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TOPICS:

Attitude      Pre-Press      Operations      Maintenance      Trends      Gorilla Tips

Attitude

Don’t Speed Up Those Presses...Yet!
By:  Frank Burgos, FlexoExchange

Gorilla Printing - It’s All About Attitude!
By:  Frank Burgos, FlexoExchange

Pre-Press

Making Precise Flexo Plate End Butt-Joints for Continuous Images
By:  Frank Burgos, FlexoExchange

Take this Job and Sleeve It 
Submitted By:  Dan Dietrich

Improving Plate Life
Submitted By:  Charlotte Cushing, DuPont Cyrel®

Photopolymer Platemaking - The Light Finishing Step
Submitted by:  Charlotte Cushing, DuPont Cyrel®

Pre-Determining Master Roll Diameters
By:  Frank Burgos, FlexoExchange

Increasing Repeat Length Through Plate Cylinder Build-Up
By:  Frank Burgos, FlexoExchange

CP vs. DP: Understanding the Difference
By:  Frank Burgos, FlexoExchange

Calculating Distortion Factors Without a Chart!
By:  Frank Burgos, FlexoExchange

Operations

Filter Ink In-Line to Avoid Anilox Scoring - NEW ARTICLE
By:  Frank Burgos & All Printing Resources

Anilox Roll Specifications: Line Count or Volume?
By: Daniel Foy
Graphics Courtesy of Harper GraphicSolutions (Mike Huey/Bill Poulson)

Measuring Viscosity with a Zahn Cup? Use Centistokes, not just Seconds!
By: Frank Burgos, FlexoExchange.com

Red Means Stop, Green Means Go 
Marking Scrap on Printed Rolls
By: Frank Burgos, FlexoExchange.com

Mixing Ink the Metric Way 
By: George Hammond, Lithco Inc.

Preventing Impression Drift on Wide Web C.I. Presses
By:  Frank Burgos, FlexoExchange

Increasing Efficiency and Reducing Costs With Packaging Automation
By:  Neal Magaziner, Hughes Enterprises

Reproducing Color in the Flexo Pressroom
By:  Frank Burgos, FlexoExchange

Scheduling with Spreadsheets
By:  Frank Burgos, FlexoExchange

Monitoring Repeat Length “On the Fly”
By:  Frank Burgos, FlexoExchange

Reduce your Surplus Ink Inventory
By:  Frank Burgos, FlexoExchange

Improving Productivity with a Checklist
By:  Frank Burgos, FlexoExchange

Maintenance

Leaking End Seals 
By:  Bobby Furr, HarperScientific

The Dirt on Anilox Roll Cleaning 
By:  David Lanska, Stork Cellramic

Keeping Your Anilox Rolls Clean
By:  Frank Burgos, FlexoExchange

Preventive Maintenance Guide - Box Plant
By:  Carlos V. Conty, Stone Container

Viscosity and pH Control Lead to Quality Control
By:  Edward Boyle

Technology

Taking the Hocus Pocus Out of Anilox Specifications
By:  David Lanska, Regional Anilox Sales Manager, Stork Cellramic, Inc.

Anilox Sleeves - The Evolution Continues 
Submitted By:  Harper Corporation
Author:  Art Ehrenberg

Cold Foiling Guide 
Submitted By:  Bob Conway, Image Printing Products International

Advantages of Superfinishing your Anilox Rolls
Submitted By:  David Lanska, Stork Cellramic

Laser Engraving of Anilox Rolls
Submitted By:  Frank M.J. van den Berge, Stork Cellramic

UV Inks
Submitted By:  David Lanska, Stork Cellramic

Closing the Gap: Flatbed vs. Drum Scanners
Submitted By:  Canadian Printer Magazine
Author: Hans P. Hogers

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