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Flexo Vs. Offset Printing: Inks, Maintenance, Cost, Convenience
Package printing comes in many shapes and sizes. Printers and label makers use four main types of printing processes packaging: flexographic, digital, gravure, and offset.
Sustainable Printing Methods: Flexo vs. Screen, Gravure, Litho, Offset
As the manufacturing society trends toward more eco-friendly practices, it’s important to consider whether or not you’re using sustainable printing methods.
Care and Maintenance of Flexo Print Sleeves, Cylinders, and Plates
When it comes to maximizing the lifespan and usefulness of flexographic printing equipment, the importance of proper care and maintenance procedures cannot be overlooked.
Just as you would protect a new combine, dozer, or piece of manufacturing...
Comparing Litho, Screen Printing, Digital Printing and Flexo for Corrugated
A variety of consumer products are packed into corrugated containers for shipping. To reduce costs, many companies ship products in shelf-ready packaging.
The demand for shelf-ready shipping packages created the need for printing directly onto...
What's the Key to Better Ink Surface Tension & Ink Bonding?
If you’re in the flexographic printing industry, you know better than anyone that in order to get the perfect print there are hundreds of moving parts to align, test, and measure.
These considerations are only increasing with the development of...
How to Choose the Right Flexo Printing Machinery
Purchasing a flexo printing machine is a little like buying a car. You want the right balance of safety, functionality, and quality without breaking the bank.
Flexo Surface Tension, Surface Energy, and Wettability
The first step in obtaining good adhesion and print quality is to assure that the ink wets out on the substrate fully and evenly.
Understanding the Uses and Benefits of Halftone (Stochastic) Screening
Would it surprise you to know that the colors you see on some of the most popular consumer goods are actually just a “trick of the eye”?
Flexo 101: How To Print on Aluminum Cans
Have you ever wondered how the labels get printed on cans of soda or craft beer? Chances are, the product that you’re holding in your hand was printed using flexographic technology.
Read This Before You Fingerprint a Flexo Printing Press
The biggest concern when it comes to flexo printing equipment is repeatability. Having a high rate of variation between print runs is never good, so taking steps to improve your repeatability should be your utmost priority.
