Flexography is the most common process for printing in the production of folding cartons, labels, and packaging materials. The use of this process is on the rise because it is a relatively simple process, and it allows the use of water-based and vegetable-based inks. Using these types of inks helps reduce VOC emissions which is good for the environment. Other advantages of flexographic printing include lower costs, speed of production and a reduced environmental impact.
Flexographic printing is a combination of letterpress and rotogravure technology. Here, flexible relief plates mounted onto printing cylinders press ink onto a continuous substrate. A basic flexo printing setup consists of a fountain roll, a cell-structured ink-metering or anilox roll, a plate cylinder, and an impression cylinder.
Here at ibox Packaging, we use Flexo printing for most jobs that include a one tone or two tone colour onto corrugated cardboard. The most common products for which we use this type of printing are: custom boxes, stock die cut boxes, stock mailer boxes, stock RSC boxes and tote boxes.
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