Every two years the Labelexpo Americas trade show is a great way to learn about the latest news, trends, and products in the label and package printing industry. The three day conference is in Chicago, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center...
When it comes to package printing, there are four main technologies utilized by printers and label makers: flexo, digital, gravure and offset.
If you’re in the flexographic printing industry, you know better than anyone that in order to get the perfect print there are hundreds of things to align, test, and measure.
These considerations are only increasing with the development of...
Surface tension is one of two key factors in proper substrate wetting, the other factor being surface energy. Tension is what causes liquids moving to form into a spherical shape, as if they are surround by an elastic membrane under tension. The...
Blister packs are a large and rapidly expanding segment of the global packaging industry. They let consumers see what's inside and reduce tampering, while protecting the product itself from environmental factors, mishandling, and even animals. ...
Flexographic printing works effectively on varied materials like paper, plastic, metallic film, and cellophane to produce a quality job; and presses can be run cost-effectively at extremely high speeds for long runs and large orders.
Atmospheric conditions can be a root cause of issues with ink drying and viscosity in flexographic printing. On a related note, these conditions can also affect the speed at which you can effectively run your press. Pressroom climate (whether...
Editor's note: This blog was originally published on November 22, and has been recently updated.
We’re sorry you’re feeling the pressure in your printing operations.
Flexo printing is a pressure-sensitive process. You may have great ink chemistry/composition combined with the best choices of anilox, image carrier, and substrate. But...
Package printing often requires a great deal of solid color imagery, even in the most intricate of design patterns.
That black backdrop behind a picture of a product? Solid image. That large, single-color logo affixed to the side of a cardboard...
