Flexography is a relief printing process, similar to typography. The printing dies (plates or sleeves) are made of photopolymer. This process is used to print corrugated cardboard, plastic bags, labels, etc., as well as for certain newspapers in Germany.
This technique uses flexible plastic or rubber rollers. Invented around 1875, it was first used for paper and cardboard printing.
It was not adopted in textile printing until the 1960s. The printing shapes on the rollers, which used to be cut by hand, are now cut by laser.
