The importance of being a strategic partner
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Date25 Jan 2017
Unique from the Ground Up Anderson & Vreeland occupies a unique position as the lead supplier to the flexographic printing marketplace. We are the only company that both makes and sells a full range of supplies, materials and peripheral equipment... Read More →
The Power of Thermal Platemaking
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Date05 Dec 2016
Thermal plate processing is one of the most widely-used methods of processing flexo printing plates. This process has been widely accepted within the industry based on the ease of use for the platemaking operators as well as quick turn-around times... Read More →
Leverage a System for Top-Quality Plates
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Date28 Nov 2016
Making thermal plates has long been a process that merged technologies and consumables from multiple suppliers. And because all the parts generally adhered to a relatively narrow set of characteristics and rules of materials science, plate processing systems usually turned... Read More →
Collaboration and Visibility Drive a Shift to Automation
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Date24 May 2016
“We were making it work, but it wasn’t working for us, begins Kathy Brazzale, creative design manager at United Engravers in Schaumburg, Illinois. “We had a system for managing intake and production of our jobs but it lacked visibility between... Read More →
Is Your Shop in the Clean Plate Club?
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Date04 Apr 2016
Basics always matter, including the seemingly minor act of cleaning flexo plates. Often treated as an afterthought, this simple process is critical to achieving reliable, consistent print quality. Yet it can be easy to ignore or let slide, especially when... 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 →
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 →
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 →
Cleaning Flexo Plates – Timing is Everything
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Date04 May 2015
I started out writing this post on “Best Practices – Cleaning Flexo Plates”, however, most of us know the basics of flexo plate cleaning. We know the importance of selecting appropriate cleaning solutions, and methods of cleaning and wiping the... Read More →
No More Press Downtime
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Date22 May 2014
The AV Flexologic SAMM 1500 (Semi-Automatic Mounting Machine) is the MOM DD+ Pro but with FAMM technology. Do you want to know how it works and what makes it the best option? The SAMM 1500 is able to position the... Read More →