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A study of the relevance of plate quality and print quality to UV flexographic folding carton printing

Étude de l’importance de la qualité des clichés et de la qualité de l’impression en ce qui concerne la flexographie UV pour le carton pliant [d’emballage?]

Eine Studie der Relevanz von Plattenqualität und Druckqualität zu UV-flexografischem Faltkartondruck

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Summaries

The quality of a flexographic print owes much to the printing plates that are used in terms of their composition and their ability to deliver the required image to specification. This paper examines some of the criteria that are of relevance to the creation of quality blankets from which quality prints can be realised.

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La qualité d’une impression flexographique tient dans une grande mesure aux clichés qui sont employées, de par leur composition et leur capacité de livrer l’image demandée selon la spécification. Cet article examine quelques-uns des critères qui sont utiles en ce qui concerne la création de blanchets de qualité, éléments nécessaires pour la production d’impressions de qualité.

Zusammenfassung

Die Qualität eines flexografischen Druckes beruht stark auf den verwendeten Druckplatten, sowohl mit Hinsicht auf ihre Komposition als auch auf ihre Fähigkeit, das gewünschte Bild erwartungsgemäß abzudrucken. Diese Arbeit prüft einige der relevanten Kriterien die zur Herstellung von hochqualitativen Druckplatten und hochqualitativen Drucken nötig sind.

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  1. 3C Imanging Inc, 2798 Thamesgate Drive, Unit 4, L4T 4E8, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

    X Liu

  2. Department of Colour and Polymer Chemistry, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, Leeds, United Kingdom

    J Guthrie

  3. Field (Packaging) Group, Group Technical Section, RG19 4NL, Colthrop, Thatcham, Berkshire, United Kingdom

    C Bryant

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Correspondence to J Guthrie.

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Liu, X., Guthrie, J. & Bryant, C. A study of the relevance of plate quality and print quality to UV flexographic folding carton printing. Surface Coatings International Part B: Coatings Transactions 87, 167–174 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02699631

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