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The Flexographic Technical Association presented 106 Excellence in Flexography Awards at its Annual Awards Banquet.

The INFO*FLEX Solutions Theater will feature two days of a variety of presentations covering several topics.

Nilpeter's comprehensive line of printing and packaging solutions will be represented in Canada by two long-time industry and Nilpeter veterans. Fran Mayo will represent the region from Ontario east, and Robert Wray will support western Canada.

Aztech Converting Systems is now shipping its Diemaster Series rotary diecutter flexo stations with Trupoint Orange doctor blades.

The FTA has launched an online course providing an overview of G7 methodology and implementation in a flexographic workflow.

Flexographic Technical Association’s (FTA) 2015 Annual Forum, themed “Hitting the Perfect Harmony,” aims to do just that in myriad ways over the course of four days, May 3-6, in Nashville, TN.

Just a stone’s throw from Baltimore’s inner harbor, INFO*FLEX, the annual forum of the Flexographic Technical Association, set up shop at the Hilton and adjoining conference center.

packagePRINTING revisits Label and packaging converter Innovative Labeling Solutions (ILS) since being featured in the magazine's July 2008 issue, to ask again about the company's digital printing business, its accomplishments and what the future might hold.

Today’s anilox roller technology has grown to be much more than a transfer roller for colorants. It is a versatile tool in many decorative and coating applications. Anilox rollers are now being used to create high opacity whites and base coats for flexible packaging, tactile coatings for raised-imaged varnishes, as well as applying coatings and adhesives for cold foil and multiple other decorative applications.

In today's challenging business environment, folding carton manufacturers' profits are getting squeezed. Customers demand better quality, lower quantities, just-in-time (JIT) delivery, sustainability, and more point-of-sale "pop," all at a lower price. Yet, many converters are trying to meet today's challenges with yesterday's manufacturing processes, causing bottom-line profitability to suffer.