Flexo Market News I NTERNET D IRECTORY
GM Graphix ( Cont’d from Page 1)
The company’s passion for responsible environ- mental stewardship, along with its of advocacy of solar power, led GM Graphix President Pieter Massyn to launch a new company called GM solar. The com- pany will provide mobile solar-powered units and hopes to have its first Solar Shop open to the public next month. The company will also offer training at the brand new training center at GM Graphix’s Alber- ton headquarters. GM Graphix is passionately committed to the envi- ronment and to reducing its carbon footprint. In 2015, the company reportedly reduced its carbon footprint by a total of 17 percent and reduced it an- other 16 percent in 2016 — a two-year reduction of 34 percent. In the first six months of this year saw the company experienced a 41 percent saving on electricity by simply introducing LED lights throughout the facility. Sun Chemical Opens New Coatings Lab Sun Chemical has opened a new coatings lab in its Carlstadt, New Jersey, research and development fa- cility. The 11,000-square-foot investment features equipment and analytical support for studying migra- tion, adhesion, permeability, and other performance- related coating phenomena. SEM microscopy, atomic force microscopy, IR surface mapping, sophisticated surface energy measurement and many other tech- niques are used to advance the fundamental under- standing of key coatings performance attributes. A variety of equipment has been added to the new lab, including: gas transmission rate analyzers, glass bottle testing instrumentation, and coatings spraying equipment to develop new and improved water, sol- vent, and energy curable primers, inks, and coatings. A lab laminator will be added in 2017 to help study the interaction between ink, substrate, primers, over- print varnishes and laminating adhesives. Beverage Packaging To Grow To $138.7 Billion Global demand for beverage packaging was valued at $108.4 billion in 2015 and is expected to reach $138.7 billion in 2021, according to a new report from Zion Market Research. The market is expected to grow at a compound Annual Growth Rate of 4.2 percent between 2016 and 2021. North America dominated the beverage packaging market in 2015.
Eaglewood Technologies, LLC www.eaglewoodtech.com
Eaglewood Technologies offers the Sanilox™ Anilox Roll Cleaning System, an innovative, environmentally safe sys- tem. Sanilox™2.0 uses a touch-screen interface to clean rolls in-line or off-line with the simple touch of a button. It can be operated in English or Spanish and monitor roll in- ventory by entering roll information into the touch-screen interface. Eaglewood Technologies offers cleaning service in your facility, or a ship-in roll cleaning program. Flint Group Flexographic Products develops, manufactur- ers and markets an extensive portfolio of printing consum- ables, including: nyloflex® photopolymer 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. Flint Group www.flintgrp.com
Harper Corporation of America www.harperimage.com
We’ve made ceramic anilox rolls longer than anyone in the world and pride ourselves on being the best in the world. Whether wide web, narrow web, newspaper, or cor- rugated markets, Harper continuously 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 Flexotecnica presses is provided by KBA North America, Inc. in Dallas, Texas with U.S. resident technicians, an extensive spare parts inventory and an ex- perienced, dedicated service staff. Mark Andy, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of nar- row and mid-web printing and converting equipment. The company has a rich history of delivering solutions to in- crease productivity and profitability for the label and pack- aging markets. The company supplies leading global brands including Comco printing/converting machinery, Mark Andy printing/converting machinery and UVTechnolo- gy curing systems and replacement parts. Mark Andy, Inc. is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, with sales and dis- tribution offices in France, Switzerland, and the UK. Mark Andy, Inc. www.markandy.com
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