Flint welcomes Chinese professors to Stuttgart

Flint Group has long-standing relationships with several universities and institutes in China, such as the Technical University in Xi’an and the Beijing Institute of Graphic, where scholarships and prizes are awarded and practical training program in the company are offered.

These are part of the company’s apprenticeship program, with partnerships in place at many schools and universities worldwide to offer trainees and students guidance with their bachelor or master thesis. One example of this is the close cooperation we have with the Stuttgart Media University, where diverse joint projects are undertaken. For almost 60 years Flint Group has presented the K+E Prize to promote excellence in the field - with the biannual award being presented to the best master thesis in printing technology.

At the beginning of August, professor Xu Wencai, vice-president of the Beijing Institute of Graphic, and professor Cao Congjun, deputy dean of the Technical University Xi’an, along with Hengzhen Diao from the Stuttgart Media University, visit Flint Group in Stuttgart to learn more about the company’s product portfolio and the latest technologies used to produce flexo printing forms.

The visit included live demonstrations of the nyloflex NExT and nyloflex ITR technologies, as well as insight into Flint Group’s technology centre, where sheet-fed, letterpress, and flexo inks and plates are tested and evaluated.

‘Of particular interest were discussions on the influences of the plate processing and their effects on the printing quality as well as the attractive field of the flexo printing market and technologies in China,’ said Dr Uwe Stebani, vice-president, technology at Flint Group Flexographic Products.

‘With different print samples showing impressively the advantage of high resolution surface textures implemented on the plate relief, we could demonstrate the improvement of the image quality in flexo printing, which can be achieved with the nyloflex NExT exposure technology.’

Pictured (from left): Professor Xu Wencai, vice-president of the Beijing Institute of Graphic, presented a Chinese scroll painting to Dr Uwe Stebani, vice-president, technology, and Thomas Leuschner, technical representative, at Flint Group Flexographic Products