The ABC of Digital Front Ends for Package Printing
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Date16 Nov 2015
There has been a huge push towards digital printing over the last two years and increased interest in what digital printing has to offer, including short-run printing efficiencies, personalization, prototyping and more. Anyone interested in digital printing for packaging will... Read More →
Facts and Tips About Flexo
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Date26 Oct 2015
The flexo industry continues to see new and innovative advancements that are dramatically improving print quality and efficiencies. Some examples are enhanced prepress workflows, new computer-to-plate technologies, next-generation HD flexo plates, and pressroom productivity improvements with higher speed, faster changeover... Read More →
What You Will Learn in Our Digital Printing Webinar
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Date07 Sep 2015
If you witnessed the transition in music from 8-track tapes to cassettes, cassettes to CDs, and CDs to digital music, you will find similar value offered by digital printing technology. Anderson & Vreeland makes it easy to learn about digital... Read More →
How to Improve Your Pad Printing…
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Date24 Aug 2015
Some Great Pad Printing Plate Options One of the advantages of being in business for over fifty years is that we’ve seen a lot of changes in the world of flexo, and pad printing is no exception. For those not... Read More →
Economical Steps to Improve Your Prepress Production
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Date17 Aug 2015
I just finished reading a great article in Flexo magazine about “The Open Prepress Concept” and how minor improvements can significantly improve production. This article was written by Bret Farrah, executive vice president of Xitron and a 34-year industry veteran.... Read More →
How to Minimize Flexo Plate Damage and Improve Printing Efficiency – New 3M L-Series Plate Mounting Tapes
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Date03 Aug 2015
One of the most underestimated factors in flexographic printing is the interplay between the flexo printing plate and adhesive tape. The tape’s adhesive must hold the plate firmly in place during the printing process, yet allow for easy removal after... Read More →
Maximizing Doctor Blade and End Seal Performance to Increase Productivity
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Date22 Jun 2015
In his famous historical play Richard III, Shakespeare’s title character utters the famous line, A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse! This simple line has come to exemplify any scenario where the lack of an item has potentially... Read More →
Transitioning to Digital Printing … Flexo Has Come a Long Way Since Molding Presses
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Date15 Jun 2015
Flexographic printing has evolved significantly from the days of basic forms printing to today’s high-resolution digital output, which has altered the flexo landscape. The process of flexography was originally called aniline printing and dates back to 1890, and for the... Read More →
Why Color Matters – Printing Sells Products
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Date08 Jun 2015
You’re in a supermarket looking at a 12-pack of Coca Cola, but instead of seeing the red color we have all come to associate with Coke, the printing is off and the color looks faded. Are you going to buy... Read More →
Printing Sells Products
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Date18 May 2015
There was once a time when product packaging was simply viewed as a container for a product; it had to protect the product but was viewed as a cost to be minimized. Today, product packaging is recognized as a critical... Read More →