Fiery
Fiery is a product range of the company EFI – Electronics for Imaging. While in the past the name Fiery was mainly present for controllers for printers, now proofing and production systems are marketed under the name Fiery.
Lexicon
Film lamination
Film lamination is a thin foil coating which helps to protect the product (e.g. a book) from dirt and traces of use.
Flexo printing
Flexographic printing is a printing process that is mainly used in the packaging industry. It is an indirect gravure printing process.
Fluorescence
Fluorescence is playing an increasingly important role in the printing industry, especially when it comes to special effects and security applications. By using fluorescent colours and materials, printed products can not only stand out visually, but also offer additional functions such as counterfeit protection. But what exactly is fluorescence and how is it used in the printing industry? What is fluorescence? Fluorescence is the property of certain substances to glow when exposed to UV light or other high-energy light sources. These substances absorb the light and emit it again in …
FM screen
With frequency-modulated screening (non-periodic screening), the halftone dots are distributed pseudo-randomly. Different tonal values result from the varying number of dots of the same size on one surface.
Fogra
Fogra Technology Research Association with headquarters in Munich is a service provider for the printing industry.