Doctor Blade Quality through Tight Manufacturing Control
From the moment raw material enters our building, Flexo Concepts® measures, analyzes and controls every step of the process of turning the polymer stock into high-precision, performance [...]
The World’s Most Innovative Doctor Blade Company
Flexo Concepts® wants to be the world’s most innovative doctor blade company. How are we going to do it? By creating products, services and a brand experience [...]
The 5 Ws of TruPoint Doctor Blade Tips
This infographic is a beginner's guide to Doctor Blade Tips, providing a brief overview of the 3 main tips offered with TruPoint doctor blades. Viewers will [...]
New Polymer Doctor Blade for High-Graphics Box Makers
If you are a producer of simple corrugated graphics, you are probably very familiar with UHMW as the best solution to optimize doctor blade life and [...]
TruPoint Green®: The New Kid on the Block Anilox
What is TruPoint Green? TruPoint Green is a next generation polymer doctor blade for corrugated printers producing mid-level graphics. Why was TruPoint Green created? UHMW has [...]
The Evolution of Corrugated Doctor Blades
Since the 1960s, corrugated printing requirements have evolved from simple logistics to eye-catching promotional packaging with SKUs and tracking information. Improvements in doctor blade materials and [...]
Doctor Blade Mechanical Creep: What it is, why it matters & what you can do about it
UHMW has always been the “standard” doctor blade used in corrugated applications. However, the function of the corrugated box has evolved from a simple “this side up” logistics [...]
Consultative Selling: What It Is and Why It Works
Today, successful sellers act as trusted advisers to their buyers to help them find the best solutions. By adopting a consultative selling strategy, salespeople create value in [...]
How to Prevent Anilox Roll Scoring
Anilox roll scoring poses a challenge for many printers, evident when a shiny line encircles the roll, indicating a groove or “scoring” of the anilox roll. [...]
Kanban 101
In today’s competitive marketplace, manufacturers are looking for ways to improve efficiency and wring costs out of the production process. By adopting lean manufacturing concepts, companies can [...]
What the Automakers Have Taught Us About Manufacturing Efficiency
We’ve learned a lot from the automakers when it comes to manufacturing efficiency. Our car-making forefathers took a long look at their production methods and figured out [...]
Our Visit to SinoCorrugated 2015 – Shanghai, China
Kevin McLaughlin April was a highlight of our corrugated marketing efforts in the Far East as Flexo Concepts® supported its Asian distributors at SinoCorrugated 2015. Taking place every two [...]
Anilox Roll Cleaning is Essential to Effective Ink Delivery
You spend a lot of time selecting the correct anilox roll for a job. Careful consideration goes into line screen, cell geometry and cell volume in order [...]
The Right End Seals Will Prevent Leaks in Your Doctor Blade Chamber System
In an enclosed doctor blade chamber system, the job of the end seals is to keep the coating or ink from leaking out of the ends of the [...]
Corrugated Ink Delivery Systems: Two-Roll or Doctor Blade?
The flexographic ink delivery process has come a long way since the days when "Fragile - Do Not Drop" and "This End Up" were the only [...]
Are You Doing Trials or Just Getting Doctor Blade Samples?
How many times have you requested a box of this or a sample of that and had a winner right away? When testing a new product, [...]