Flexography
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Flexography is a printing process which uses a flexible relief printing plate that applies ink from its non-recessed surfaces. It is essentially a modern version of letterpress, evolved with high spee
A flexographic printing plate.
PCMC's Fusion C Flexographic Printing Press
Flexographic printing press
Precision mounting of flexo plates on tape with the aid of laser pointers on automatic mounting machine
Lithography
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Lithography is a planographic method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water. The printing is from a stone or a metal plate with a smooth surface. It was invented in 1796 by
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…picture printing is now possible, and some of the finer presses available today, in combination with a skilled operator, allow quality that rivals the lithographic process. One ongoing improvement has been the increasing ability to reproduce highlight tonal values, providing a workaround for the high dot gain…
A lithograph of Charles Marion Russell's The Custer Fight (1903), with the range of tones fading toward the edges.
This very early colour lithograph from 1835 uses large washes of orange and cyan with black ink providing the details.
A lithographer at work, 1880.
Lithography machine in Bibliotheca Alexandrina.