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Pacificolor John Clark has joined prepress packaging com- pany Pacificolor LLC, Woods Cross, Utah, as a Pre- press-IT Workflow Engineer.
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Clark will play a role in enhancing the company’s prepress operations and IT workflows. He joins Pacif- icolor from Southern Graphic Sys- tems and has worked in the field of prepress and information technolo- gy for more than 25 years.
DuPont Packaging Graphics is the world’s leading supplier of flexographic printing systems in digital and conventional formats; including Cyrel® brand photopolymer plates, Cyrel® FAST processing equipment, Cyrel® round sleeves, mounting and fin - ishing products. For more than 35 years, beginning with Cyrel®, the first photopolymer printing plate, through to to - day’s digital workflow revolution, DuPont has been driving innovation in the Flexo and package printing industries. The Digital Cyrel® FAST imaging system has been broadly recognized for its efficiency, productivity, print performance, and environmental benefits. Flint Group www.flintgrp.com Flint Group Flexographic Products develops, man - ufacturers and markets an extensive portfolio of printing consumables, including: nyloflex ® photopoly - mer printing plates and processing equipment, and dayCorr ® die-cutting blankets and anvil covers. With a strong customer focus, unmatched service and support, and superior products, Flint Group strives to provide exceptional value, consistent quality and continuous innovation to customers around the world. Harper Corporation of America www.harperimage.com We’ve made ceramic anilox rolls longer than any - one in the world and pride ourselves on being the best in the world. Whether wide web, narrow web, newspaper, or corrugated markets, Harper continu - ously strives to bring new flexographic products and services to the printing industry that will improve the quality of your graphics. Flexotecnica’s patented Safe Sleeve Change ® system and Speedy Clean ® auto washup system are designed to give converters a competitive edge through Flexotecnica’s commitment to research and development. Sales, service and support for Flexo - tecnica presses is provided by KBA North America, Inc. in Dallas, Texas with U.S. resident technicians, an extensive spare parts inventory and an experi - enced, dedicated service staff. KBA-Flexotecnica – Get the Edge www.kba-flexotecnica.com/en/
Clark will be responsible for streamlining and optimizing pre- press processes, implementing new technologies, and ensuring seamless integration of IT systems. Pacificolor is the exclusive North American pro- vider of the multi-award-winning flexible and cor- rugated screening technologies ProjectBlue and Vortex. The company has additional sites in Colora- do and Minnesota. Sun Chemical Sun Chemical’s Glenn Webster received the Na- tional Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers’ John Clark
(NAPIM) Technical Achievement Award. Recipients of the Techni- cal Achievement Award are hon- ored for making significant contri- butions to the science of printing ink formulation, manufacture or application. Webster started working in the printing ink industry in 1989 as a formulation chemist where he de- veloped rheology-modified UV litho
Glenn Webster
inks using novel low-temperature aluminum alkox- ide gellants to gel polyester acrylate oligomers for improved litho performance and printability. A holder of three patents, he further improved lithographic print performance with the develop- ment of a new approach to pigment dispersions for UV litho inks using non-reactive high molecu- lar weight resins. He developed solutions to meet the industry’s needs for higher press speeds, intro- duced new barrier coatings that lightweight pack- aging and enhance shelf life, designed Mirrortech technology as a sustainable alternative to metal- lized board, and recently launched monoweb label overprint coatings which are a possible sustainable replacement to laminated labels in packaging.
12 October 9, 2023 Flexo Market News
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