Q-Flex Advanced is our new ultra high definition (UHD) flexographic plate and screening technology.


We know there are known technical print issues that printers face every day. Our challenge was to create a product that could compete with gravure, but without the flexo issues we are all well aware of.

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Short Plate Life
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Poor Ink Laydown
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Harsh Edges To Shadows
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Un-Smooth Vignettes
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Dot Bridging In Mid Tones

Connect’s Q-Flex Advanced screening and plate technology has resolved all these issues.

  • Perfect for Fixed Colour Palette due to the wider colour gamut Q-Flex Advanced brings.
  • Exceptional image quality with superb highlights and shadows.
  • Smoother ink laydown and higher densities.
  • Proven plate longevity.
  • Vignettes running to zero.
  • No more trailing edge void.
  • Eliminates dot bridging.
  • Full press support from our Technical team.
  • Commercially competitive.

Stanno screening is part of our Q-Flex Advanced offering. It enables better ink laydown, higher densities and better opacity of white and spot inks.

  • Better ink laydown on spot and pantone inks.
  • Increase white opacity by as much as 10%.
  • No need to run 2 x whites.
  • Save on ink costs by up to 10%.