Digital Flexo Plate, From Computer to Plate Directly

• Material: Photopolymer
• Usage: Offset Printing
• Type: Flexo Plate
• Style: Flexo Print
• Transport Package: Carton and Pallet
• Trademark: EcooGraphix
• Model NO.: DF series
• Origin: China
• Production Capacity: 200000 Sqm Per Year

Product Description

Digital Flexo plate, from computer to plate directly
Brief introduction

Flexographic printing plates are flexible photopolymer plates, used in flexo printing to transfer ink & images to a flexible substrate, such as paper or film. The printing plates are a critical element of the flexographic printing process and the quality of the printed image is largely dependant on the quality of the flexo plates used.

The flexo process itself is well known for adapting to print onto all types of flexible substrates and the plates can be used & re-used over millions of impressions.

What is the difference between conventional flexo plate and digital flexo plate?

Conventional flexo plate

The required image is first exposed onto a film negative, using a laser imagesetter. It is then placed directly onto the surface of the unexposed plate material and is held in place via a vacuum cover. The plate and film are then exposed to UV light in order to fix the image into the polymer material

Digital felxo plate

Digital flexo plates today are exposed using direct 'computer-to-plate' technology (CTP). In this case, the unexposed film negative is supplied pre-laminated onto the photopolymer sheet, so that both layers can be exposed in the same piece of equipment.

A laser is directed by a computer to first expose the negative layer, after which the photopolymer is then exposed to the UVA light source. This exposure technique produces a superior quality plate, compared with the traditional method. The exposed plate is then processed, using the washout method described above.

 

Configurations and its suitable ink

Huaguang Digital Flexographic Printing Plates
Type		DR700-II	DR635	DR550		DR470		DR394-II		DR394-III		DR318L		DR284-II		DR284M-II
Thickness(mm)		7	6.35	5.5		4.7		3.94		3.94		3.18		2.84		2.84
Rigidity		38-40	34	34		36		43-45		37-39		37-39		45-48		53-56
(Shore A)
Recommend relief(mm)		3.2-3.8	2.2-3.0	2.0-3.0		1.2-2.2		1.8-2.0		1.8-2.0		0.9-1.5		1.0-1.4		1.0-1.4
Image reproduction		3-95%	3-95%	3-98%		3-98%		2~98%		2~98%		2-98%		2~98%		2-98%
Maximum line  line/inch		100	100	100		100		100		100		120		133		133
Minimum isolated line		0.20mm	0.20mm	0.20mm		0.20mm		0.20mm		0.20mm		0.175mm		0.175mm		0.175mm
		(0.008inch)	(0.008inch)	(0.008inch)		(0.008inch)		(0.008inch)		(0.008inch)		(0.007inch)		(0.007inch)		(0.007inch)
Minimum isolated dot		0.40mm	0.40mm	0.40mm		0.30mm		0.30mm		0.30mm		0.25mm		0.20mm		0.20mm
		(0.016inch)	(0.016inch)	(0.016inch)		(0.012inch)		(0.012inch)		(0.012inch)		(0.01inch)		(0.008inch)		(0.008inch)
Suitable ink		Suitable for water and alcohol-based ink, incompatible with oil-based ink, hydrocarbon solvent or the ink containing ethyl acetate of more than 25%

Huaguang Digital Flexographic Printing Plates

Type

DR284H

DR284L

DR254-II

DR228LS

DR170LS

DR170H

DRl14LS

DRl14H

Thickness(mm)

2.84

2.84

2.54

2.28

1.7

1.7

1.14

1.14

Rigidity

58-60

39

54-56

56-58

60-62

70-72

69-72

76-78

(Shore A)

Recommend relief(mm)

1.0-1.4

1

1.0-1.2

1.0-1.2

0.7-0.9

0.7-0.9

0.6-0.7

0.6-0.7

Image reproduction

2-98%

2-98%

2-98%

2-98%

1~98%

1~98%

1~98%

1~98%

Maximum line  line/inch

133

133

133

133

150

150

150

150

Minimum isolated line

0.175mm

0.15mm

0.15mm

0.15mm

0.10mm

0.10mm

0.10mm

0.10mm

(0.007inch)

(0.006inch)

(0.006inch)

(0.006inch)

(0.004inch)

(0.004inch)

(0.004inch)

(0.004inch)

Minimum isolated dot

0.25mm

0.25mm

0.20mm

0.20mm

0.15mm

0.15mm

0.15mm

0.15mm

(0.01inch)

(0.01inch)

(0.0079inch)

(0.0079inch)

(0.006inch)

(0.006inch)

(0.006inch)

(0.006inch)

Suitable ink

suitable for water and alcohol-based ink, incompatible with oil-based ink and hydrocarbon solvent ink

Suitable for UV-ink, water, alcohol-based ink

Suitable for water, alcohol-based ink and UV-ink

Available size 

Type

DR700-II

DR635

DR550

DR470

DR394-II

DR318L

DR284H

DR284M-II

DR254-II

DR228LS

DR170LS

DR114LS

DR394-III

DR284-II

DR284L

DR170H

DR114H

Thickness(mm)

7

6.35

5.5

4.7

3.94

3.18

2.84

2.84

2.54

2.28

1.7

1.14

Size

762×1016   (30×40)

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1067×1524 (42×60)

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1067×2032 (42×80)

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1200×2032 (47.2×80)

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1270×2032 (50×80)

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Delivery and Package
Any kinds of transpotation are workable for us. Usually the departure port is Shanghai port or Ningbo port.
The flexo plate is packed in carton and place in harizon. Pakced in pallet to avaoid any damaging or hurt.

Application
Suitable for packaging printing, label printing, card printing like below