Consumables-General - Plates

Digital MWW from MacDermid is a new digital flexo printing plate for optimized white ink laydown in flexible packaging.

The Fujifilm booth at Labelexpo 2014, being held September 9-11, in Rosemont, IL, will demonstrate label printing innovations with a "What's Changing" theme. Featured highlights will include Graphium, a UV inkjet press, and Clarity Water Washable Flexo Plates, along with software solutions.

ATLANTA—MacDermid offers a range of plate products including a full range of analog and digital printing plates.

WILMINGTON, Del.—DuPont Packaging Graphics supports the intended asset sale of the Harold M. Pitman Company to Agfa Graphics.

ATLANTA, Ga.—Asahi Photoproducts, a supplier of photopolymer printing plates, announced the opening of its Atlanta Technology Center (ATC). This facility completes Asahi’s global technical network, adding to facilities already operational in Asia and Europe.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Flint Group Flexographic Products has announced that Anderson & Vreeland, Inc. has agreed to distribute its line of nyloprint® printing plates and processing equipment for letterpress printing applications.

ATLANTA, Ga.—MacDermid Printing Solutions announced that effective June 11, 2009, Heidelberg Canada Graphic Equipment Limited will distribute MacDermid’s sheet photopolymer plate products and equipment in Canada.

Flexo platemaking, in its most basic concept, is very simple. So, why do people find it so complex? This article will explain the key points, and clarify common confusions.

COLUMBUS, Ga.—Kodak has recently completed the expansion of its digital plate production facility in Columbus, Ga. Adding 26,000 square feet to the existing facility, Kodak is using this third production line to meet the digital plate supply needs of print service providers in a wide variety of markets, and to further its commitment to advancing digital plate production processes and technologies.

GENT, Belgium—EskoArtwork will present solutions for printers at the Graphics of the Americas Exposition and Conference (GOA 2009) Feb. 26-28, in Miami. The company will demonstrate its complete solutions portfolio for  commercial printers, packaging, and sign companies. EskoArtwork brings together the systems, software, and hardware, as well as the people and available information assets in order to effectively connect them into high-performance workflows.