DRY OFFSET In the dry offset industry (indirect printing (wet in wet) of seamless containers like cans, cups, tubes and aerosol cans) SPGPrints is a market and technology leader in prepress, especially for 2 piece beverage cans. Following devices can be use:

FLEXO PRINTING Flexo plate & sleeve printing forms, commonly used for packaging materials (foil, paper and labels, tissues) can be imaged with a CTP technology according to the CTP = LAM principle + UV exposure or with the DLE technology devices:

SCREEN PRINTING Rotary screen printing is commonly used with label, narrow web printing (for special effects and refining) and for the exacting demands of the printed electronics market. The RotaPlate® (plate material that is sealed to an in-the-round printing sleeve after exposing) and RotaMesh® (welded in-the-round screen) can be used for these applications. Units for engraving and exposing are:

INTAGLIO Intaglio is a printing form where the image is deeper as the non-printing part of the printing form. Typically intaglio is used for security printing (banknotes, stams, cheques, passports etc.) Intaglio printing forms can be imaged with:

PADPRINTING Pad-printing is used for printing on uneven surfaces
indirect printing over pads (works like a cushion). Pad
printing is used for imaging all kinds of products (toys, remote controls, car industry, promotional articles like lighters, pens, etc.).

LETTERPRESS Letterpress is now only seldom used for printing narrow web and labels. Letterpress Plates are thin plates that either have a foil back or metal back. These plates are the same plates that are used for dry offset printing

EMBOSSING For embossing effects in (mainly) paper, hard ‘printing’ plates, sleeves or rollers are used. For sleeves and roller a DLE system is needed. The DLE technology offers the possibility to do special 3D- effects. Known products where embossing is used are book-covers and posters but also beverage cans can be embossed.