Flexible Packaging Since 2001

• What are pre-press charges?
  All pre-press charges, such as design work, computer file preparation, proofs, and films are quoted and billed separately.  If you provide your own artwork on disk you can figure on about $400~500 for prepress charges.

 

• How are cylinders engraved?
  Gravure cylinders are made by copper-plating a finely milled steel cylinder, then etching a recessed image into the copper plating. Etching is done using either a diamond-stylus or laser.  The depth, shape, size, and angle of the recessed are closely controlled to give the desired result on press.  Etched cylinders are then chrom-plated to add wear-resistance.

 

• How long to cylinders last, and do I have to pay again if they wear out?
  Cylinders typically last about 20,000,000 revolutions and you never have to pay to have owrn cylinder replaced unless design is changed.

 

• How much does the cylinder cost?
  The cylinders charges are $225~300 per color.  Which means each cylinder is for each color.                 So, if it is a 8 color design then it will be total of 8 cylinders.

 

• Can cylinders be shared if there is a master design?
  Yes, of course.  If there is a master design for the back ground, we just have to make the cylinders for other spot color for different SKU's.

 

• What line-screen do you use?

        175 to 220 line screens are typically used for process images.  We can print up to 250 line screens.

 

• What is your minimum order?

        3.5 million square inches for any flexible packaging material.  This is equivalent to: about 30,000 6" x 9"

        Stand-Up Pouches, about 100,000 Shrink Sleeves for a 16 fl. oz bottle, about 70,000 Bar Wraps for

        protein bars or candy bars.