A comparative study between the use of flexographic printing and digital printing on blister foil

Pharmaceutical foil Blister is one of the innovative forms of packaging used to facilitate the taking of medications. These strips usually contain individual doses of medication and are designed to be easy to carry and use.

The foil Blister is designed to ensures its resistance to moisture, pollution, and various environmental factors with a long period of use. The foil Blister strips also include important information about the medication, such as the name of the medication, instructions for use, and expiry date.

The problem of the research was the emergence of some problems during the printing of aluminum blister foil strips using the flexographic method, which may result in a delay in the printing production time or the emergence of some problems during the packaging of the pharmaceutical product.

The research aims to compare the digital printing technology (inkjet) that appeared for printing aluminum blister foil and the traditional methods (flexographic printing) of printing, and which of them affects the production speed, quality of the medicine product, and the environment.

The importance of the research was to study whether digital printing of foil Blister would invade the world of the pharmaceutical packaging industry or whether the use of flexographic printing would remain the case.

The hypothesis of the research was that -from studying the research topic we will be able to determine which of the two methods achieves high production speed and quality and preserves the environment.

The study had two axes - The first axis: - The theoretical study - where it explained that - The packaging process is an essential partner in the pharmaceutical industry. The result of the development was the emergence of digital printing, which may become a strong partner and competitor to flexographic printing.

The second axis: - Applied study -. In the applied study, the goal was to study whether digital printing of foil Blister would invade the world of the pharmaceutical packaging industry, or whether the case would remain with flexographic printing. Or flexographic printing will remain the ideal method if you are looking for quality, quantity production and time.

To achieve the goal and hypotheses of the research, a questionnaire was prepared and presented to specialists working in the field of traditional printing and digital printing on blister medication strips - and the appropriate sample population was identified to conduct a field study directed to those working in the field