Ink Print -

Ink Printing is a form of post-printing which utilizes a flexible “relief” plate, and is often referred to as “flexo printing”. The flexible, often rubber, plate is dipped in liquid ink and stamped onto the paper or plastic bag or apparel box.

The Process:

Ink Printed products are made by first creating resilient relief image plate out of rubber or a photo polymer material. This plate is then affixed to plate cylinders and is inked by an ink-metering roll that carries a fast-drying fluid ink to the plates. Flexography is a rotary printing method – for every revolution of the printing plate cylinder, which the plate is attached to, one imprint is produced.

Advantages:

Flexographic ink printing can be done on a wide variety of absorbent and non-absorbent substrates The process uses fast-drying inks, and can print wet ink over dry ink, allowing for tight registration on images Can PMS match a specific color – $75.00 per color; use PMS Match plate charges

Disadvantages:

Some paper substrates or uncoated surfaces absorb the ink differently, so the overall ink color appearance may vary. For these difficult substrates, we recommend hot stamping

Pricing:

INK PRINTING CHARGES

STOCK COLORS

Up to 1,000 impressions, flat charge of:

$100.00

Greater than 1,000, per impression charge of:

$0.10

PMS MATCH PER COLOR:

$75.00

INK PRINTING PLATES

Size of Plate	Hot Stamp
1″ to 25″	$45	$85
26″ to 50″	$60	$125
51″ to 75″	$75	$155
76″ to 100″	$90	$186
101″ to 150″	$110	N/A

ADDITIONAL PRICING INFO

Add printing & plate charges to stock product total to get estimated total cost
No set-up fees! Minimal art fees for proofing will apply
Additional art fees may apply if artwork is not sent in appropriate format (see art submission). All art is subject to review by art department
Does not include taxes or shipping