Mark Andy

FORT MILLS, S.C.—The Flexographic Trade School (FTS) will hold an open house, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007 at the FTS facility in Fort Mills, SC. The open house will celebrate the installation of two new Mark Andy 2200 presses, the newest model just recently launched by the Mark Andy brand. The new machines will provide FTS with the newest press designs which will allow the school’s stsudents to receive an up-to-date flexo technology education. The latest applications and printing will also be featured. The event gives attendees the opportunity to see the latest Mark Andy machines in operation and to learn more about the school

RFID has been the “talk of the town” ever since Wal-Mart laid out its expectations to its largest suppliers in 2003—lots of press, lots of hype. Now, it seems as though more participants are asking that famous question posed in Wendy’s® commercials many years ago, “Where’s the beef?” It is true that the glowing light of RFID has dimmed during the last couple of years—reality has not lived up to the expectations that were created. That doesn’t mean, however, that RFID is no longer something package printers need to consider. RFID is being implemented in a wide range of applications and some of

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—Mark Andy and KECO Coatings have combined forces to offer their collective customers a new aftermarket process improvement program to reduce cycle times. KECO has developed high-performance non-stick coatings for EZ Clean ink pans and traction release idler rolls for narrow web applications and Mark Andy will support KECO by supplying OEM parts, including, ink pans, and idler rolls. Now customers can purchase new coated ink pans and idler rolls from KECO directly. KECO coatings, including all Teflon coating systems, Plasma Teflon, and conductive idler rolls are certified to ISO 9001-2001 and AS9100 standards. KECO President Mike Klinge stated, “Many of our narrow

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—Mark Andy is very pleased to announce the winners of the first annual World Class Print Awards competition. 162 total entries were received from around the world and judged by independent judges from the converting industry. The judges selected the winners in six prize-winning categories at Mark Andy headquarters office in St. Louis on August 16. Over the years, Mark Andy has seen the many diverse and distinguishing type of labels being produced from customers around the world. Each year has brought new types of labels never before produced further highlighting the variety of printing processes, substrates, creative design and printing techniques.

The use of combination printing/processing is not a rarity in package printing—not by a long shot. A printer that has the need could combine any of the printing processes, in addition to converting operations such as foil stamping and embossing. The value provided by combination printing is that each printing process can bring its own specific attributes to the party, says Andy Colletta, president/CEO of Nilpeter USA. “Flexography and offset printing provide the lion’s share of the coverage on a signature, including the text and four-color images,” he explains. “Rotary screen is often used to provide an opaque background prior to printing, while

The use of combination printing/processing is not a rarity in package printing—not by a long shot. A printer that has the need could combine any of the printing processes, in addition to converting operations such as foil stamping and embossing. The value provided by combination printing is that each printing process can bring its own specific attributes to the party, says Andy Colletta, president/CEO of Nilpeter USA. “Flexography and offset printing provide the lion’s share of the coverage on a signature, including the text and four-color images,” he explains. “Rotary screen is often used to provide an opaque background prior to printing, while

PARAMUS, N.J.—H.A. Bruno, LLC, organizers of CPP EXPO—to be held Oct. 15-17, 2007 at the Las Vegas Convention Center/South Hall (LVCC)—is still experiencing a brisk sales pace as several package printing suppliers joined the Expo over the last 30 days. PLGA (Package Label & Gravure Association) and GAA (Gravure Association of America) are co-sponsoring the event and IBWA (International Bottled Water Association) is co-locating its annual convention in Las Vegas. A number of companies will be at CPP EXPO for its second showing in Las Vegas, including Mark Andy/Comco, KoTai, Radius Solutions, Retroflex, Totani, and Waterline. All will showcase equipment within their exhibit, and

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—Mark Andy has signed a long-term contract with a multinational engineering and software development firm based in Bangalore, India. As part of its growth and development strategy to serve emerging markets in India and Southeast Asia, Mark Andy is building a team of engineers and software professionals that will provide the additional resources to expand product line offerings and equipment capabilities. The engineering team will work closely with Mark Andy’s distributors in the region to better understand the special needs of the Indian and Asian markets and design products for these fast-growing regions. “Mark Andy has been focused on the Indian markets

PARAMUS, N.J.—H.A. Bruno, LLC, organizers of CPP EXPO—to be held Oct. 15-17, 2007 at the Las Vegas Convention Center/South Hall (LVCC)—is still experiencing a brisk sales pace as several package printing suppliers joined the Expo over the last 30 days. PLGA (Package Label & Gravure Association) and GAA (Gravure Association of America) are co-sponsoring the event and IBWA (International Bottled Water Association) is co-locating its annual convention in Las Vegas. A number of companies will be at CPP EXPO for its second showing in Las Vegas, including Mark Andy/Comco, KoTai, Radius Solutions, Retroflex, Totani, and Waterline. All will showcase equipment within their exhibit, and

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—Mark Andy has signed a long-term contract with a multinational engineering and software development firm based in Bangalore, India. As part of its growth and development strategy to serve emerging markets in India and Southeast Asia, Mark Andy is building a dedicated team of engineers and software professionals that will provide the additional resources to expand product line offerings and equipment capabilities. The engineering team will work closely with Mark Andy’s distributors in the region (Flexo Image Graphics) to better understand the special needs of the Indian and Asian markets and design products for these fast-growing regions. “Mark Andy has been focused