Industrial Manufacture of packaging
Paper and board are the traditional methods used for packaging and this is environmentally friendly as it is based on wood which is a sustainable source. It can also be easily recycled.
Printing on Packaging
There are many methods that can be used for printing on packaging. some of the main methods include:
- Lithography
- Flexography
- Screen printing
- Lithography
- Flexography
- Screen printing
Lithography (and offset lithography)
Lithography goes back thousands of years and is based on the fact that water and ink do not mix. This is the most common method of printing today and can be either sheet or web fed. A plate is made where parts of it will stick water to it and then it will pass through ink rollers where ink will only attach itself to part that does not hold water.
Die Cutting and Creasing
The outline of packaging is cut out and creases for folding made using this process