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    Expert's Opinion

    Five reasons to choose flexo

    MPS' Hans Poortinga writes that lower ink costs per square meter, as well as increased flexibility and durability, are among the benefits.

    Five reasons to choose flexo
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    Hans Poortinga, Printing Technology Expert, MPS01.07.19
    "Should I go for flexo or digital printing?" That’s a question many production leaders in the label printing industry ask themselves. Many opt for digital because it’s the current trend and other label printers are taking this route. But is it the right choice for you? When it comes to making the final decision, quality, substrate, volume, budget, and your production schedule are deciding factors.

    At MPS, we compare both methods — and explain why to consider a flexo printing press.

    Flexo and digital printing compared
    In label printing, when we talk about "digital," we mean printing labels without physical printing plates. Digital printing doesn’t use plates the way conventional printing, like offset, flexo or gravure, does.

    The fact you don't need printing plates is one of the advantages of digital printing. It also has quicker turnaround times, can print variable data, and no additional setup time is required to produce multiple versions of artwork. Also, you don’t have fixed costs before you start printing, which makes it beneficial for small runs.

    However, you need to prepare every single small job separately, including its data. How are you going to organize this?

    And what are you going to do when a new product becomes so successful that it is no longer a "small job?" Can you also print this on a digital press, or should it be done on a conventional press? If not, you’ll lose your flexibility because you’ve scheduled continuous jobs for your digital press.

    Flexo printing is a great choice if you require a higher volume order. Since flexo printing presses run at a much faster speed than digital presses, it is an efficient way to produce large volume runs with high-quality results. Also, the cost per label decreases substantially as your quantity increases.

    Flexography and digital printing are no longer competing technologies. Despite the pros and cons of each printing method, the key question will always be: which method is most cost-effective? What is the crossover point? Before this point, it would be more cost-effective to run your labels digitally. When you pass the crossover point, flexo printing becomes more cost-effective.

    Why should you go for a flexo printing press?
    In addition to speed and lower cost in producing medium to high-volume print runs, there are additional benefits to flexo printing that could be the deciding factor in selecting the right method for your business.

    Here are five benefits of flexo printing:
    • Lower ink costs per square meter because the inks you need for digital printing are more expensive
    • Increased flexibility and durability with a range of colors and substrates
    • It allows you to produce larger quantities of labels in a shorter period
    • You can enable and automate more applications like cold foil, laminating glue and varnish applications.
    • Inline finishing is included in a flexo press
    Combining the best of both worlds: Hybrid Printing
    Did you know there’s also a printing method that combines the best of both worlds?

    This innovation is called hybrid printing. Hybrid printing combines several printing and converting techniques in a single-pass process to utilize the benefits of both technologies. With hybrid printing, you can reach a larger part of the market segment, increase productivity, reduce costs, and reduce prepress time.

    Learn more at the MPS website.

    About the author: Hans Poortinga is a printing technology expert at MPS, a role he has held since 2015. He knows all about printing technology, the total printing process and is a specialist in connectivity within the printing industry.
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