Flexographic printing vs. offset printing: two printing methods, numerous benefits

 Generally speaking, these two printing processes differ in terms of how colour is transferred onto the printing stock. Flexographic printing is a letterprint process, i.e., the print areas protrude upward from an elastic polymer printing plate. Offset printing is a flat printing process in which the areas to be coloured are etched out of a flat metal printing plate.

The amount of ink transferred is measured in lines per cm in all printing processes. More ink (up to 100 lines/cm) can be printed onto a material using offset printing than with flexo-printing (18 to 54 lines/ cm). The higher the number of lines, the clearer the image when viewed up close. Offset printing is typically used for presentation boxes, brochures, posters and displays; flexographic printing is usually used for transport packaging, folding boxes, stackable display boxes and wrapping papers.