Establishment and Comparison of Different Definitions and Equations for a Printability Coefficient for the Flexographic Process

The Flexographic Process has the last years noted a great improvement of the achievable quality. The quote part of the market for the flexographic printing process is still growing; working groups meet to achieve standards for this process at an international level. The industrial partners: paper manufacturers, peripheries suppliers, printers and converters are today looking for a common language to be able to judge, measure the print quality. The following paper will propose solutions for a universal language with the help of a Printability Coefficient for the Flexographic Process. The results of the research present different approaches for a mathematical modelling of the parameters influencing the printability and their interactions.