Feasibility Study of Flexographic Platemaking Based on SLA 3D Printing Technology

摘要

The technology of additive manufacturing, represented by 3D printing, has changed traditional manufacturing, and it can also be applied to platemaking for flexographic printing in principle. The purpose of paper is to study the feasibility of platemaking for flexographic printing by Stereo Lithography Apparatus 3D printing technology. We designed and completed the experiment to detect the line width error and line edge straightness of the results of Stereo Lithography Apparatus 3D printing technology. The detection results are compared with the results of flexographic platemaking in the mainstream market. The results confirm that the Stereo Lithography Apparatus 3D printing technology can be applied to platemaking for flexographic printing, and provide the basis for the flexographic platemaking using the technology of additive manufacturing.