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What Makes Asahi the Industry Leader in Photopolymer Plates

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In our quest to be more than just your ink supplier, Wikoff Color expanded our offerings in 2018 with the addition of Wikoff Graphics. As a separate division, Wikoff Graphics provides the same commitment to quality and service but for high performance photopolymer plate materials, plate processing equipment and Esko imaging hardware. In this post, What Makes Asahi the Industry Leader in Photopolymer Plates

Get to Know ASAHI’s CleanPrint Technology

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Choosing the right photopolymer plates is an important decision in the flexible packaging, label, corrugated and folding carton markets. Let’s find out how Asahi’s CleanPrint technology can help you.

Water-Based Flexo Troubleshooting Guide

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The next time you encounter one of these 15 most common water-based flexo issues on press, consult this simple guide for our expert recommended solutions.

Bolt-On Inkjet Units

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How Bolt-On Inkjet Units offer a Solution for Printers Looking to Take the Leap into the Digital Printing World Digital Printing Benefits Members of the printing industry are aware that digital printing technology offers significant benefits in a variety of applications, allowing for mass customization, product tracking and faster than ever turnaround times. These benefits Bolt-On Inkjet Units

UV Flexo Troubleshooting Quick Tips

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Our technical team has put together potential solutions to the twelve most common problems you may encounter when UV Flexo printing. We hope this quick-fix guide serves as useful reference material when you need it most.

Top 10 FAQs about Wikoff Color’s Ultraprint 3.0 FLX

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Looking to simplify your ink selection and reproduce a wider variety of colors on press while minimizing raw materials on hand? Wikoff Color’s Ultraprint 3.0 flexographic printing ink series could be the perfect fit for your pressroom.

Why Sustainable Packaging is the Future

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Single-use waste is a hot topic these days in the packaging world. Consumers are demanding something be done about it and regulatory bodies are listening.

Wikoff Digital is Bringing 3D Printing to Life with Color Dispersions

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In its infancy stages 3D printing was seen as a gimmicky, futuristic process to print trinkets and small renderings of final products you hoped to produce, but it has quickly moved to a viable production technique.

How Can Asahi’s CleanPrint Help You? | Part 3: Folding Carton Edition

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We’ve heard the conversation surrounding Asahi’s CleanPrint plate technology, but are they really that good? What exactly can printers expect to gain? How does it help to solve the issues they face every day?

How Can Asahi’s CleanPrint Help You? | Part 2: Label Edition

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How can they help solve the issues they face every day? In this three part series we’re breaking down the benefits for a variety of end-use applications—flexible packaging, labels and folding cartons.