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Flexo Plate-making Lecture at XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, XI'AN City
Printing ≫ Flexography 08/05 2010 09:12
Students from the Xi¡ÇAn University of Technology listen to the presentation on flexo platemakin
To enhance the students¡Ç awareness of Flexographic applications, as well as to stimulate Flexo developments in China, a lecture presented by Yushan Lee and Magenta Zheng from Flint Group Flexographic Products, Shanghai, was given at the Xi¡ÇAn University of Technology with the topic Flexographic Plate-making Technology – Today & Tomorrow.
The lecture expounds on the past, the present and the future of flexo plate-making technologies, which have always played a key role in Flexographic Printing. The whole plate-making process was presented to the students along with the advantages of a digital workflow, the usage of sleeves, developments in the ITR (In-The-Round) technology as well as EskoArtwork¡Çs HD Flexo concept. Finally Yushan Lee and Magenta Zheng showed the prospect of an even more efficient and convenient flexo plate-making process. Through the interaction with students about their comprehensive questions on technology, marketing and employment, the audience could obtain an impressive picture of the evolving future of the Chinese Flexographic Industry.
Due to the strong support by Professor Zhou Shisheng, Professor Cao Congjun and Professor Jiang Lei, the lecture was a huge success for everyone. By providing extensive knowledge about Flexographic applications through trainings, seminars etc., Flint Group Flexographic Products established a sustainable partnership with the university, aiming to further develop Flexography in China to become as good and efficient as possible.
For more information about Flint Group please visit http://www.flintgrp.com/.
Flint Group
Flint Group is dedicated to serving the global printing and packaging industry. The company develops, manufactures and markets an extensive portfolio of printing consumables, including: a vast range of conventional and energy curable inks and coatings for most offset, flexographic and gravure applications; pressroom chemicals, printing blankets and sleeves for offset printing; photopolymer printing plates and sleeves, plate-making equipment and flexographic sleeve systems; pigments and additives for use in inks and other colourant applications. 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. Headquartered in Luxembourg, Flint Group employs some 7300 people. Revenues for 2009 were € 2.1 billion (US $2.9 billion). On a worldwide basis, the company is the number one or number two supplier in every major market segment it serves.