I nā makahiki i hala iho nei, me ka hoʻomaikaʻi ʻana o ka nohona o nā kānaka a me ka ulu wikiwiki ʻana o ke kaiāulu a me ka hoʻokele waiwai, ua piʻi a kiʻekiʻe nā koi no ka mālama ʻana i ke kaiapuni ma nā wahi like ʻole, a ua piʻi aʻe nā koi no ka hana pono i kēlā me kēia makahiki. Ke piʻi nei ka nui o ka noi, a hoʻohana nui ʻia i ka pepa a me nā kiʻi ʻoniʻoni composite, nā pahu pepa like ʻole, nā kīʻaha pepa, nā ʻeke pepa, a me nā kiʻi ʻoniʻoni kaumaha kaumaha.

ʻO ka paʻi Flexographic kahi ʻano paʻi e hoʻohana ana i nā papa paʻi maʻalahi a hoʻololi i ka ʻīnika ma o ka roller anilox. ʻO ka inoa Pelekane: Flexography.

ʻO ke ʻano o nā paʻi paʻi flexographic, ma nā ʻōlelo maʻalahi, ua māhele ʻia i kēia manawa i ʻekolu ʻano: cascading, unit type a me satellite type. ʻOiai ua ulu mālie ka paʻi satellite flexographic ma Kina, ʻoi aku ka nui o kāna mau pono paʻi. Ma waho aʻe o nā pōmaikaʻi o ka pololei o ka overprint kiʻekiʻe a me ka wikiwiki wikiwiki, loaʻa iā ia kahi pōmaikaʻi nui i ka paʻi ʻana i nā poloka kala nui (field). Hoʻohālikelike kēia me ka paʻi gravure.