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Wide vs. Narrow Web Flexo Printing: The Basics

For someone just entering the printing market, one of the most common points of confusion is understanding how printers print on different sizes of substrate. In regard to Flexo printing, there are three main options: narrow, mid, and wide web.

Flexographic Printing Defects by Category

 

Your flexo materials and process have served you well for years and produced great prints, but lately it seems that the final prints coming off the press just don't look right anymore. It’s likely you’re encountering a common flexographic printing...

Flexo vs Litho Printing: A Comparison for Modern Print Solutions

Commercial printing is changing rapidly, and the processes that produce the consumer goods we all see daily are growing and changing as quickly as we are. Among the various printing methods available, flexographic (flexo) and lithographic (litho)...

Flexo Printing Defects: A Diagnostic Chart & Troubleshooting Guide

Ready to conquer your flexo printing defects and boost productivity? Say goodbye to costly downtime and hello to a smoother printing process with our comprehensive flexo printing defects diagnostics chart and this troubleshooting guide.

Luminite Culture: A Career – & Family – in the Printing Industry

Luminite has almost a century of rich history and relationships in the flexographic printing industry. The company offers careers in the printing industry at a facility that incorporates family values. 

Flexo Printing Sleeve Equipment: Onshore Supplier Benefits

The flexo printing process requires reliable image carriers to withstand the extended print runs expected by some manufacturers. If your customers expect a high-quality print product, you can’t be dealing with defects, delays, and dead supplier...

Print Trade Shows 2023: Luminite Set for Converters Expo and InfoFlex

When it comes to the flexographic printing industry, Luminite has been producing quality elastomer sleeves, prints, and plates since 1926 - and sharing what we know at trade shows along the way. 

Flexo Printing vs Gravure Printing: Pros and Cons

Commercial printing relies on a variety of technologies to print on different substrates, but two of the more popular techniques are flexographic printing and gravure printing.

Flexo Print Sleeve Manufacturer Partners: Benefits of In-House Process

Project timelines are carefully set based on finances and company goals. However, your flexo print sleeve manufacturer might throw a wrench into project momentum if they outsource for either materials or tasks. 

Elastomer Blend vs. Photopolymer Choices in Flexo Printing

When thinking about the various components involved in making a final flexo printed product, one of the most important elements to thoroughly consider is your image carrier selection.

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