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Final hurdles

While the science of flexography has come a long way, there are a few challenges for it to overcome to join the ranks of offset and gravure.

Daming is concerned with web tension issues: "As good as the web tension systems on [flexo] presses have become, they cannot handle a one-mil thick low-density polyethylene film." This extremely extensible film is usually printed on a central impression press.