Application of Flexo Printing Technology in Packaging and Printing Industry (Part 2)

Packaging application

Due to the unique technical features of flexo printing, it has achieved the most successful applications in various packaging markets. From the perspective of application trends at home and abroad, the following are mainly included:

Label printing

Label printing is the fastest growing area for flexible printing. The growth of label printing mainly comes from pressure-sensitive labels. This technology is rapidly replacing die-cutting and direct printing technologies. In the field of consumer product printing, the shift from pressure-sensitive to in-mold labeling and heat shrinking will push offset, embossing, and screen printing to flexo printing, thereby promoting the development of the entire flexographic industry. When the pressure-sensitive mark was turned into an in-mold mark, the printing process was accordingly turned to UV or water-based flexo.

Flexible packaging

About 20%-30% of consumer products in the U.S. market appear in the form of flexible packaging. According to the survey, in 1996, flexo printed products accounted for 75% of the film's flexible packaging market in the United States. In 2000, it accounted for 85%. The printing industry in the United States has made flexo printing the first choice for flexible packaging. As flexographic printing is the mainstream in the North American flexible packaging industry, growth in this area means the growth of flexo printing.

At present, in the domestic market, roof packs are used in a wide range of products, including liquid soft drinks, dry foods, etc., in which dairy products and fruit juice drinks require a relatively large amount, and the requirements for packaging are also high: the requirements for environmental protection are met, and there is no pollution. recycle and re-use. As a package for liquid milk, roof packs have grown rapidly in recent years and have grown by an average of 30% since 1994. It will grow at a relatively high rate in the future and is expected to reach 13.5 million tons in 2005. In recent years, there have been Shanghai International Paper Co., Ltd., Jinan Quanhua Packaging Products Co., Ltd., Shandong Quanlin Paper Industry Group Co., Ltd., Japan Gulin Co., Ltd., Yunnan Yuxi Global Color Printing Carton Co., Ltd., and Chongqing Huadu Paper Products Co., Ltd. More than 10 companies, including the company and Qingdao People Printing Co., Ltd., have imported domestic and foreign flexo printing machines to print roof packages, SIG Combibloc, and Tetra Pak.

High-end packaging

The perfection and development of flexo printing technology and supporting technologies, such as direct plate making, high-quality UV ink, high-precision anilox roller, servo motor drive technology, etc., make the original one-stop production, with a comprehensive cost-effective advantage of the unit type flexo printing machine In the high-end market, the production methods of flexo printing are increasingly accepted by printing companies with the improvement of printing quality, enhanced environmental protection functions, shortened downtime, and integration of various printing and processing technologies. At present, companies including Shenzhen Jinjia, Shenzhen Gaojiao, Shenzhen Focheng, Foshan Huaxin, Shanghai Toothpaste Factory, Suzhou Jiangtian, Shenyang Times, Guilin Aoqun, etc. are already in the fields of cigarette packs, smart labels, stickers, composite sheets, etc. Become a flagship, leading the development trend of the industry.

Corrugated box preprinted

With the improvement of people's living standards, color corrugated boxes are used more and more widely in the packaging of goods. People require the packaging cartons not only to be beautiful, but also to have environmental protection functions. Deyang Daily Printing Factory in Sichuan Province successfully developed corrugated carton preprinting technology. The factory mainly uses the 6-color satellite type flexographic printing press introduced from Italy. The machine has a width of 1200 mm, a maximum repeat length of 1000 mm, and a printing speed of 250-300 m/min. The daily output can be reduced to 110,000. Carton box. The machine is suitable for printing on 70-350 grams of various coated paper, white paper, cardboard and other composite materials. The water-based inks used are the only non-toxic inks approved by the U.S. Pharmaceuticals and Foods Association in many inks.

China's flexographic printing technology is in the ascendant stage of development. We believe that with the rapid development of the Chinese packaging and printing industry, flexographic technology will surely become the fastest growing printing method in the packaging and printing industry like North America, Western Europe, and Australia.

Source of information: OneTwoFree.Sp