digitaldots.info The Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner ICR Ioannou S.A., based in just outside Athens, Greece has installed a Miraclon Flexcel NX System. Demand is rising in the region for flexographic plates, specifically Flexcel NX, according to Yiannis Ioannou ICR’s managing director. The company is also implementing PureFlexo, described by the Flexographic Technical Association as a … Read more
The Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner For many printing and publishing companies it can be hard to know where to start with sustainability policies. As with so many things, understanding the question is actually a lot more stressy than taking action. The most important starting point has to be a complete review of your operations … Read more
The Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner Now there’s a snappy title for you. Why on earth are you reading this? And why on earth am I writing it? Oddly enough the answer to both questions is that hierarchies of waste are important, truly they are. They help you prioritise how to deal with your business’s … Read more
The Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner In 1888 Kodak founder George Eastman said “you press the button, we do the rest.” It may or may not be a philosophy Kodak still follows, but over the last thirty years Kodak engineers have been doing their best to make platesetting easier and more convenient. The box Brownie … Read more
The Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner Leading Austrian provider of security labels, Securikett, has brought flexo plate production inhouse. The company has installed a Flexcel NX Wide 3548 platesetting system along with a Flexcel NX Ultra 35 Processor. Securikett is a family-owned company which has been in business for over 20 years. They print security … Read more
The Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner Sadly sustainability reporting is falling down the priority list for many companies. They realise it’s hard, complicated and expensive. They also realise they’ll never be completely squeaky clean in terms of their environmental sustainability. Where’s the surprise in that? Sustainability reporting is inevitably challenging, because sustainability is a complex … Read more
The Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner Understanding the basics of what is going on with the European Union’s (EU) circular economy plans is unfortunately a must for printing companies. It’s annoying to have to bother with it, but environmental sustainability is central to the EU’s plans for the future. That sharpens your customers’ focus on … Read more
The Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner Drupa 2024 seems like forever ago, but it has been barely a year since the show’s doors closed. One of the most impressive introductions for environmental sustainability came from Kodak, with its sixth generation Sonora Ultra process-free plate. The environmental sustainability benefits of process free plates is obvious: you … Read more
The Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner Printers around the world should be paying attention to recent developments in the European Union (EU). This supranational partnership of 27 member states does business in 24 official languages across most of a continent and beyond. Besides the 449 million citizens the EU supports, EU companies do businesses with … Read more
The Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner It’s fair to say that people of a certain age in the printing industry can get a bit confused about software. This is not surprising: software is invisible, it’s something you’re told you have to have if your platesetter is to work efficiently. Software’s vital for your digital press … Read more