What is the process of flexographic printing?

What is the process of flexographic printing?

Printing A flexographic print is made by creating a positive mirrored master of the required image as a 3D relief in a rubber or polymer material. Flexographic plates can be created with analog and digital platemaking processes. The image areas are raised above the non image areas on the rubber or polymer plate.

Can you print CMYK flexo?

Flexo print vs Rotogravure They can both use CMYK and Pantone colours in the printing process, but they do normally use Pantone colours.

Why is flexography used?

Flexography has been widely used as a quick and economical way of applying simple designs and areas of colour to a wide variety of packaging materials, such as paper and plastic containers (including waxed-paper ones), corrugated-cardboard boxes, tape, envelopes, and metal foil.

What materials are used in flexography?

Flexography is a modern version of letterpress printing. This traditional method of printing can be used on almost any type of substrate, including corrugated cardboard, cellophane, plastic, label stock, fabric, and metallic film. The flexographic printing process uses quick-drying, semiliquid inks.

How many Gcmi colors are there?

sixty colors
The GCMI guide is a collection of sixty colors, numbered for identification, that is offered by American Inks and most ink manufacturers.

What are flexo plates made of?

Originally, flexo plates were made from rubber, but are today made from photopolymer material in sheet form – which differentiates them from the fixed metallic printing plates of offset printing. The plates are flexible enough to be wrapped around cylindrical print/plate rollers.

What is flexographic printing plate?

Flexographic printing plates are flexible photopolymer plates, used in flexo printing to transfer ink & images to a flexible substrate, such as paper or film.

What type of ink is used in flexography?

Flexographic printing is done on paper, cardboard, or plastic film. Liquid inks with a low viscosity are used for printing. There are water-based inks, solvent, and ultraviolet (UV)-cured inks among them.

What kind of ink is used in flexography?

Types. The main types of flexographic ink are water based, solvent and UV curable.

What does Gcmi mean?

GCMI (Glass Containers Manufacturers Institute) is a color standard like Pantone but targeted more towards corrugated and paper board. The GCMI color guide was initiated in 1949 by the Glass Container Manufacturer Institute, now known as Glass Packaging Institute.