How does flexographic printing work?
Have you ever wondered how the principle behind flexographic printing works?Perhaps this explanation could be useful…
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Ghost images in flexo printing
The appearance of ghost images in printing is a brain teaser for many flexographic press operators.Can you recognize the different types of ghosting?Do you know the reason of the most common ghosting defects?Take a look at this video to know more.
Scoring lines on anilox rolls
What is one of the worst problems that can happen in the flexo pressroom?One anilox roll damaged by scoring lines means stopping a production or accepting a print defect.Why do these scoring lines occur on the anilox surface?What happens in printing?What can we do to prevent this problem?I gathered some ideas in this video pill, …
What is the print sequence of your inks?
In what sequence do you print your inks?Light to dark? Dark to light? And why? In this video pill I try to give some hopefully useful information for flexographic printers.
Oh no… Streaks again!
Have you ever experienced any problems like streaks, gearmarks, banding, bouncing and the like?In this short video I try to explain some of the most common causes at the origin of these defects in flexographic printing.
Similar names, different meanings
Have you ever come across any terms that have a similar name but express different concepts?Halftones and midtones: do they refer to anything that stays in the middle of something?And what about trap and trapping?
Do you know what is your minimum dot?
A short video to explain the meaning of minimum dot and why it is one important information to describe the characteristics of your flexographic printing condition.
How to correctly describe the engraving specifications of anilox rolls?
What are the correct units of measure to describe the engraving specifications of anilox rolls?I hope this short video serves to clarify this aspect with correct terminology.
What are the ideal screening angles for flexo?
A short video on the reasons why in flexography it is necessary to use specific angles for the halftone screens.
Goodbye aniline!
Such a nice experience I had to receive some pages from the Mosstyper newsletter dated 1951 and 1952 when flexography made its debut with the new name.