Pepin Manufacturing, Inc. offers a broad range of manufacturing solutions, including flexographic printing services. We provide everything from standard one-color to complex multi-color processes with tight print registration. We provide printing services using an array of in-house methods, including corona treating, to optimize ink adhesion on numerous substrates.

What Is Flexographic Printing?

Our Capabilities

Our rotary flexographic printing and die cutting presses are geared to accommodate almost any size run. Since our flexographic printing presses can flexographically print and rotary die cut in-line, we can provide cost savings over other companies that must utilize additional equipment to print and die cut.

Have questions about our company’s flexographic printing services? Contact our in-house manufacturing experts, who are happy to speak with you.

What is flexographic printing used for?

• Printing of variable & sequential information
• Logo printing in-line (registered or random printing, up to 4 colors)
• Digital barcoding
• Utilization of food-grade and medical-grade inks
• Water/Solvent/UV curable inks
• Specialty inks, including Reflective & Infrared (IR) inks
• Precision color matching
• Flood coating

For example: Pepin can print your logo on a medical-grade foam as part of a finished body-worn sensor to increase brand awareness of your product.

Have questions about our company’s flexographic printing services? Contact our in-house manufacturing experts for more information.

What Is the Flexographic Printing Process?

This printing process begins with a starting material that is wound on a roll. The material passes through a metering roller, which rotates in an ink tray. The metering roller transfers ink to the anilox roller, which then transfers to a print plate or print sleeve, which contains the artwork. The print plate (or sleeve) prints the image on the material. Each print plate is responsible for one printed color, therefore many plates or sleeves may be required to print the final artwork.

Flexographic printing is about more than simply applying ink to a substrate. Additional processes can take place in a single pass, such as lamination, embossing or die-cutting. Integrating these processes cuts down on the time required to complete a project. If you need to maximize production speed, flexographic printing with our rotary press is an ideal option.

Advantages of Our Flexographic Printing Services

If you are unsure if flexography is the right solution for your application, it’s important to understand the distinct advantages of this high-speed printing process. Flexographic printing is a suitable choice for many medium to high volume medical and industrial applications, as it ensures high-resolution printing at an affordable cost. It is especially effective for mass-produced goods, where efficiency is of utmost importance.

Flexographic Printing Press vs. Offset Printing

While offset printing is similar to flexographic printing, flexographic printing is the most versatile solution. Some advantages of flexographic printing services versus offset printing include:

• Offset printing requires indirect printing through a series of offset plates. Flexographic printing allows for printing directly on the substrate.
• Flexographic printing integrates die-cutting, folding and laminating processes into a single pass. Offset printing requires secondary processes for these tasks.
• Offset printing is only suitable for smooth and flat surfaces. A flexographic printing press can be used for a much wider range of materials.

Some Examples Of Materials We Print On Include:

• Fabrics
• Foams
• Paper
• Polyesters
• Polyurethane film
• Polyethylene film
• Non-wovens
• Textiles
• Vinyl

See the table below for a full list of materials.

Our facility is equipped to provide rotary flexographic printing services that utilize UV, water and solvent based inks. We also have access to highly reflective, photoluminescent and infrared (IR) inks for those unique applications. All of our work is supported with additional finishing and converting services including multi-layer lamination and precision rotary die cutting to provide a total manufacturing solution. Contact us to discuss our full capabilities as a flexographic printing service company or with questions about our rotary die cutting services.

Regardless of size or project complexity, we strive
to treat each job with individualized service.

We are constantly striving to meet and exceed the latest industry standards and specifications from: ANSI, ASTM, CSA, RoHS, CE, TS. We stand behind all of our work and have gained a reputation for total customer satisfaction and quality in multiple industries. We help our customers achieve success through manufacturing on their behalf, allowing them to sell their products under private label to retailers and distributors.

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