Flexographic printing machine's advantages in flexible packaging industry?

1, ink green environmental protection

Flexographic printing often uses water-based ink, alcohol-soluble ink, compared with solvent-based ink, there is no residual solvent, volatile toxic gases and other issues, is recognized as an environmentally friendly printing method.

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2, low production cost and good benefits.

Comparing with gravure printing, flexography has the advantages of short plate making cycle, low plate cost, low energy consumption, less ink consumption, small footprint and low overall cost.

3, printing speed is fast, reject rate is low.

The satellite type flexographic press can reach speeds of hundreds of meters per minute, and the reject rate is low. Industry researchers found that the LDPE film as an example, flexo printing qualified rate is 5% to 10% higher than gravure printing.

Of course, in general, gravure and flexography have their own advantages in printing flexible packaging, depending on the printed material, order quantity and usage habits. However, in view of the current domestic environment, the country's printing and packaging industry to adopt more environmentally friendly equipment under the strong support of flexography in the future there is more room for development.

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