Flint Group Flexographic Products has added the nyloflex FTC Digital Plate to its product range featuring flat top dot technology, to reduce fluting on various corrugated boards.
According to the company the nyloflex FTC Digital Plate offers outstanding print quality with sharp and defined elements with precisely reproduced text and codes.
Furthermore, the new flexo plate features excellent ink transfer, resulting in very smooth solids with even ink laydown, which allows for high and consistent print quality on a variety of substrates.
‘With a continuing trend for lower quality liners due to cost reasons, however, uncompromised requirements for quality printing, printers, retailers and brand owners demand good quality in corrugated postprint, both for superior liners and more challenging materials,’ said Dr Eva Freudenthaler, vice president technology. ‘With the development of nyloflex FTC Plate, we therefore had two focal points with regard to print quality – to reduce the fluting effect across many different liner qualities and to further enhance the quality of fine highlight screens in corrugated postprint – while at the same time keeping it simple for the pre-press operation by providing a plate that can be processed like any normal digital printing plate.’
The plate provides the benefits of flat top dots in an easy and efficient way by processing it like any standard digital plate, no additional equipment, processing steps or consumables are required. This simplifies the plate processing method while increasing reproducibility and consistency.
On the press, the new plate allows for great consistency due to less dot gain tolerances, higher wear resistance and print-run stability, also at increased press speeds. The nyloflex FTC Digital Plate ensures a reduced bump-up and consistent dot gain over the entire print-run. In addition, the new flexo plate provides cost savings and increased productivity through quick press set-up, resulting in shortened start-up times and reduced waste.
The plate will be available in several thicknesses, from 2.84 mm (.112″) up to 6.35 mm (.250″) as of July 2017.
