Supply chain disruptions drive up prices of European flexible packaging materials in Q1 2024
Shipping disruptions in the Red Sea have had a significant impact on supply chains, leading to increased prices of European flexible packaging materials in the first quarter of the year. Prices across almost every flexible packaging material posted modest price rises in the first quarter of 2024, compared with the end of 2023, due mainly […]
RK Print Coat – “Ink Thick and the Thin”
Consistent results in flexography are to some degree dependent upon how much ink, whether thick or thin is laid down on the plate and on the substrate. Anilox, doctor blades and plate mounting tapes cannot be left out of the flexo quality equation; neither can devices that enable colour, text and graphics to be monitored […]
IPCO to present solutions for film casting, extrusion and solidification at ACHEMA 2024
Industrial process systems company IPCO will use Achema (10-14 June 2024, Messe Frankfurt, Hall 4, Stand 24) to showcase its wide range of solutions for the chemical industry. IPCO is a leading supplier of high-productivity systems for chemical processing, with applications ranging from chemical pastillation and film casting to extrusion and cooling equipment. The company […]
Inometa to showcase INOlink and INOid at drupa 2024
Drupa, known as the world’s leading trade fair for printing technology, is once again at the centre of the industry, and INOMETA is ready to impress the printing industry with innovations. Specialising in flexographic printing rollers and sleeves, INOMETA has made a name for itself for developing products that significantly improve performance and quality in […]
Jagenberg Converting Solutions highlights the next evolutionary step in decorative rotogravure printing
A new and ready-for-delivery decorative gravure printing press took centre stage at the in-house exhibition of Jagenberg Converting Solutions (JCS), which was held at Jagenberg subsidiary WDB Systemtechnik GmbH in Enger (near Herford, Germany). After a guided tour of the machine, the PRO Flexconvert team met for an exclusive interview with Karsten Kloepperpieper, Head of […]