Flint Groups New Thermal nyloflex XAH Digital Plate Increases Productivity

The nyloflex XAH Digital, a hard round top dot plate with a smooth surface, is the latest addition to Flint Groups fast-growing line of nyloflex thermal printing plates designed specifically for use in its nyloflex Xpress Thermal Processor. The new flexographic plate is formulated with a special AIF technology that keeps plates cleaner on press and results in faster print runs with fewer press stops.

Coldset Printing Partners Chooses Waterless Offset Printing with Toray Plates

Toray Graphics in the Czech Republic, a leading manufacturer of waterless offset plate technology, reported that Belgian printing company Coldset Printing Partners has converted most of its operations to waterless offset printing using Toray IMPRIMA printing plates and Koenig & Bauer Cortina printing presses. The company, which serves its parent newspaper publisher as well as external customers that require heatset quality offset printing, was formed in 2010 as a joint venture to consolidate two printing plants.

Highest efficiency in adhesive application also stands for greater sustainability in packaging production

At Baumer hhs at FachPack 2019 (24 – 26 September in Nuremberg Germany) in Hall 2 (Stand 2-411), everything revolves around maximum efficiency in adhesive application in the production of folding boxes and corrugated board packaging. The company will highlight the various facets of this demanding topic – maximum efficiency in adhesive application not only stands for higher productivity and profitability, but also for greater sustainability.

UPM Raflatac responds to the growing need for renewable packaging materials by unveiling industrys first wood-based film material

UPM Raflatac is pleased to announce it is the first label material producer to bring a new wood-based polypropylene film material into the market. The UPM Raflatac Forest Film label material has been developed in collaboration with UPM Biofuels using UPM BioVerno naphtha, a 100 percent wood-based solution originating from sustainably managed forests.

Sun Chemical launches new inks

On stand 5E45 at Labelexpo 2019 in Brussels, Belgium, 24 – 27 September 2019, Sun Chemical will showcase its complete portfolio of solutions for the narrow web label and packaging markets and highlight its latest product and service innovations. Through the extensive range on display, Sun Chemical will also demonstrate its commitment to sustainability, which continues to be fundamental to its innovation and product development, as the worlds largest producer of printing inks and pigments.