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 flexographic first used?

Flexography (or flexo printing) is mostly used for printing different kind of packaging, flexible Packaging or self-adhesive labels and typically employs a flexible printing plates which has prominent characters engraved on it. (Flexography timeline: from its origin in 1857 to 1985).

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.