Flexo Guide

Flexography is a method of direct rotary printing that uses resilient relief image plates of rubber or photopolymer material. The plates are affixable to plate cylinder of various repeat lengths, inked by a cell structured ink metering roll, with or without a reverse angle doctor blade, carrying a fast drying fluid ink to plates that print onto virtually any substrate Flexo Guide was designed to help beginner Flexography students go through the main pre-press steps for a basic one-color design. Students will be able to use this guide to help them in building their die layout, exposing, cutting and mounting their plate before a press run. The guide also gives small tips and notes to explain certain parts of the process.

James Howard is a graduate student at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. His major advisor was Cynthia C. Thompson. Cynthia Carlton Thompson is a full Professor and Mitchell Henke is an assistant Professor at North Carolina A&T State University. Dr. Thompson and Dr. Henke received their Ph.D. from Virginia Tech, Blacksburg.