Flexography or also known as “Flexo” is a printing process in which flexible relief plates are made. Flexography uses rubber or polymer plastic plates; thus, these plates are flexible and less expensive.
The flexography method involves printing on uneven surfaces such as plastic, paper, flexible packaging, wallpapers, foils, and textiles. Flexography is well known for its high speed and is suitable for a long run with a wide range of products.
Advantages
- This printing process is suitable for long runs.
- The production can be run faster due to fast press speed.
- The use of water-based inks and recycled inks makes the flexography printing eco-friendly.
- The machine used in flexography printing is robust and lasts for a longer time, so the cost of maintenance is low.
- In flexography printing, the operational cost is low. The inks and materials involved are relatively low, with no special coating.
Disadvantages
- The maintenance cost is low, yet the price of printing plates in flexography printing is high.
- The set up of flexography printing is time-consuming, the more colors the longer it will take to set up.
- If updates in technology are necessary, then it might consume more time.
- To set up a job a large amount of material is consumed, which is likely to be wasting such expensive material.
