First published in Label & Narrow Web, July/August 2018 issue. Written by Harper Senior Technical Service Representative, Bill Poulson Are you having to send the ink tech to press on every job? Are there variations from press to press? These are the types of issues we have to deal with every day as a flexo printer. […]
First published in FLEXO Magazine, June 2018 issue. Written by Harper Western Regional Sales & Technical Manager, Greg Horney Widely respected management consultant Peter Drucker is often quoted as saying, “You can’t manage what you don’t measure.” You can use whatever version of this you like, such as, “You can’t improve what you don’t measure.” The […]
First published in Label & Narrow Web, April 2018 issue. Written by Harper Technical Solutions Manager, Bill Poulson MEASURING COAT WEIGHT In my travel from place to place there are many customers that do not measure their coat weight (CW). They may maintain their coatings by gloss or scuff resistance, which is at least a benchmark […]
How to Clean Anilox Rolls & Understanding the Chemicals Involved First published in FLEXO Magazine, December 2017 issue. Written by Harper Vice President of Sales, Alan Rogers It’s time to clean your anilox roll as you prepare for your next job. You go to your work station and see several bottles of cleaners. You try one […]
First published in Label & Narrow Web, July/August 2017 issue. Written by Harper Technical Director, Sean Teufler In the last 10 years, technical innovations expanding flexographic print capability have provided the increasing sophistication required to meet end user demands for uniqueness and value add. Aniloxes remain at the heart of these opportunities with their own […]
First published in L&L Yearbook, 2016 issue. Written by Harper product development engineer, Tony Donato Plenty of articles and predictions in recent years are telling us that the age of intelligent packaging and printed electronics (PE) is just around the corner. I will not say what is coming, but I will relate what I have […]
How to Clean & Maintain Anilox Rolls First published in FLEXO Magazine, August 2016 issue. Written by Harper Southeast HGS advisor, Greg Harms Anilox roll cleanliness is arguably one of the most important considerations in flexographic printing. A dirty anilox roll will reduce its effective volume, resulting in weak printed colors. In turn, this is the […]
The Anilox Role: Its Evolution & Adaptation to Technological Advancements First published in FLEXO Magazine, June 2016 issue. Written by Harper West Coast Technical Solutions Advisor, Trevor Schroeder The Advancement in flexographic printing continues to progress through scientific testing and proper implementation of new technologies. While each respective flexographic supplier develops, markets and supports advancements within […]
First published in Coating International, 2015 issue. Written by Harper Product Development Engineer, Tony Donato There have been a number of articles written on the upcoming revolution of printed functional devices and intelligent packaging. From working with a number of Universities as well as internal testing over the past 5 years I would like to […]
First published in Converting Quarterly, Quarter 4: 2015 issue. Written by Harper GraphicSolutions West Coast technical graphics advisor, Trevor Schroeder Introduction One of the core promises of the developing printed-electronics market is the ability to manufacture flexible-electronics products using traditional roll-to-roll (R2R) printing processes at higher speed, ultimately creating a high-value item at a low […]
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