VARIABLE PRINTING PROCESS USING FLEXIBLE SECONDARY PLATES AND SPECIALTY INKS

摘要

The present invention relates to using flexible secondary plates and specialty inks in a printing process. More specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus and methods of using flexible secondary plates made of a composition comprising a saturated chain of polymethylene or a photopolymer material to decorate an exterior surface of cylindrical metallic containers with high definition graphics and other indicia.