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According to Lanska, Stork Cellramic, which first introduced YAG technology, sees a place for both CO2 and YAG applications. "The CO2 laser is fine for metering applications with relatively low quality requirements. Print demands dictate when YAG takes over—such as precision dot placement with reduced gain, higher line counts with increased cell volume, and greater uniformity of ink coverage. As these demands are the future of flexo, we continue to see growth in the 900 to 1,500 line count range."