Linerboard surface chemistry and structure affect flexographic print quality

Proceedings of the International Printing and Graphic Arts Conference

Volumn 2004, Issue , 2004, Pages 167-177

  Aspler, Joe ^a   Cormier, Lyne ^a   Manfred, Tony ^a  

^a PAPRICAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE QUALITY; INK; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION;

FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINT QUALITY; INERBOARDS; INK SOLVENT;

PRINTING;

PRINTING;

EID: 33645682832     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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