Let us take a moment to talk about ink. Within the parameters of the print and packaging industry, ink quality is essential. When ink lacks consistency, it is obvious to the naked eye and can quickly become a large waste of time and expense. Thankfully, as technology...

If you’ve been in the industry for a while, you probably know a lot about anilox and gravure coating rollers. You’ve likely heard them called “the heart of the flexo and coating press.” But maybe they aren’t something that you work with every day and could use a...

We have all heard that the anilox roll is the heart of the flexographic printing process. While this is very true, it is also true that the heart alone cannot get the job done. In order to print consistently from both a production and graphics standpoint, there has to...

“If at first you don’t succeed, keep on sucking till you do succeed” – Curly Howard. Thankfully, we don’t have to be a Stooge by not meeting customer expectations. We can clearly see that the failure to understand common flexographic print issues is costly. The good...

Are your glue sets changed on a schedule or do you wait for production to complain about warped boards? Put another way: when was the last time you had your glue roll and metering rolls inspected? If you answered less than once a year, you may be wasting resources....

March 6, 2020 - The Erwin Center for Brand Communications is excited to kickoff an interdisciplinary packaging concept project with Pamarco in 2020, where Erwin Center interns will be working alongside students in the Graphic Communications department to complete a...

Did you know that industry experts predict that the flexible packaging market will grow between 3 and 4% through 2024, the label market will grow at a rate of approximately 4% and the corrugated market in excess of 3.5%? While this compound annual growth bodes well...

Throughout this year, the flexographic industry has seen remarkable growth due to several interesting factors. As 2019 draws to a close, I’d like to pause and consider the changes that a thriving marketplace has brought to our industry as a whole and to Pamarco...