Raffaele Angelillo, Editor in Chief
In this new issue, we dive into the beating heart of flexographic printing: materials and components. From rubber or photopolymer plates to anilox rollers, from high-viscosity inks to bio-polymers, each element interacts according to complex dynamics that shape the quality of the printing, the efficiency of the process and the final yield.
We will delve into how the interaction between substrates, plates and inks affects production speed, colour accuracy and sustainability of the entire plant. You will be accompanied by a clear and punctual technical analysis: we will focus on innovative materials and their interactions with inks, smart components that facilitate automation and predictive maintenance and, last but not least, we will provide our considerations on how these choices translate into tangible advantages in industrial production.
In addition, this issue features a number of interviews: we have gathered statements from printers about the challenges and success in the selection of high-performance materials and from component manufacturers to illustrate technological innovations and their integration into modern flexographic printing lines.
We will also discuss innovation and new flexographic installations, providing insights into the latest trends in terms of efficiency, sustainability, and machine digitalisation. All this will take place within the broader context of the technological transformation affecting the entire converting supply chain.
Finally, a preview to get you excited: we will be at K 2025, the world’s most important trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry, to be held in Düsseldorf from 8 to 15 October 2025. Here, among smart materials, automated technologies and circular economy scenarios, we will discover solutions that also affect our sector. In this issue, you will find previews from the exhibitors we will meet directly at their stands.
A rich, pragmatic and at the same time visionary issue: an opportunity to reflect on how materials and components – often invisible – are the real protagonists of productivity and technical evolution in flexography.
