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Flexo Market News
• The company cleans 10-20 rolls per day. • It spends $6,000 a year on cleaning supplies. • Flexo Wash anilox cleaner cleans four rolls at the same time and they are totally clean after one cycle. • Most anilox rolls are cleaned once a week. • Anilox rolls that are used for metallics, adhesives and/or whites are washed after each use. • Flexo Wash machines have completely eliminated weak colors and spitting issues with the ink. Ink down- time is down to nearly zero hours a week due to how well the aniloxes are cleaned. • The dedicated parts washer employee is being uti- lized in other departments. Time spent cleaning the chambers is significantly reduced. Vollherbst Signs Agreement For EcoLeaf Metallization German label printer VollherbstDruck GmbH will start utilizing an EcoLeaf metallization unit from A B Graphic International (ABG). The company predicts ROI from EcoLeaf in only six months. It is expected to be installed in September 2020 onVollherbst’s existing A B Graphic Digicon Series 3 converting machine. In 2021, VollherbstDruck GmbH will celebrate 100 years in business. It is a family-run company employing more than 110 people and working with more than 300 brand owners internationally. The company, which is said to have a specialization in highly refined labels for wines and spirits, currently exports 40 percent of its products. Flint Group Delivers EGP Webinar Flint Group has collaborated with industry partners to deliver a webinar on the latest technology available to deliver successful extended gamut printing (EGP). With live footage of the latest SOMA Optima² CI flexo press in action at the SOMA Technology Centre in Lanskroun, Czech Republic, the team printed an eco-friendly, full high definition, EGP design reverse printed on polypropylene film. The design focused on 80 lpcm (203 dpi) HiQ ex- panded gamut printing, demonstrating gang-run print- ing of ten brand extensions printed in different brand colors.The job utilized low volume aniloxes and high intensity inks in CMYK, as well as green, violet and a high opacity white. Flint Group’s FlexiPrint MV inks are reportedly modified nitrocellulose-based inks, which have been optimized for flexographic surface or lamination printing on a wide variety of films.
Eaglewood Technologies, LLC www.eaglewoodtech.com
Eaglewood Technologies provides the award-winning Sitexco Laser Systems, Sanilox ™ Systems and Sani- Blast ™ Mobile Service. Sitexco Laser Systems are the latest technology in anilox roll cleaning and are perfect for packaging and label printers. Sanilox ™ Systems are the global standard of reliable, environmentally safe anilox roll cleaning. Sani-Blast ™ cleaning service has been cleaning rolls for over 20 years and offer several cleaning options to minimize downtime. 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. J I MacWilliam Co., Inc. www.jimacwilliam.com
Used equipment for flexible packaging, folding carton, paper, film, foil and non-woven industries. Professional, knowledgeable service for more than 30 years.
KBA-Flexotecnica – Get the Edge www.kba-flexotecnica.com/en/
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.
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