Harper Corporation’s Harper Graphics GmbH to Exhibit at Labelexpo Europe 2011

Charlotte, North Carolina, September 7, 2011— Harper Graphics GmbH, the European licensee of global anilox roll supplier Harper Corporation, will exhibit at Labelexpo Europe 2011 in Brussels, Belgium.

Labelexpo Europe 2011, one of the largest events of its kind in the flexographic industry, features over 500 exhibitors and will take place on September 28 thru October 1 at the Brussels Exhibition Centre.

Over the course of the event, participants will explore and discover Harper’s  latest offerings, including the most cutting edge anilox roll technology, HarperScientific’s patent pending Phantom QD™ motorized ink proofing system with a wide range of its accessories including proofer roll stand, Flexo and Gravure QD proofers, tonal scale rubber rolls and XDI imaged .

The following link is to the Phantom QD™ available features video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZtEuHDHW8c&feature=related.

You can find additional information at www.harperimage.com then click the HarperScientific tab and follow the tabs to the proofers.

Harper Graphics GmbH will occupy booth number 11Q50 they and Harper Corporation of America will have representatives to answer any and all questions.

Visit http://www.labelexpo-europe.com to learn more about the event, its exhibits and sponsors, registration, and travel accommodations.

For further information, please contact Jazmin Kluttz at 704-588-3371 or jkluttz@harperimage.com.

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HarperScientific Offers Imaged Rubber Rolls

Charlotte, North Carolina, August 9, 2012—HarperScientific, a division of global anilox roll supplier Harper Corporation of America, is now offering custom imaged proofer rubber transfer rolls. These proofer transfer rolls can be personalized from text or graphic files.

The imaged proofer transfer rolls work in all HarperScientific’s Echocel™ Junior, Phantom™, and Phantom QD™ proofers. Laser engraved in the round, these rolls can bear the client’s image of choice, like a company logo or tone scale. A reversed out text file on the end of the roll face provides a way to specifically identify ink room proofs. A tonal scale image allows users an efficient way for checking ink characteristics at a 50 percent or other desired screen.

Besides providing custom engravings, two tonal scale designs are available.  In the “standard” panel scale, 10 percent, 35 percent, 50 percent, and 75 percent screens are centered and wrapped around the repeat with a 100 percent solid on either side. The second predesigned “continuous” tone scale has 25 percent, 50 percent, and 75 percent screens again flanked on either side by a 100 percent solid. Customers interested in “continuous” tone scale rubber rolls can choose from 45, 55, and 70 durometer EPDM while “standard” tone scale rubber rolls are offered in 55 and 70 durometer EPDM.

For more information, please contact Jazmin Kluttz at 704-588-3371 or jkluttz@harperimage.com. 

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Cómo seleccionar adecuadamente los cilindros anilox de su impresora flexográfica

Bermudez, Juan. “Cómo seleccionar adecuadamente los cilindros anilox de su impresora flexográfica”. El Empaque + Conversión Magazine. Volume 4, 2nd Edicion 2018. Pages 44-48.

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Harper Corporation of America Appoints Josh Sigmon as Sales & Technical Manager for Eastern Region of the World

Charlotte, NC, November 12, 2018 – Harper Corporation of America appoints Josh Sigmon as Sales & Technical Manager for the Eastern Region.

For further information, please contact Jazmin Siancas.

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Mark Andy Partners with Harper – Aftermarket Program Features Harper Products

Charlotte, N.C., March 11, 2009 – Global anilox supplier Harper Corporation of America is proud to announce that Mark Andy Inc. will now carry Harper’s Platinum® XLT™ anilox rolls as its anilox product for MAX, the company’s aftermarket service and support program – which is the largest OEM service and support provider in the industry. Through this partnership, Mark Andy will distribute Harper anilox rolls to Comco and Mark Andy press users worldwide.

"We’re gratified that Mark Andy chose to work with Harper Corporation for this partnership," said Margaret Harper Kluttz, president of Harper Corporation of America. "Mark Andy Inc. is an industry leader renowned for its premium quality. It’s quite a tribute that this leading manufacturer chooses to offer its customers Harper products."

"Partnering with the world’s leading innovator in anilox roll production and restoration allows us to provide our customers with the best quality available – which is always our objective," affirmed Adam Baer, vice president of customer support, Mark Andy Inc.

All Platinum® XLT™ anilox rolls are fully backed by Harper’s Print Performance Guarantee, which assures customers of a superb product that will improve print quality and overall profitability. This guarantee combined with the MAX commitment to customer service results in the highest quality product and service from two of the finest names in the flexo industry.

For further information, please contact Jazmin Kluttz at 704-588-3371 or jkluttz@harperimage.com.

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Flexographic Seminar Attendees Enjoy Anilox Roll Briefing From Harper Insider

Charlotte, NC, March 24, 2010 – Attendees at a recent flexographic printing seminar enjoyed a nearly two-hour briefing on key areas of anilox roll printing delivered by Pete Hartman, Vice President of Sales at Harper Corporation of America.

The two-day “Mastering Flexographic Principles” seminar was sponsored by the Printing Pilot Plant at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo.

John Meyer, Director of the university’s Printing Pilot Plant, noted that an important part of Hartman’s presentation focused on best practices for care and maintenance of anilox rolls to extend their service life.

For further information, please contact Jazmin Kluttz at 704-588-3371 or jkluttz@harperimage.com.

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Optimizing the Anilox

By The Harper GraphicSolutions Team
Labels and Labeling Magazine
(Dec. 2002)

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Harper Donates State of the Art Equipment to High School Flexo Program

Charlotte, N.C., July 27, 2007 – Global anilox supplier and flexo education champion Harper Corporation of America has made a major equipment donation to Fort Mill High School in Fort Mill, South Carolina. xxxThe high school’s graphic communications department will receive the donation of a FlexSys™ Press Simulator and a Macintosh computer with monitor.

"We are absolutely thrilled to get these machines!" said Jerry Howell, graphic communications teacher at Fort Mill High School. "Harper has always been very generous to us and supportive of our program with the donation of its high-quality anilox rolls. The addition of this gift gives our program a real leg up!"

"It’s very exciting to support the expansion of this flexo program," said Margaret Harper Kluttz, president of Harper Corporation. "Giving back to flexography by helping to create a trained workforce is a priority for Harper Corporation."

The FlexSys™ Press Simulator is a diagnostic and training program that utilizes custom-designed software to simulate any flexographic printing press, and allows students to interactively practice problem-solving techniques. A monitoring and cost analysis feature allows for a correlation of effective press utilization with production economies. Dual computer monitors display the press controls and the printed product during the simulated press run. Harper Corporation was a guiding force in the development of this training tool.

The generosity of the Harper family and Harper Corporation in flexo education is legendary. Founders Ron and Katherine Harper helped pilot the first Flexo in High Schools program (now Flexo in Education) in the early 1990s, filling a void in vocational education for youth and establishing a trained future workforce for flexography. Earlier this year, Ron Harper established the “Katherine Harper Teacher’s Education Fund” through the Phoenix Challenge Foundation.

The Harpers’ support for the flexo programs at Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) and Appalachian State University (ASU) has resulted in CPCC’s Harper Campus in Charlotte, N.C., which houses the Harper National Flexographic Center, and ASU’s Katherine Harper Hall, home of its graphics program on the Boone, N.C. campus.

For more information, please contact Jazmin Kluttz at 704-588-3371 or jkluttz@harperimage.com.

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Harper Technical Experts Among Speakers At FFTA Fall Conference In Louisville

Charlotte, NC, November 2, 2010 – Bill Malm and Sean Teufler of global anilox supplier Harper Corporation of America will represent the company when the FFTA Fall Conference on the future of flexo and process improvement opens November 8. 

The three-day conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Louisville, KY, features a full agenda of technical presentations supplemented by tabletop exhibits by Harper and many other leading suppliers. The conference’s target audience includes pre-press technicians, press operators, packaging buyers, quality control staffers, graphic designers and suppliers.

In his address, Teufler, Technical Advisor at GraphicSolutions™ division of Harper, will discuss the variety of factors traditionally associated with the problem of “spitting” or drool when using ultra-violet inks.

Also, Teufler will explain what he calls the surprising results and statistical analysis of recent spitting tests he conducted in coordination with FFTA’s Flexo Quality Consortium standing committee.

Malm, Midwest/West Coast Technical Graphics Advisor for Harper, will highlight anilox selection options industry insiders can use to minimize variables and increase the likelihood of success before ever going to press. Standardization, Malm will suggest in his address, is a method to permanently retire the “chemistry set” approach to printing.

Team creation, goal selection, testing criteria, documentation and preparation protocols, he says, will advance the path toward standardization and ultimately reduce set-up times and waste.

For more information, please contact Jazmin Kluttz at 704-588-3371 or jkluttz@harperimage.com

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Converting From Roll to Sleeve. Faster Makeready Times & Lower Cost of Operations are Attractions

FLEXO, August 2011, Pag 22-27 “Converting From Roll to Sleeve. Faster Makeready Times & Lower Cost of Operations are Attractions” by Paul Teachout.

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