Flexo printing is unlike any other printing method and the challenges flexo printers face are complex and sometimes unpredictable. The method uses a range of different printing machine architectures, ink types and sequences, and a vast array of substrates. These variables must all be kept under control to achieve consistent output results. Yet despite industry hype for digitally printed packaging, flexo printers still produce the largest share of print used for packaging applications today (including flexible packaging, corrugated, labels etc.). Flexo printers who can match the stability and predictability typical of offset printing have a massive growth opportunity. In the ten years since the KODAK FLEXCEL NX System for flexo plate imaging was introduced, process control is improving and wider industry trends favour flexo.By Laurel Brunner

Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA) anuncia un cambio de gestión en la filial italiana KBA_Flexotecnica S.p.A., especialistas del grupo en embalajes flexibles, con oficinas en Tavazzano cerca de Milán, en el marco de las medidas para reforzar su enfoque en el creciente mercado del embalaje.