Flint Group introduces new plate, sleeve and ink products at Labelexpo

Flint Group has launched a variety of innovations across its product ranges at Labelexpo Americas 2014.

Flint Group introduces new plate, sleeve and ink products at Labelexpo

The company’s Flexographic Products division launched nyloflex ACE UP Digital and nyloflex ACE Digital printing plates, said to exhibit long run life and excellent stability for printing with water, solvent or UV flexo inks.

The rotec High Speed Sleeve features a specialized design for high-speed press performance while reducing bounce-induced skipping. Also new is the rotec Label Sleeve with increased dimensional stability and excellent edge stability for narrow and mid web printing requirements.

Meanwhile, a FlexoToolbox App for iPhone and Android devices is now available, providing an interactive collection of tools to assist printers with flexo pre-press operations, plate making and process control.

Flint Group Narrow Web division also introduced a number of new developments: EkoCure products to include metallic inks, UV Shrink Whites, UV Rotary Screen colors, EkoCure IVORY and EBONY, and a wide range of coatings and adhesives.

EkoCure ANCORA, a further new development, is a range of UV flexo low migration inks for narrow web package printing. CombiWhite X2 is a new range of rotary screen opaque white inks, addressing a wide range of requirements identified by leading printers, designed for combination printing.

Also new from Flint Group Narrow Web are water-based film inks and new low migration technologies, suitable for flexible packaging applications.

At Speakers’ Corner on the Flint Group stand, visitors can hear presentations on the latest technologies and sustainable products for narrow web printing. Topics will cover UV LED, food packaging, sustainability, and productivity improvements for printers, as well as pre-press plate makers.

During Flint Group’s ‘Ask the Experts’ sessions, a panel of professionals with expertise across the inks, plates and sleeves technologies will hold open conversations covering key topics of interest.

On the show’s second day, Wednesday September 10, the company announces the winners of its 10th Flint Group Narrow Web print awards at 4pm on its stand.