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nyloflex® FAM Digital plates now globally available
Printing ≫ Flexography 02/03 2012 18:25
After the successful launch of the nyloflex® FAM Digital printing plate into the North American market, Flint Group Flexographic Products now introduces the medium hard plate on a worldwide scale. The digital photopolymer printing plate is ideal for clean printing of fine image elements and smooth solids. » Read More
SOMA to Meet with Heidelberg about Future Expansion
Printing ≫ Flexography 09/09 2010 09:47
Tokyo, Japan September 8, 2010
In a press conference held at Heidelberg Japan’s Tokyo offices, Ladislav Verner, General Manager of SOMA Engineering, discussed the success his company has enjoyed in the Flexo Printing Press market and its future. SOMA works with Heidelberg Japan to market its Flexo equipment in Asia.
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TOHO Processing Displays Greening of its Oyama Plant
Printing ≫ Flexography , Gravure Printing , Environment 09/08 2010 16:30
Tochigi, Japan September 8, 2010
Toho Processing opened its Oyama Plant on September 7, 2010 to industry experts and reporters to display some its VOC reduction and environmental improvement measures. » Read More
Flexo Plate-making Lecture at XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, XI'AN City
Printing ≫ Flexography 08/05 2010 09:12
To enhance the students’ 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’An 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’s 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.
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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. » Read More
NEW - nyloflex® Sprint water washable flexo plate now also available in digital
Printing ≫ Flexography 07/20 2010 09:00
Flint Group Flexographic Products launches digital version of well established water washable flexo printing plate nyloflex® Sprint.
Designed to meet the high quality requirements of the narrow web and the mid web market, nyloflex® Sprint Digital offers high resistance against UV-inks and UV-varnishes and a remarkable performance in printing of finest elements, up to 60 L/cm or even higher. Due to the excellent ink transfer characteristics and low dot gain the nyloflex® Sprint Digital shows an outstanding performance in halftone printing. » Read More