Flexography printing
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Jun 11, 2024
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May 27, 2021
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Feb 1, 2021
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Abstract
A flexographic printing plate includes at least one halftone printing area with a plurality of halftone dots. A halftone dot of said plurality of halftone dots is shaped as a relief area. Said relief area includes a central portion and a surrounding portion. Said central portion has a central dot floor with a first pattern of a plurality of pins protruding upwardly from the central dot floor. Said surrounding portion protrudes upwardly from the central dot floor and has a top side including a second pattern of a plurality of recesses. The first pattern and second pattern are such that the surrounding portion can be distinguished from the central portion.
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XSYS PREPRESS N V | 8900 IEPER |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Wattyn, Bart Mark Luc | Dentergem, BE | 6 | 9 |
# of filed Patents : 6 Total Citations : 9 |
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