Weyerhaeuser’s Flexo Printing Facilities Streamline Plate Mounting

A common method to mount and align the printing plates on the printing cylinder involves the drawing of a line around the printing cylinder. This line is then aligned by eye with a longitudinal line along the length of the photopolymer or other printing plate. The plate is then wrapped around the cylinder. This method is somewhat accurate but can be extremely time consuming for the operator, leading to delays between print runs.