Technical Articles

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Alternative methods of platemaking - Users of photopolymer printing plates routinely encounter problems when endeavouring to improve flexo print quality and plant efficiency. The Flexographic printer has three alternative platemaking tec... Read more Views: 51	31st Jul 2009		0.16 MB
Can you see through your inks? - Ink transparency is discussed in this article and forms part of a series produced by the FPTG headed by Dr Tim Claypole at the University of Wales, Swansea... download the file to read full detai... Read more Views: 40	31st Jul 2009		0.11 MB
Do you know a serial flexo press abuser? - “Take the gear off the plate cylinder, and just throw it in that tray”. Serial press abuse starts with what appears to be the most innocent statements.... download file for full details Read more Views: 52	31st Jul 2009		0.08 MB
Going with the flow- Viscosity Control - Adding solvent to the ink to weaken the colour is one way of achieving the desired density in flexographic printing... download file to read full details Views: 46	31st Jul 2009		0.03 MB
How much ink transfers from the anilox? - The anilox roll is the primary means of ink delivery to the flexographic plate. It controls the density of solids and the tone gain of half tones.... download file to read full details Views: 51	31st Jul 2009		0.05 MB
Intelligent Packaging - Did you know that twothirds of food waste could be avaoided if food had been stored correctly. Smart packaging could help and flexo printing could be key to success. In this article Dr Tim Claypole di... Read more Views: 50	07th Aug 2009		0.14 MB
Is speed king? - The faster the press runs, the greater the throughput and the more print jobs are produced per day. However, running faster also allows you to produce more waste much quicker! ... download file to rea... Read more Views: 42	31st Jul 2009		0.03 MB
Plate Consistency - Having separated the image into halftones you know that the separations are right. But once the plate is on the press, the colours are wrong and can’t be balanced... download file to read full d... Read more Views: 41	31st Jul 2009		0.08 MB
The Measurement of Anilox Rolls - In the third of a series of articles concerning the work of the Flexographic Printing Technology Group (FPTG), funded by EFTA and the private sector, Tim Claypole of Swansea University discusses measu... Read more Views: 47	31st Jul 2009		0.39 MB
What Colour is Your Ink? -  “Colorimetric Characterisation” as the cornerstone of achieving consistent repeatable prints. Dr Tim Claypole discusses how this can help you achieve predictability .... download fil... Read more Views: 41	31st Jul 2009		0.13 MB
Why should I measure colour? - “The way I’ve always controlled colour is to compare with a sample from the job bag or with the light, standard and dark samples my customer has agreed. It’s easy; when they want a r... Read more Views: 49	31st Jul 2009		0.06 MB