Family-owned and operated since 1968, Flexoplate makes flexographic printing plates for packaging printers, with a particular focus on corrugated applications. The Cincinnati company combines traditional tradeshop skills—including rubber engraving and molding—with computer-generated graphics and photopolymer platemaking, while its in-house quality checks are built around each customer’s specifications.
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United EngraversFounded by Peter P. Cappas in the Chicago suburbs in 1963, United Engravers makes flexographic printing plates for corrugated packaging and supports them with prepress, mounting, and digital print services. The family-run business is now led by the second and third generations of the Cappas family, producing more than 200,000 pounds of photopolymer annually and maintaining mounting specifications for over 1,000 corrugated partners across North America. Its Schaumburg operation also emphasizes material recovery, including solvent distillation that reclaims 95% of solvents and a liquid platemaking process washed with soap and water.CINCINNATI, OH
PlateCraftersSince C.J. Spering founded it in 1971, PlateCrafters has remained one of the few trade shops still making rubber printing plates. The company has carried that hands-on tradition into digital flexographic pre-press, serving printers and packagers from multiple U.S. locations while retaining the feel of a specialized shop. It is also known for magnesium die manufacturing and for its cGMP work with pharmaceutical packagers.COLMAR, PA
E.C. Shaw CompanyFounded in Cincinnati in 1908, E.C. Shaw Company is a third-generation family-owned prepress organization making flexographic printing plates and related solutions for packaging printers. Its history stretches from brass plates for whiskey cases and fruit boxes to early adoption of LED Flat Top and seamless In the Round technology, including the only LED ITR system in North America when introduced in 2020. The company also brings that long printing heritage to cast bronze architectural plaques and a consultative approach to customized prepress workflows.CINCINNATI, OH
Pioneer PlatesFor more than 40 years, Pioneer Plates has prepared flexographic and gravure printing work, making plates, cylinders and prepress solutions for major consumer brands. The company is a long-standing beta-testing partner for Esko and DuPont, and its international locations support guaranteed overnight prepress and rapid plate turnaround. Pioneer also works with Flexo Artworks to extend its graphic-production capabilities.HAUPPAUGE, NY