New Series Chronicles the Evolution of Flexographic Printing

By Linda Casey

In a compelling trailer launching today, Esko, a PRINTING United Alliance member, debuts “We are Flexo.” The online documentary series offers an informative journey through the history of flexographic printing. “We are Flexo” traces the printing process’s roots from its early days to its current role as the leading label and package printing method.

Screenshot from "We are Flexo" documentary series trailer. | Credit: Esko

Through expert interviews conducted on location, viewers will learn about Esko’s many contributions to the flexo printing industry, including platemaking technology, color management, and sustainability improvements. Beyond featuring Esko’s contributions, the series is an educational resource for printing industry enthusiasts for all segments, including commercial and packaging.

View the entire trailer at www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RcNROJ2O1I

To learn more about modern flexographic printing techniques and best practices, check out the Color Management Professional Flexo Certification course from PRINTING United Alliance’s iLearning+. More information about the interactive online course can be found at https://www.ilearningplus.org/courses/color-management-professional-flexo-certification

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As editor-in-chief of Packaging Impressions — the leading publication and online content provider for the printed packaging markets — Linda Casey leverages her experience in the packaging, branding, marketing, and printing industries to deliver content that label and package printers can use to improve their businesses and operations.

Prior to her role at Packaging Impressions, Casey was editor-in-chief of BXP: Brand Experience magazine, which celebrated brand design as a strategic business competence. Her body of work includes deep explorations into a range of branding, business, packaging, and printing topics.

Casey’s other passion, communications, has landed her on the staffs of a multitude of print publications, including Package Design, Converting, Packaging Digest, Instant & Small Commercial Printer, High Volume Printing, BXP: Brand Experience magazine, and more. Casey started her career more than three decades ago as news director for WJAM, a youth-oriented music-and-news counterpart to WGCI and part of the Chicago-based station’s AM band presence.