The new UV-A lamps
Printing plate manufacturer and system supplier Flint Group will equip all main exposure units with new high power UV-A lamps.
The UV-A output of the high definition lamps increases by up to 15% compared to standard UV-A 10R lamps, which makes them suitable for the reproduction of high definition halftones and the finest images in flexo form processing.
Due to higher UV-A output and improved stability during operating time, the new lamp generation meets the requirements of the highest quality standards. Longer life and therefore reduced replacement cycles, makes them cost-efficient and user-friendly.
The new lamps have an initial UV-A intensity of over 20 mW/cm2 which allows for the full exploit of potential of the latest generation of flexo plates, such as the nyloflex FTF, a flexo plate with inherently flat top dots and a textured plate surface. Due to improved crosslinking, even the finest vignettes with soft fade-outs can be easily reproduced.
