Bottom Line Coexistence: Combining Flexo and Digital for Value, Profitability

While there are some jobs that demand some additional color combinations or superior quality that a flexo press can deliver, both Heinl and Smith say quality is generally not an issue and that customers often don't notice a difference between flexo and digital presses.

"There are some complex labels that can be very critical and have to be dead on," says Heinl. "We even provide densitometer readings to assure the customer that the color is correct. But much of the time there is not much difference between digital and flexo. Still, we always check and pass a sample to the customer."