Kodak Flexo Packaging Division to be acquired by Montagu

2018 was a very eventful year and only a few days into 2019 we have some news to share with our customers and partners from the flexo and letterpress industry. Kodak Flexographic Packaging Division will be sold to Montagu, a leading private equità firm with a broad investment portfolio, specializing in the acquisition of companies […]

4 Signs to Spot the Perfect Processor

No matter what kind of plates you work with – water-based, solvent-based, for UV printing. Today I’m going to tell you about the 4 signs that every printer must look for when they have to choose a new photopolymer plate processor. I wrote this brief after countless calls from printers who had already tried everything […]

Films are doomed

How many times have you got this… despite aiming to a very different result? I bet it’s happened so often you’ve lost count. You’ve grown accustomed to it, to such an extent you’re not even surprised any more. You get the film from your old photounit and put it into the exposure unit. At the […]

Plate Washers – A Short Guide to Buy it Right

Today I’m going to reveal to you the 5 hints that will allow you to spot the right plate washer at first glance. Write them down on a post-it stuck to your desk, save them on an Evernote note or on a Word file. Just make sure to bear them in mind when you go […]

New Cleaning Product: 0% VOC, NO GHS Pictograms

From Flexoclean labs here comes a new safe and environmentally friendly cleaning product with no GHS hazard pictograms and with 0% VOC. Finally a product for water-based inks is available that is ideal for the flexible packaging industry and can be used either for inline cleaning in press or for manual cleaning, with no disposal […]

Tailor-made Anilox Ultrasonic Cleaners

Every Anilox Ultrasonic Cleaner Ditomsounds can be tailor-made to meet specific customer requirements: washing tank, rinsing tank, anilox HD option, customized support sleeves, motor rotation. Each component can be added into or crossed out of the standard design project. – Washing tank A bigger tank can be featured upon customer request. There are no constraints […]

New Automatic Machine Parts Washer

Low-cost automatic machine entirely “Made in Europe”. Easy to use, it guarantees perfect cleaning of doctor blades, tanks and machine parts in general. Side tank and cover are also available as optionals. This machine parts washer is available in different sizes and can be customized according to customers’ needs. Come and see it at our […]

Aquaflex, the Solution: a Water-based Flexo Plate

Do you produce polymer plates for UV flexo but regularly find that debris and dust are transferred onto your plate in printing? Is it virtually impossible to print with the same plates more than once? Are you forced to resort to a plate trade shop and put up with all the related nuisances? Have you […]

Have you ever seen a cleaner water-based flexo system? [VIDEO]

Eliminate annoying polymer residues during washing without wasting time on lengthy maintenance. Watch the video and discover the VFW system that allows you to produce water-based flexo plates in a practical, fast, and clean way. Have you ever seen a water-based flexo system cleaner than this? Does it seem impossible to have such clean water […]