flexographic plate making
flexographic and letterpress plates are made using the same basic technologies utilizing a relief type plate.
both technologies employ plates with raised images (relief) and only the raised images come in contact with
the substrate during printing. flexographic plates are made of a flexible material, such as plastic, rubber or UV
sensitive polymer (photopolymer). so that it can be attached to a roller or cylinder for ink application. there are
three primary methody methods of making flexographic plates: photochemical and laser engraved plates.