Stories
Insight from industry experts, experiences from print providers on the ground, views and opinions from brands, buyers and beyond – we tackle the big issues and themes in packaging print and share the stories worth telling.
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Flexo Printing Converter Consistency
Sustainability and savings are top of the agenda for the brands Colombian converter Litoplas is working with. We spoke to Luis Mora at the company to find out how their printing workflow delivers cost effective, consistent, more sustainable flexo printing…
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#GFIATrends round-up
The independent judging panel for the 2021 Global Flexo Innovation Awards have been sharing the flexo trends they saw among the entrants. We've rounded-up a selection of the views from four of the judges on the panel. Watch now
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Beating price pressures with efficient flexo
Grant Blewett looks at how current inflationary pressures bring productivity and return on investment into ever sharper focus for prepress and printers. But can efficiency really balance out the price pressures?
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#GFIATrends: Latin America’s award-winning innovation
In the 2021 Global Flexo Innovation Awards, more than half the 13 winning entries came from countries in Latin America. We took a closer look at the region’s winners to find out more…
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The Plate in 2021: news and views for the flexo community
Subscribers to The Plate receive the latest news and updates from Miraclon, as well views and insights from across the flexo industry. Find a round-up of what we featured in The Plate in 2021 below and sign-up to be part of The Plate community in 2022…
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Fixing the fundamentals: the journey to resetting the quality-efficiency balance
The KODAK FLEXCEL NX System was developed to solve fundamental challenges in flexo printing. PureFlexo™ Printing builds on over a decade of flexo innovation and expertise in highly controlled ink transfer mechanisms to address the sources of unwanted ink spread for the first time, helping flexible packaging printers bring optimized efficiency to the press room.
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How packaging print providers can take on 2021
As the flexo community continues to navigate and manage the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, we looked at industry perspectives on what’s needed and things print providers can do to respond – from meeting the demands for speed, to finding efficiencies when under pressure and the multiple benefits of standardizing your process…
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Long-term innovation: the path to customer happiness
Chief Technical Adviser to the CEO Zaki Ali and Senior Scientist Kevin Kidnie share what R&D means at Miraclon, why it matters, and how listening to – and even pre-empting – customers’ needs is key to staying ahead of the curve.
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The future is flexible
Having grown in popularity and application to become one of print’s major players, flexo is now facing up to a different challenge: attracting a new generation of practitioners to take the technology to the next level…
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Video: Making digital training work
With the Covid-19 restrictions in place this year, our Latin America team worked together to deliver successful webinars providing technical guidance and training. Watch Rossy Hernandez and Jaime Agudelo discuss their tips for making webinars a success.
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Weatherford facility celebrated during Manufacturing Month
October 2nd was National Manufacturing Day in the United States. Oklahoma is celebrating manufacturing and the positive impact it has on the state throughout the month of October, with representatives from the Governor’s office visiting facilities across the state.