challenge College Competition builds and breeds talent and interest in package and label printing industries. The popular […]

Understanding the Anilox: Improve Performance Reliability While Reducing Waste

When I was first learning how to run a press, one of the biggest things I could remember thinking was, “How am I supposed to know how these different anilox rollers print?” I would watch all the veteran operators switching out anilox rollers, and they knew exactly which one to drop into press for each […]

Mark Andy Print Products Strengthens Partnership with RotoMetrics

ST. LOUIS, MO—Mark Andy Print Products, the supplies and consumables division of Mark Andy Inc, has been named the preferred global distributor of RotoMetrics print cylinders and magnetic cylinders.  Mark Andy Print Products will now support order specifications for the RotoMetrics line of print cylinders, including RotoGuard and RotoGuard, as well as the line of […]

Kodak VIP Summit Stresses Industrywide Efficiencies, Showcases FLEXCEL NX Ultra Plates

ORLANDO, FL—In staging a VIP Flexo Technology Summit Oct. 17-18, FTA member Kodak insisted that CPCs, graphic designers, prepress trade shops, printers and their supplier partners are banding together to strengthen quality, enhance efficiencies and guarantee consistency. The common challenge: “Continually push barriers.” “Transforming Flexo” served as both mantra and theme for the event. It […]

Bay Tech Label Improved Work Methods & Problem Solving with FIRST Individual Certifications

Better communication, predictable results and less stress—Bay Tech Label Inc attributes these skills and more to Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications & Tolerances (FIRST). With employees who have completed each FIRST Individual Certification, the company says it is better equipped to speak with customers and meet their evolving needs, with improved skills and work methods. “We […]