Flexography or “Flexo” was first patented by Bibby, Baron and Sons in Liverpool, England in 1890. It was the first known printing method to utilize a flexible printing plate, rather than the standard rigid metal plates used in offset presses.

When was the letterpress invented?

Letterpress printing was the normal form of printing text from its invention by Johannes Gutenberg in the mid-15th century to the 19th century and remained in wide use for books and other uses until the second half of the 20th century.

What is flexographic plate?

Flexographic printing plates are flexible photopolymer plates, used in flexo printing to transfer ink & images to a flexible substrate, such as paper or film. ... The plates are flexible enough to be wrapped around cylindrical print/plate rollers.