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flexography
Flexography, or flexo for short, is the modern alternative to letterpress. It features a flexible printing plate which is good for printing on a varying range of substrates including metals, plastics and cellophane. The process boasts advantages over other processes due to a larger range of inks being available due to the water base of the inks. The inks also generally have a low viscosity which enables faster drying resulting in a faster process, ultimately reducing production costs.
flexible plate
doctor blade
plate cylinder
anilox cylinder fountain cylinder
ink tray
stock/ substrate
impression cylinder