Labelexpo Europe review: Plates and platemaking By ANDY THOMAS Labelexpo Europe 2019 demonstrated how flexo presses are achieving ever faster changeovers, allowing them to compete with digital on a wider range of short run jobs. The bottleneck remains platemaking, but manufacturers have been working hard to bring down the time it takes to image, expose and process a finished plate …
Global Graphics meets Hamillroad Software
Jill Taylor of Global Graphics Software talks to Andy Cave, CEO at Hamillroad Software at Labelexpo 2019. Andy explains why the Harlequin RIP, offered by Xitron, was the obvious choice to work with their screening technologies and highlights their Auraia Digitally Modulated Screening technology in particular. Related content:
DMS – Get to know it
DMS – GET TO KNOW IT! Superior Print Quality – New Business Model – Amazing Technology Author: Morten Reitoft Read online at INKISH.TV At LabelExpo Europe 2019 I finally got the chance to meet the people from Hamillroad software. They have been around for some time, and according to CEO and Owner Andy Cave, business is doing very good. The …
Advances in Plate Technology Magnify Flexo Quality
Advances in Plate Technology Magnify Flexo Quality September 30, 2019 Ryan Vest The quality found in flexographic printing today rivals both offset and gravure. There are many reasons for this, but one significant reason is flexographic printers are now optimizing their processes more effectively with the latest innovations like flat-top dot plates, UV LED exposure and screening technology. The correct …
APR Technical Summit tackles screening
APR Technical Summit tackles screening Greg Hrinya, Associate Editor 21 August 2019 During a two-day event, All Printing Resources (APR) welcomed attendees to its facility in Glendale Heights, IL, USA, where the latest advancements in flexography were on display. APR invited a host of players from the labels and package printing industry to explain how flexo is being positioned for the future. …
Label Printer Catapults to Success
Label Printer Catapults to Success Orlando printer targets label market with innovative approach to quality, pricing and outstanding service. August 19, 2019 John Kalkowski Catapult has an in-house ink lab that allows it to mix UV inks to create consistent color matches. Catapult Print uses two Nilpeter 8-unit flexo presses to print labels with UV inks. After linerless labels are …
Best of British: Hamillroad’s big screen test
Best of British: Hamillroad’s big screen test By Simon Eccles, Monday 12 August 2019 How does a small Cambridge developer produce halftone screening software intended to outperform the big pre-press players? This is the story of Hamillroad, which sells advanced Digitally Modulated Screening (DMS) technology for flexo and litho printing as an aftermarket add-on for any platesetter RIP. DMS is …
Intelligent screening empowers printers
Intelligent screening empowers printers The phenomenal power of computers and the algorithms which run on them is visible for all of us in our daily lives – adverts are digitally ‘served’ to us based on our browsing preferences, age, location, searches, etc. Today’s AI (Artificial Intelligence) enables Amazon to inform us about products which we might like based on our …
Stars of the Screen
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INNOVATION: HOW TECH AND DESIGN WORK HAND IN HAND
Innovation: How tech and design work hand in hand Product packaging and labels are evolving rapidly – but why is so much changing so quickly? It’s no secret that product packaging and labelling is rising to a whole new level. Call it the beginning of a Golden Age if you like – we won’t disagree. The surge in interest …