Flexo Daily

RFID and the Path to Smart Inventory Control

Date01 Jun 2020

Where do you keep all your stuff? You know, the tapes, doctor blades, end seals, photopolymer, and all the other consumables that keep your business moving. More importantly, how do...

Introducing Virtual Service Across Canada

Date27 May 2020

Using your cell phone to help solve problems with plate-washing and plate-making systems Closing restaurants and bars in the Age of Coronavirus makes some sense, but when it comes to...

We Have Your (Sticky) Back

Date19 May 2020

You may not think about sticky-back tape very much, but there’s more to this indispensable consumable of flexographic printing than is readily apparent. You probably know plenty about all the...

Letterpress Lives!

Date15 Apr 2020

Letterpress may be one of the earliest forms of transferring ink to a substrate, but it is by no means obsolete. Yet at least one major vendor is dropping letterpress...

Building a first-class digital portfolio. Synergy is what happens when distinct elements combine to create advantages for users. With label and package printing some of the best synergies combine traditional...

Recovering Wasted Time

Date25 Feb 2020

It began modestly, with boxes. Then, very quickly, Shippers Supply founder Ron Brown recognized that people buying boxes also needed tape, hand trucks to move them, shelving to store them,...

What You Don’t Know is Not Good For You

Date25 Jan 2020

You probably don’t know the answer off hand, but what do you really know about the condition of your anilox rolls? To get a handle on this, pull any five...

Liquid Photopolymer Enables Fast Turnarounds Customers Seek

Date01 Nov 2019

Ask any box printer what they want and you quickly find that shorter turnaround times and reliable ink transfer often rise to the top of their wish lists. Other top...

The Goldilocks De-mounter

Date22 Oct 2019

The homemade de-mounter stuck out at a right angle from a steel post. No matter how you looked at it, it left something to be desired. Awkward, hard to use,...

How to Improve Your Flexo Press Efficiency

Date07 Oct 2019

Splicing is often overlooked when it comes to factors affecting press efficiency, but it’s an important consideration when you add up the numbers. In flexo, slowing down the press is...