2006 Volume 43 Issue 4 Pages 243-246
Taking a general view of the latest technical trend of flexo printing plates, processing method is shifting from conventional solvent wash to water wash or heat wash method from environmental point of view, and such plate making systems as Laser Ablation Masking(LAM), Direct Laser Engraving(DLE), Ink Jet Masking are being popularly proposed as CTP. I explain such technology and summarize the technical trend in terms of printing plates.