http://workflowPrepress.com The latest prepress, press, and imaging news and resources where you can find them! Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:22:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://workflowPrepress.com/339678/kodak-customers-capture-three-best-of-show-awards-at-2013-fta-forum-infoflex.php http://workflowPrepress.com/339678/kodak-customers-capture-three-best-of-show-awards-at-2013-fta-forum-infoflex.php#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 00:05:00 +0000 WhatTheyThink http://workflowPrepress.com/?guid=d0e3fb282da1d67aece3581a1a6b4496
A total of 23 awards in six categories go to eye-catching jobs produced with KODAK FLEXCEL NX Plates ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Flexo printers from around the world submitted more than 500 projects to be evaluated by a panel of judges…]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/339678/kodak-customers-capture-three-best-of-show-awards-at-2013-fta-forum-infoflex.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/338854/fta-debuts-flexography-principles-practices-6-0-at-infoflex-2013.php http://workflowPrepress.com/338854/fta-debuts-flexography-principles-practices-6-0-at-infoflex-2013.php#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 00:05:00 +0000 WhatTheyThink http://workflowPrepress.com/?guid=c30d6e7dd3377b72a2b503413268001a
The Ultimate Guide to Flexography Bohemia, NY - Flexographic Technical Association (FTA), the world's leading professional society dedicated to promoting and advancing the flexographic print process, debuted its completely expanded, fully revised, sixth edition of its…]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/338854/fta-debuts-flexography-principles-practices-6-0-at-infoflex-2013.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/337652/ams-introduces-uv-led-series-for-flexography-at-infoflex-2013.php http://workflowPrepress.com/337652/ams-introduces-uv-led-series-for-flexography-at-infoflex-2013.php#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:04:00 +0000 WhatTheyThink http://workflowPrepress.com/?guid=0dc658ea4c11e329ded5c45d62d6fb59
San Diego, CA. Air Motion Systems | AMS UV announces the immediate availability of its LED-UV FLEXO Series™, a new edition of its powerful UV LED curing platform designed specifically for high speed drying of newly available LED inks and…]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/337652/ams-introduces-uv-led-series-for-flexography-at-infoflex-2013.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/337177/durst-shows-off-tau-330-uv-inkjet-digital-label-press-at-infoflex.php http://workflowPrepress.com/337177/durst-shows-off-tau-330-uv-inkjet-digital-label-press-at-infoflex.php#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:04:00 +0000 WhatTheyThink http://workflowPrepress.com/?guid=169c1821557481abf75aa1579e1c3052
Durst, the world’s leading manufacturer of production-environment digital printing platforms, will be at the Flexography Technical Association InfoFlex ’13 Conference & Trade Show, April 29-30 at the San Diego Convention Center (in Booth 719), to highlight the world’s first UV…]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/337177/durst-shows-off-tau-330-uv-inkjet-digital-label-press-at-infoflex.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/329507/two-industry-keynotes-added-to-the-impressive-list-of-speakers-at-tagas-65th-annual-technical-conference.php http://workflowPrepress.com/329507/two-industry-keynotes-added-to-the-impressive-list-of-speakers-at-tagas-65th-annual-technical-conference.php#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:50:17 +0000 kgrady@printing.org http://workflowPrepress.com/?guid=25f709e5ab3ae1951be0cddfd60b7bde
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 7, 2013—The speaker lineup at the 65th Annual Technical Conference of the Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA) has grown more impressive with the addition of Martin Schmitt-Lewen,… Head of Technologies for Future Business, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/329507/two-industry-keynotes-added-to-the-impressive-list-of-speakers-at-tagas-65th-annual-technical-conference.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/328863/heidelberg-and-landa-executives-to-keynote-tagas-65th-annual-technical-conference.php http://workflowPrepress.com/328863/heidelberg-and-landa-executives-to-keynote-tagas-65th-annual-technical-conference.php#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:24:08 +0000 mflynn@printing.org http://workflowPrepress.com/?guid=484939d5212bf283bca8e82ed1310d70
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 7, 2013—The speaker lineup at the 65th Annual Technical Conference of the Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA) has grown more impressive with the addition of Martin Schmitt-Lewen,… Head of Technologies for Future Business, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/328863/heidelberg-and-landa-executives-to-keynote-tagas-65th-annual-technical-conference.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/325732/harper-prepares-for-ftas-fall-conference-and-tabletop-exhibit.php http://workflowPrepress.com/325732/harper-prepares-for-ftas-fall-conference-and-tabletop-exhibit.php#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:10:00 +0000 WhatTheyThink http://workflowPrepress.com/?guid=fa33ecb0d70a4171499bc00f8c3de206
Global anilox roll supplier Harper Corporation of America is currently preparing for the FTA's 2012 Fall Conference and Tabletop Exhibit, which will be hosted by the Flexographic Technical Association. This particular event allows Harper Corporation and other industry leaders to…]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/325732/harper-prepares-for-ftas-fall-conference-and-tabletop-exhibit.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/312153/harper-earns-esko-certification.php http://workflowPrepress.com/312153/harper-earns-esko-certification.php#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 00:05:00 +0000 WhatTheyThink http://workflowPrepress.com/?guid=ddf2efbaed34a5d013ae973fc31c2e1d
As an industry leader, global anilox roll supplier Harper Corporation of America is constantly innovating the products and processes within the flexographic field. As the rest of the world embraces the digital revolution, so, too, has Harper Corporation. Now ESKO…]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/312153/harper-earns-esko-certification.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/302574/encore-envelopes-wins-major-international-award-for-fifth-consecutive-year.php http://workflowPrepress.com/302574/encore-envelopes-wins-major-international-award-for-fifth-consecutive-year.php#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:03:00 +0000 WhatTheyThink http://workflowPrepress.com/?guid=8ed247d3b84294fa7ac0fc055fa6ee70
Encore Envelopes has achieved a variety of significant accolades at this year’s Excellence in Flexography Awards in San Antonio, Texas. The Awards are organised by the Flexographic Technical Association (FTA). The Tyne and Wear-based company was recognised for its excellent…]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/302574/encore-envelopes-wins-major-international-award-for-fifth-consecutive-year.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/290712/color-logic-to-show-process-examples-at-graphics-of-the-americas-2012.php http://workflowPrepress.com/290712/color-logic-to-show-process-examples-at-graphics-of-the-americas-2012.php#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:01:00 +0000 WhatTheyThink http://workflowPrepress.com/?guid=8e1c852fc534f7797994be1e609a064f
Color-Logic will show the versatility of their Process Metallic Color System at Graphics of the Americas 2012, by featuring actual printed samples produced using offset, flexography, digital, wide format, and other processes.…]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/290712/color-logic-to-show-process-examples-at-graphics-of-the-americas-2012.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/281716/burnishine-launches-new-website.php http://workflowPrepress.com/281716/burnishine-launches-new-website.php#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:10:00 +0000 WhatTheyThink http://workflowPrepress.com/?guid=5b38b0dd5838c4973bb3c8ff998eda1a
Burnishine Products has an entirely new website—www.burnishine.com—which details the nearly 125-year history of the company and describes the many products available to printers. Regardless of the process used—offset, flexography, digital, or screen printing—Burnishine offers printers products which streamline pressroom operations.…]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/281716/burnishine-launches-new-website.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/280064/hd-flexo-from-eskoartwork-revolutionizing-the-flexo-industry-since-2009.php http://workflowPrepress.com/280064/hd-flexo-from-eskoartwork-revolutionizing-the-flexo-industry-since-2009.php#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:10:00 +0000 WhatTheyThink http://workflowPrepress.com/?guid=da5419f5f14ad36da4a8d942de0478b4
EskoArtwork (www.esko.com), has revolutionized the flexographic printing industry with the introduction of HD Flexo two years ago. HD Flexo has brought to flexographic printing a quality level that could previously only be achieved with offset or rotogravure printing processes. HD…]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/280064/hd-flexo-from-eskoartwork-revolutionizing-the-flexo-industry-since-2009.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/247719/new-napl-prepress-guide.php http://workflowPrepress.com/247719/new-napl-prepress-guide.php#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:02:48 +0000 The PaperSpecs Team http://www.paperspecs.com/mainblog/?p=9538 The “Designer’s Guide to Prepress,” a new 210-page paperback book from the National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL), is for graphic designers who are preparing digital files for printing. … Author Erika Kendra, an experienced independent graphic designer, instructor and speaker,]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/247719/new-napl-prepress-guide.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/230407/prepress-screening-issues-part-1-theory-and-basics.php http://workflowPrepress.com/230407/prepress-screening-issues-part-1-theory-and-basics.php#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:31:24 +0000 Grow Your Biz Rss http://4977531509882154562
When reproducing continuous tone (contone) images on press we cannot (easily) make every dot a specific individual color and tone (like pixels on a computer display) – we are pragmatically limited to a small set of ink colors (less than…]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/230407/prepress-screening-issues-part-1-theory-and-basics.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/213224/louis-iovoli-hammer-packaging-named-new-chairman-of-the-lpia-board-of-directors.php http://workflowPrepress.com/213224/louis-iovoli-hammer-packaging-named-new-chairman-of-the-lpia-board-of-directors.php#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:53:42 +0000 mschroeder@printing.org
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—October 19, 2010—…The Label Printing Industries of America (LPIA), a special interest group of Printing Industries of America, is pleased to announce that Louis Iovoli, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Hammer Packaging, Rochester, New York, has been]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/213224/louis-iovoli-hammer-packaging-named-new-chairman-of-the-lpia-board-of-directors.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/204992/orientation-to-the-graphic-arts-april-2011.php http://workflowPrepress.com/204992/orientation-to-the-graphic-arts-april-2011.php#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 04:00:00 +0000 admin
Code:  G1040411 Teaser:  Designed especially for those who would like to update his or her overall knowledge of the printing industry, Orientation to the Graphic Arts is entirely new and incorporates even more hands-on opportunities! Make sure your staff understands…]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/204992/orientation-to-the-graphic-arts-april-2011.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/204997/orientation-to-the-graphic-arts-october-2011.php http://workflowPrepress.com/204997/orientation-to-the-graphic-arts-october-2011.php#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 04:00:00 +0000 admin
Code:  G1041011 Teaser:  Designed especially for those who would like to update his or her overall knowledge of the printing industry, Orientation to the Graphic Arts is entirely new and incorporates even more hands-on opportunities! Make sure your staff understands…]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/204997/orientation-to-the-graphic-arts-october-2011.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/204441/new-superfine-premium-label.php http://workflowPrepress.com/204441/new-superfine-premium-label.php#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:05:26 +0000 The PaperSpecs Team http://www.paperspecs.com/mainblog/?p=7668 Mohawk Fine Papers and Fasson have partnered to bring Mohawk Superfine to designers of wine labels, gourmet food, boutique confections, luxury products and more. … The resulting new Superfine Premium Label is a specialty label grade manufactured specifically for high-end packaging]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/204441/new-superfine-premium-label.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/198106/the-case-of-the-flexo-window-cling.php http://workflowPrepress.com/198106/the-case-of-the-flexo-window-cling.php#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:00:52 +0000 The PaperSpecs Team http://www.paperspecs.com/mainblog/?p=7257
By Nani Paape I recently completed this window cling project for Worker Bees, a Seattle agency. I had the clings printed on a flexographic press. … Although I am an old hand at managing offset and digital print projects, this was]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/198106/the-case-of-the-flexo-window-cling.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/165742/color-management-conference-december-2010.php http://workflowPrepress.com/165742/color-management-conference-december-2010.php#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 04:00:00 +0000 admin
Type:  Conference Code:  G3061210 Teaser:  The 2010 conference is packed with advice from industry experts, a vast array of technology to review and try for yourself, and a plethora of practitioners and experts who will be on hand to help…]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/165742/color-management-conference-december-2010.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/173983/how-was-it-printed-simple-ways-to-determine-the-printing-method-used.php http://workflowPrepress.com/173983/how-was-it-printed-simple-ways-to-determine-the-printing-method-used.php#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 01:29:00 +0000 Gordon Pritchard (a.k.a. gordo)
The proliferation of new printing technologies like commercial production toner and ink jet presses as well as the rapid increase in quality of some traditional systems like flexography, has made it a bit difficult to determine exactly which printing method…]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/173983/how-was-it-printed-simple-ways-to-determine-the-printing-method-used.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/173311/handling-flexo-printing-ink-drop-off-in-artwork-using-illustrator.php http://workflowPrepress.com/173311/handling-flexo-printing-ink-drop-off-in-artwork-using-illustrator.php#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:30:08 +0000 admin http://www.astutegraphics.com/blog/?p=1032
This article commences a new mini-series targeting the issue of ink drop-off in flexo printing and how to handle this whilst operating within Adobe Illustrator using Phantasm CS Studio and Publisher. It’s intended for all designers and operators of Illustrator…]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/173311/handling-flexo-printing-ink-drop-off-in-artwork-using-illustrator.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/163330/implementing-fm-screening-part-6-of-6.php http://workflowPrepress.com/163330/implementing-fm-screening-part-6-of-6.php#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:07:00 +0000 Gordon Pritchard (a.k.a. gordo)
Undesirable Patterns in PressworkProper press maintenance should be the policy no matter what halftone screening is being used. However, the finer the screen the more critical proper maintenance becomes since the microdots used in high lpi AM/XM and FM screens…]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/163330/implementing-fm-screening-part-6-of-6.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/162572/implementing-fm-screening-part-5-of-6.php http://workflowPrepress.com/162572/implementing-fm-screening-part-5-of-6.php#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:00:00 +0000 Gordon Pritchard (a.k.a. gordo)
The PressroomPresses Older coldset webs may have problems with FM screens and AM/XM screens finer than 110 lpi. Dampening systems running bareback with a durometer reading harder than 34 may have difficulty running FM.Older presses with conventional dampening systems that…]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/162572/implementing-fm-screening-part-5-of-6.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/147835/where-in-the-flexo-world-is-dr-john-issue-11-argentina-california.php http://workflowPrepress.com/147835/where-in-the-flexo-world-is-dr-john-issue-11-argentina-california.php#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:00:00 +0000 Grow Your Biz Rss http://8711087123724924567
As I spend more time in South America I appreciate more and more that the growth in these markets, and their increasing capabilities will mean that some of the best packaging in the world will come out of this region…]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/147835/where-in-the-flexo-world-is-dr-john-issue-11-argentina-california.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/147836/proofing-for-packaging-highlights-from-the-gua-2010.php http://workflowPrepress.com/147836/proofing-for-packaging-highlights-from-the-gua-2010.php#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:26:38 +0000 Grow Your Biz Rss http://5831610532027166285
We have had several busy days in the lab for Proofing.   I had the opportunity to meet many customers and learn about their proofing needs.  Some were existing Kodak Proofing Software customers interested in the latest improvements to the product while…]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/147836/proofing-for-packaging-highlights-from-the-gua-2010.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/4281/trisoft-graphics-uses-kodak-workflow-and-proofing-systems-to-give-packaging-a-competitive-edge.php http://workflowPrepress.com/4281/trisoft-graphics-uses-kodak-workflow-and-proofing-systems-to-give-packaging-a-competitive-edge.php#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:19:40 +0000 Editor http://www.digitalprint360.com/?p=17013
ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 15– Trisoft Graphics, Inc., a premier digital prepress and graphic design company primarily serving the packaging industry, today announced that it has added a KODAK APPROVAL XP4 Digital Color Imaging System and KODAK INSITE Creative Workflow System…]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/4281/trisoft-graphics-uses-kodak-workflow-and-proofing-systems-to-give-packaging-a-competitive-edge.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/147866/where-in-the-flexo-world-is-dr-john-issue-6-california-printers-breaking-flexo-rules.php http://workflowPrepress.com/147866/where-in-the-flexo-world-is-dr-john-issue-6-california-printers-breaking-flexo-rules.php#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0000 Grow Your Biz Rss http://2923670
During a road trip to California following the Kodak sales meeting in Las Vegas, that had over 550 Kodak and distributor members from the Americas, I have got to visit and see first hand two printers breaking the rules in…]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/147866/where-in-the-flexo-world-is-dr-john-issue-6-california-printers-breaking-flexo-rules.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/4071/orientation-to-the-graphic-arts-workshop-october-2010.php http://workflowPrepress.com/4071/orientation-to-the-graphic-arts-workshop-october-2010.php#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0000 admin
Code:  G1041010 Teaser:  What is your company’s greatest resource? It should be your employees! With a knowledgeable staff, your company can operate more efficiently while providing outstanding customer service. Designed especially for those who would like to update his or…]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/4071/orientation-to-the-graphic-arts-workshop-october-2010.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/2548/matching-color-across-different-print-processes.php http://workflowPrepress.com/2548/matching-color-across-different-print-processes.php#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:37:50 +0000 mschroeder@printing.org
Secrets Revealed at 11th Annual Color Management Conference Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 20, 2009 -- This year's Printing Industries of America Color Management Conference will be particularly valuable to companies struggling to match colors printed on different substrates, using different processes. …]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/2548/matching-color-across-different-print-processes.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/4410/fta-calls-for-entries-in-2010-excellence-in-flexography.php http://workflowPrepress.com/4410/fta-calls-for-entries-in-2010-excellence-in-flexography.php#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:09:26 +0000 Converting - Package Printing News http://www.convertingmagazine.com/article/328179-FTA_calls_for_entries_in_2010_Excellence_in_Flexography.php?rssid=20399
Submissions for annual printing awards competition are due Jan. 8,...…]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/4410/fta-calls-for-entries-in-2010-excellence-in-flexography.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/1907/nine-flexo-print-products-win-2009-fta-best-of-show.php http://workflowPrepress.com/1907/nine-flexo-print-products-win-2009-fta-best-of-show.php#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 19:45:00 +0000 Converting - Label & Narrow Web News http://www.convertingmagazine.com/article/311503-Nine_flexo_print_products_win_2009_FTA_Best_of_Show.php?rssid=20396
Six package-printing winners are standouts in annual Excellence in Flexography Competition that...…]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/1907/nine-flexo-print-products-win-2009-fta-best-of-show.php/feed 0 http://workflowPrepress.com/4754/whats-your-preferred-print-method.php http://workflowPrepress.com/4754/whats-your-preferred-print-method.php#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Converting - The Converting Curmudgeon http://www.convertingmagazine.com/blog/The_Converting_Curmudgeon/19303-What_s_your_preferred_print_method_.php?rssid=20408
Flexography tops the list for package printing (not a surprise) among the nearly 200 converters responding to that particular question in the CPP EXPO attendee survey that show president Leo...…]]> http://workflowPrepress.com/4754/whats-your-preferred-print-method.php/feed 0