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Plastics Technology, New York, NY,, USA, Plastics Technology, New York, NY, USAPlastics Technology, New York, NY,, USA, Plastics Technology, New York, NY, USA
Warren, Lilli Manolis
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[1] Plastics Technology, New York, NY,, USA, Plastics Technology, New York, NY, USA
The move toward central-impression (CI) cylinders on flexographic web presses, which provide improved speed, clarity, and resolution over stack presses, has been a major trend. The main advantage of a central-impression press is that the web stays on the CI cylinder instead of traveling from one impression cylinder to another, as on a stack press. Also, with its print units directly geared to a single drive gear, a CI press can better provide tight, crisp registration from one color to the next. Microproessor controllers that permit fast thumbwheel setup of printing stations and push-button precision print positioning have resulted in quicker flexo job changeover and higher speeds for shops with many short runs. Also, more and more video scanners are being used for off-press web viewing and monitoring.