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The predecessor to the current flexographic type of printing was developed in 1890 by an English printing company called Bibby, Baron and Sons. The water based dyes used at this time were not bleed proof. Circa 1905 C.A. Holweg developed the first aniline printer and had it patented in 1908. The administration of ink was less than precise until the advent of the anilox roll in 1938, which improved print quality. Because of the toxic nature of the aniline ink, new dyes began to be used for the same process, yet the aniline name and its negative connotation persisted until Franklin Moses started a bid to change the name in 1951. The name change was put to a vote of readers of a publication called the "Mosstyper," choosing from three names picked by a subcommittee. The Flexographic Process was the name chosen and has stuck ever since.

Flexographic printing uses a soft, rubber mirror etched relief image surface to transfer ink to the print material and thusly creates the intended image; much like a big rolling stamp reproducing the same image over and over. Originally this technique was limited to low quality mass printing applications such as packaging and shipping. Flexography his improved over a number of decades thanks to the advances in technology dealing more with the production of the plate from which images are reproduced and the metering of ink. Master cylinders are now commonly manufactured using a photographic exposure followed by a chemical etch which affords a high degree of precision. Laser etching is yet another advancement that has improved upon this time tested technique. Thanks to these advances, full color prints are possible with flexographic printing capable of image quality as good a lithography.

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When it comes to printing stickers, there are more applications than most people can fathom. There is a technology behind all these applications, there is a reason a sticker must be made a certain way, comprised of all the various and specific components necessary to make that specific sticker optimal for the given task; the material on which the image is printed, the adhesive that makes it stick, and the image that strikes the visual cortex is the most important part of it all, it is what makes a sticker a sticker. That message you see is there because it is a sign of progress. From printing rough monochromatic images on boxes to the [http://impreglon-cellramic.us/front_content.php?idcat=94 Anilox Rolls], glossy multicolored weather resistant decals you see a million times everyday, there is a history of printing that continues to move forward. Flexography and custom sticker printing compliment each other in a symbiotic relationship that is matched in few places outside nature. The modern sticker is relatively new to history and is the fruit of ancient technology that has evolved and changed over the course of centuries. The Flexographic printing process itself is a perfect example of this in the many changes it has undergone from the first time the process was used in its most basic form. Even the sticker has changed and progressed dramatically over its brief history, but this has been possible due in large part to the process from which it comes, and flexographic printing of these custom stickers is an example of the union of technology and ingenuity to allow companies, governments and people alike to express anything they please for an inexpensive price.

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