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Les Watkins Reflects on Nearly 50 Years in the Ink Industry

Longtime ink industry leader discusses changes he has seen in the ink industry throughout his 47-year career.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

There have been many changes in the ink industry in the past 40 years. Companies have come and gone, and the printing ink technology itself has evolved from an art to a science.   Les Watkins has been in the forefront of many of these changes. A list of the companies he has worked with reads like a Who’s Who for the ink industry, and through it all, Watkins’ expertise in formulating inks has helped advance the industry. As Watkins retires as global technical coordinator for Zeller+Gmelin Print...

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