Flexographic printing or “flexo” is a relief process that uses an anilox roll to evenly transfer ink onto the raised area of the rubber plate. The plate transfers the detailed images to the substrate.
High quality graphics are transferred from a release paper using heat and pressure. Only the inks and lacquers are applied to a container or lid for a seamless look.
Technique where an image is transferred to a mesh screen using UV lighting. Ink is pressed through the open image areas of the screen directly onto the product.
Process of printing by indirect image transfer, where a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the substrate.
Steam or hot air shrinks a plastic film until it conforms to the shape of the product. Shrink sleeves are frequently used for containers with unusual shapes or to make a product tamper evident.
An image producing method that involves a film carrying a thin leaf of color which is transferred to a material using heat and pressure. It is commonly used with gold or metallic leaf, but many colors, patterns, and finishes of leaf are available.
