Right Recipe

The subsequent introduction of hybrid screening, photopolymer plates, direct-to-plate technology, and sleeve-based, servo-driven presses went a long way toward ameliorating many of these problems and moving flexo closer to the benchmarks previously set by gravure and offset. Most recently, so-called high-definition solutions such as Kodak’s Flexcel NX System for digital platemaking, EskoArtwork’s new HD Flexo system, and MacDermid’s LUX™ plate processing technology have extended the opportunity for flexographic printers and their prepress service providers to become even more efficient, as well as to improve quality and reduce costs.