September 19, 2001 | By S Chidambar
Every converter or potential converter of flexible packaging faces a critical decision very early on in his planning process. Should he go for flexography or rotogravure printing? Which is better suit... Read More >>
September 17, 2001
Flexo was relegated in the past to be a poor cousin of gravure and offset in terms of quality. It was also an elaborate process of material selection with several types of exposures and curing taking ... Read More >>
August 23, 2001 | By S. Chidambar
In mid-1999, DuPont introduced CYREL NOW, a new generation of photopolymer flexographic printing plate developed specially for the Asian markets after an intensive two-year R&D project. It represe... Read More >>
April 22, 2001 | By Naresh Khanna
The Drupa year bore fruit for the fast advancing quality printers of Delhi. They bought big. 5-colour machines, from Roland and Heidelberg, in the large 28 x 40 format. We met one of these buyers, Arv... Read More >>
April 19, 2001 | By S Chidambar
How do we select a material or combination of materials and their grades and thickness for a packaging application? So far, we have discussed the basic principles involved in packaging and how barrier... Read More >>
April 12, 2001
Labelling is another high-growth packaging segment. It is fast taking over as the means of package embellishment for rigid containers from traditional decorating processes like screen-printing, offset... Read More >>
March 15, 2001
At the end of last year, Gunter Thomas, owner of the Thomas Group Gelsenkirchen, and representatives of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) signed the contract for a world innovation - the Spe... Read More >>
February 20, 2001 | By S Chidambar
What is Packaging all about? This article is the first in a series that lays out the fundamental principles of packaging and provides a framework on how to design and structure a package. Let us first... Read More >>