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When selecting a flexo printing machine, the main principle is that the production capacity must match the printing material requirements. According to my experience, we need to find models that provide good printing pressure control systems and water-based ink compatibility. When you print food packaging, you must follow the GB/T 10335.3-2021 standard by all means. I have been in this business for a decade and have observed numerous buyers who make the mistake of selecting over material compatibility. The end result is significant registration errors in the printed speed material, which leads to significant rework and waste. Frankly, the choice of the right machine is much more important than trying to get the specifications right.

I have been in this business for ten years and I have seen many buyers tripping over the speed-first mentality - the blind pursuit of high speed without considering material adaptation. The printed packaging will finally appear to be full of registration variations and this will result in many reworks and wastages. To be honest, selecting a proper machine is a lot more important than being crazy about the parameter sheets.

Flexo printing machine has become more widespread in the market over the last few years due to the fact that it is friendly to the environment and convenient. As per the statistics of the China Printing and Equipment Industry Association in 2024, more than 35% of the packaging industry applied domestic flexo printing technology compared to 22% in 2019. This rise is a result of the fact that the water-based ink printing system emits considerably less VOCs (volatile organic compounds) compared to the traditional gravure printing machines, and is more than 60% less of organic waste gas emissions, which can easily satisfy the stringent environmental regulations of numerous regions.

Every situation has its own type of machine and this is the most common mistake made by first-timers. As an illustration of food packaging bag production, I had previously devised a solution to a snack factory in Zhejiang. Their greatest problem was that the ink layer always comes off after printing on PE film and the rejection rate was a massive 30% which was very annoying. Afterwards, we set them up with a unit-type flexo printer with a preheating and humidity control module and a special water-based ink adhesion enhancement system. After printing, the film could retain a full pattern at a high temperature of 120°C sterilization, and the rejection rate was much reduced.Satellite flexo printers are more the advantageous to the label printing companies. The paper path is shorter and the design prints the tiny patterns and text of daily chemical products with an accuracy of plus or minus 0.05 millimeters.

Another point that is not easy to see is that customized services are a hidden value-added benefit to purchases. We always get to the customer's workshop beforehand, and spend one week learning everything, e.g. material types, daily peak production, and current equipment. When we come up with a design solution for a carton factory in northern China, we take into account the dry winter climate and add a workshop humidity adjustment system to avoid printing distortion due to the changing moisture content of the paper.

To be realistic, there is no way you can believe in the imported brands. The domestic brands now are more cost effective. The main components like anilox rollers and servo motors of the most popular domestic brands are imported but the price is only 60%-70% of the price of exported models and the service after sales is much faster than the 48 hour norm of the imported brands.All in all, a good flexo printing machine is never the machine with the most beautiful parameters, but the machine that suits your material characteristics, your production capacity needs to be able to meet, service support is reliable.If you need a customized flexographic printing press, contact us immediately and visit our [https://www.papercupmachinery.com/flexo-printing-machine].