METHODS FOR IMPROVING PROCESS CONTROL AND CORRECTION IN FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING

The printability tester is defined as a device for uniformly applying a reproducible amount of ink to a substrate under specified conditions using a motorized control of the ink transfer process specific function. This repeatable print operation characteristic may also facilitate the correlation of the actual printing condition set by the primary process parameters specified by printing process, substrate, ink, screening, printing order, etc. By extending the usage and functionality of the printability tester, printers have the possibility to use laboratory test prints as means of process control and correction at a fraction of cost and time.