Asahi Photoproducts will be bringing a full range of flexographic printing plate solutions to Drupa 2016, scheduled for 31 May through 10 June in Düsseldorf.
Asahi will be located in Hall 11, Stand A60, at the show. Asahi Photoproducts is known for its unique Pinning Technology for Clean Transfer, enabling kiss touch printing that delivers improved ink transfer, reduces ink filling at the mid-tone area thus reducing dot gain, and results in fewer cleaning intervals for improved overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
“We are looking forward to sharing our innovative flexo plate solutions with Drupa visitors. We will be showing our full portfolio of flexo plate solutions as well as some exciting new products, so we encourage everyone interested in flexography to stop by and see us.”
– David Galton, Sales director of Asahi Photoproducts Europe
PROVEN PINNING TECHNOLOGY FOR CLEAN TRANSFER
Asahi offers a full range of flexographic plates featuring Pinning Technology for Clean Transfer: The TOP, TSP and AWP plates all utilize Pinning Top Dot technology. This unique Asahi plate technology is specifically engineered to transfer all remaining ink to the print substrate due to the photopolymer plates having a lower surface energy than other plates on the market. Not only does this deliver stunning graphical quality, but it also improves overall production efficiencies due to reduced makeready waste and fewer press wash-ups.
AWP-DEF Water Washable Flexo Plates
Providing superior results compared to traditional technologies and even outperforming the latest generation of digital flexographic printing plates. The AWP™-DEF plate delivers a level of graphic reproduction with more complete ink transfer and a wider tonal range. With its solvent-free platemaking process, there is no need for high temperature processes and the result is a perfect, dimensionally stable plate that ensures high quality print registration without color shift.
AFP-TOP Premium Digital Flexo Plates
Designed primarily for wide-web film printing applications, the AFP-TOP plate gives the printer a broader color gamut with soft tonal shades fading out to zero. With superb press stability characteristics, it is able to consistently reproduce and print small dots and is able to print vignettes that run to zero. It delivers an average cost savings due to improved overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) as compared to standard digital flexo plates.
AFP-TSP Flexo Plates for Paper Printing
The AFP-TSP medium-hard plates are tailor-made for paper and higher quality corrugated board applications with water-based inks. TSP plates are compatible with water, solvent and most UV-curable inks, enabling all converters to benefit from Pinning Technology for Clean Transfer. These plates also facilitate homogeneous ink transfer in solid and line work, and better control of ink trapping when different colour inks are printed on top of each other.