The flexographic printing method of flexographic printing machine is a printing technology originated in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. Because it uses environment-friendly water-based ink, it is generally regarded as the most environment-friendly printing method in the industry. In addition, with the successful development and wide application of laser engraving, flexographic CTP and other new technologies and new varieties of flexographic ink and UV/EB ink, the environmental protection characteristics of flexographic printing have been further verified and are increasingly favored by the printing market.
It can be said that as a kind of environment-friendly printing machine, the flexographic printing machine has developed rapidly in recent years. Especially, after the application of computer technology to flexographic printing, positioning and registration, tension control, screen display quality tracking and feedback have been automated, which saves time and reduces the difficulty of operation. All these have made the development prospects of the flexographic printing machine more broad.
The development prospect of flexographic printing machine also lies in its extensive application, especially in the packaging field. Flexographic printing has been widely used in various packaging printing. According to relevant information, by the end of the 20th century, the turnover of American flexographic printing industry had exceeded 72.8 billion US dollars, with an annual growth rate of 7%. Flexographic printing has accounted for 22% of all printing methods.
In addition, flexographic printing is particularly suitable for small batch and multi variety packaging printing materials. With the improvement of the supporting technology of flexographic printing machines, materials that were difficult to print in the past, such as extremely thin films, non ink absorbing materials, can be printed at high speed.
If the flexographic printing machine is directly equipped with various multi-functional post printing processing equipment to complete the subsequent work such as die cutting, box making, bronzing, etc. at one time, the time can be shortened, the paper consumption can be reduced, and the quality of printed products can be stable. Therefore, flexographic printing has great market potential in packaging printing.
It is also believed that in the future, with the development of packaging, printing and other industries, the flexographic printing machine will not only have a broader development prospect, but also will bring more economic benefits under the increasingly mature technology and process, which will also promote the rapid development of the printing industry and packaging industry.