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Apr 28 202228/04/2022

Discover the new Natural Plate Compensation Curves for flexography

Prepress, Process, Workflow / By Stefano d'Andrea

Natural Plate Compensation (NPC) curves are a new and simplified method designed to determine and apply plate compensation curves within any flexographic workflow. This method provides smooth transitions and equidistant tone values directly within the compensation curves by making best use of measurements according to ISO 20654:2017 – Graphic technology – Measurement and calculation of …

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Sep 11 202016/01/2022

Similar names, different meanings

2 Comments / Pills, Prepress / By flexo•expert

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?

Jun 30 202010/01/2022

Do you know what is your minimum dot?

Pills, Prepress / By flexo•expert

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.

Jun 15 202010/01/2022

How to correctly describe the engraving specifications of anilox rolls?

Pills, Prepress / By flexo•expert

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.

Jun 1 202010/01/2022

What are the ideal screening angles for flexo?

Pills, Prepress / By flexo•expert

A short video on the reasons why in flexography it is necessary to use specific angles for the halftone screens.

May 18 202010/01/2022

What is the best resolution to print images in flexo?

Design, Pills, Prepress / By flexo•expert

Sometimes I come across some information that could be misleading flexo operators: image resolution must be adequate to the intended use in printing, there is a relationship between image resolution (pixels per inch) and print linescreen (lines per inch) and I’ll show you in this short video.

May 4 202010/01/2022

10 things to avoid in flexography to prevent from troubles

4 Comments / Design, Pills, Plate making, Prepress, Print, Process, Troubleshooting / By flexo•expert

Have you ever experienced any troubles when printing in flexo? Here is a list of things you should avoid when approaching flexography in order to prevent from troubles in production.

Mar 13 202010/01/2022

Register tolerance: what is the correct value?

4 Comments / Design, Prepress, Print, Process, Troubleshooting / By flexo•expert

The register between colors is a fundamental aspect for the quality of the printed product. But what is the correct register tolerance and how to evaluate it? ISO 12647-6 connects the register tolerance to the print linescreen. The higher the linescreen, the greater the expected accuracy on the printed product. According to this norm, register …

Dec 10 201910/01/2022

3 simple steps to good quality

Prepress, Print, Process / By flexo•expert

Here is a print condition audit that initially revealed an insufficient quality level, scoring below 30%, and ended with a final score of 83% with satisfaction of both printer and final customer. The printer invested in 3 days of process calibration activities over 3 weeks time with the limitation of using the existing press setup …

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Sep 23 201910/01/2022

My first 30 years in flexo and Labelexpo

2 Comments / Plate making, Prepress, Print, Process / By flexo•expert

I’m really excited and looking forward to being in Bruxelles tomorrow at Labelexpo Europe 2019.This will be my personal 30 years anniversary edition, celebrating my 30 years in the industry as well. In 1989 I was just back to Italy, after almost 3 years at the School of Media Development and Graphic Arts in Kampala, …

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Discover the new Natural Plate Compensation Curves for flexography

Similar names, different meanings

Do you know what is your minimum dot?

How to correctly describe the engraving specifications of anilox rolls?

What are the ideal screening angles for flexo?

What is the best resolution to print images in flexo?

10 things to avoid in flexography to prevent from troubles

Register tolerance: what is the correct value?

3 simple steps to good quality

My first 30 years in flexo and Labelexpo

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