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Leighton Packaging Limited
Leigh Commerce Park,
Green Fold Way, Leigh,
Lancashire WN7 3XJ

TEL: 01942 601011
FAX: 01942 601012

 

 

Flexographic Printing

Flexographic Printing   Our 4 colour printing machine boasts up to date technology with flexibility in its setting process to manufacture small as well as large products from short to large runs and is capable of producing slotted and Die-Cut corrugated cartons.

This process uses water-based inks, and uses a flexible printing plate made from TDR Polymer with a Mellonex backing.

The advantage of using this method of printing is that print can be applied directly to the surface of the corrugated board which suits smaller production runs as opposed to lithographic printing where print is applied to reel of laminate and then glued to the paper before being made into corrugated board.

Flexographic Printing  

Basic cartons are produced on the slotting section of our production machine. Corrugated board, which has been pre-creased in the corrugating process i.e. with the two horizontal creases, is fed through the machine and a series of creasing wheels and slotting tools produce the vertical creases and slots.

This method of manufacture requires no cutting formes (see die-cutting) and is therefore a more economical way to produce basic cartons.

 

This process gives us the capability of running high volume work in one process at a good standard of quality

– allowing us to satisfy customer requirements, with lead times as low as 3-5 working days.

  Flexographic Printing