X-Rite, Pantone and Sun Chemical Release New Metal Deco Libraries for PantoneLIVE at Labelexpo Europe
GRAND RAPIDS, MI—X-Rite Inc, Pantone LLC and Sun Chemical announce two new Metal Deco dependent color libraries for PantoneLIVE, a cloud-based digital color standard ecosystem. Consisting of more than 4,000 new color options, the Metal Deco libraries for opaque and transparent applications help beverage manufacturers and brands set achievable expectations for producing Pantone color standards […]
Sun Chemical and Epple Collaborate to Make Direct Food Contact Inks Available Globally
WEXHAM SPRINGS, UK—Sun Chemical has signed an exclusive agreement with German printing inks manufacturer Epple Druckfarben to combine their resources to make Epple’s series of sheetfed offset inks for direct food contact, BoFood Organic, available to a global audience. BoFood Organic is a worldwide patented sheetfed offset ink for printing on the inside of folding […]
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 […]
DIC Corp to Acquire BASF’s Global Pigments Business
PARSIPPANY, NJ—DIC Corp has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BASF’s global pigments business, known as BASF Colors & Effects (BCE). The acquisition will broaden DIC’s portfolio as a global manufacturer of pigments, including those for electronic displays, cosmetics, coatings, plastics, inks and specialty applications, by creating a world-class pigments supplier that offers customers […]
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 […]
Delivering High Coverage and Impactful Graphics, at High Speed, for Boxes and Boards
A thriving e-commerce industry and a growing trend in big box retailing together offer a promising growth trajectory for the corrugated packaging market. Known for its structural rigidity, the corrugated box offers good protection to heavy contents or fragile products and is a lighter weight than many other packaging substrates. These attributes show why corrugated […]
FQC/SWG Updates: New Projects & Upcoming Meetings
Another quarter, another standards update. And speaking of standards, did you all have the opportunity to read Dr. Danny Rich’s article, “From Practice to Standard,” in the April issue of FLEXO Magazine? Danny is the chair of the Flexo Quality Consortium’s (FQC) Standards Working Group (SWG). We are fortunate to have his expertise in the […]
The Next Generation of Flexographers Glimpse the Industry’s Future at Forum 2019
Forum 2019‘s “FQC: Research Is the Key to a Successful Flexo Future,” co-chaired by Jason Cagle, MacDermid Graphics Solutions and Jean Engelke, FFTA Board chair-elect, spotlighted research projects completed by a handful of students, as well as a Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) project report and, for the first time, featured the Phoenix Challenge College Competition […]
Sun Chemical’s Danny Rich Receives Godlove Award from the Inter-Society Color Council
PARSIPPANY, NJ—Sun Chemical‘s Danny Rich, Ph.D. was recently honored by the Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC) with the prestigious Godlove Award. The Godlove Award honors current or former ISCC members who have made “long-term contributions in the field of color.” A member of the ISCC for 43 years, Rich currently is a member of the board […]
FQC/SWG Updates: Looking Toward Forum 2019 & Spring
In our last FQC update, we communicated the importance of the Standards Working Group (SWG) and its impact on developing standards that may affect our industry. We reached out to you, the membership, to take an active role in the discussions. There are several items under current discussion that will shape how we work in […]
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