Flexography is the youngest among the conventional printing systems: just a baby when compared with letterpress, offset lithography, gravure and screen printing. Its name was chosen with a ballot and finally presented during the 14th Packaging Institute Forum, in October 1952.

Per completare la già esaustiva spiegazione: il nome “flexograph” fu scelto dopo un sondaggio e accettato nell’ottobre del 1952 in una conferenza presso un albergo newyorkese mentre si svolgeva il 14esimo Packaging Institute Forum
👍