flexography
Package label printing
Flexography is a printing method that uses flexible rubber or plastic plates with raised images, transferring ink directly onto the printing surface.
The technique works well on packaging materials like cardboard, plastic film, and foil.
Most cereal boxes are printed using flexography.
The process is fast and economical for high-volume runs.
Material cured by illumination
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- plateFlat dish for food
- rotaryInvolving circular motion
- impressionEffect on the mind
registration · chambered · sleeve · inking · press · rotogravure · letterpress · offset
Identifying markers attached to items
- corrugatedFormed into parallel folds
- cartonsLightweight cardboard containers
- pouchesSmall flexible containers
- bagsFlexible carrying containers
films · wrappers · clamshells · sachets · tubes · bottles · containers
Shearing with shaped blades
- laminationBonding sheets together
- embossingRaising designs from surfaces
- varnishingApplying protective clear coating
- slittingCutting lengthwise narrowly
rewinding · sheeting · perforation · creasing · gluing · folding · converting
Movie or coating
- foilDefeat a plan
- paperboardThick compressed pulp material
- plasticCapable of being molded
- polyethyleneThermoplastic from ethylene gas
polypropylene · metallized · laminate · kraft · cellophane · PET · vinyl · nonwoven
Having water as medium
- solvent-basedUsing chemical dissolvers
- viscosityFluid's flow resistance
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- dryingMoisture removal process
adhesion · opacity · colorfastness · CMYK · curing
photopolymer
Material cured by illumination
impression · registration · chambered · sleeve · inking · press · rotogravure · letterpress · offset · gravure
labels
Identifying markers attached to items
- corrugatedFormed into parallel folds
- cartonsLightweight cardboard containers
- pouchesSmall flexible containers
bags · films · wrappers · clamshells · sachets · tubes · bottles · containers
die-cutting
Shearing with shaped blades
- laminationBonding sheets together
- embossingRaising designs from surfaces
- varnishingApplying protective clear coating
slitting · rewinding · sheeting · perforation · creasing · gluing · folding · converting
film
Movie or coating
- foilDefeat a plan
- paperboardThick compressed pulp material
- plasticCapable of being molded
polyethylene · polypropylene · metallized · laminate · kraft · cellophane · PET · vinyl · nonwoven · corona
water-based
Having water as medium
- solvent-basedUsing chemical dissolvers
- viscosityFluid's flow resistance
- pigmentColor-imparting material
imaging
Producing visual representations
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- trappingCatching with concealed devices
- proofingChecking for errors
exposure · washout · drying · halftone · stochastic · artwork
flexographygravure
Recessed-plate printing method
intaglio · rotogravure · letterpress · lithography · offset printing
reflect, flexible, flex, reflection, flexibility, reflected, deflect, reflexes, reflector