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Lucky Graphics to launch new washable flexo plate at Labelexpo India

Thursday 02. December 2010 - Lucky Graphics, Mumbai, will be launching its new product TOYOBO 'COSMOLIGHT'. It's the first water washable flexo plate of its kind from TOYOBO Co Ltd Japan, the pioneers in photo polymer plates technology. I

n addition to being the highest quality flexo plate in the world, it is also the most user friendly plate. There are endless benefits of owning this plate. The product has been developed from many months of research and development, with the best technical expertise from TOYOBO for over a decade. This product is enjoying great success in the USA and European markets. It is an eco-friendly washout and is for both digital and conventional plates. It comes in the following thicknesses: 1.14mm, 1.7mm and 2.84mm.
Advantages of the plate are as follows:
Conventional
Washes-out in plain tap water with a small amount of mild detergent.
Eliminates the use of dangerous hydrocarbon and hazardous washout solvents.
Plates are “press-ready”in an hour and “press down-time”is dramatically reduced.
Print quality is excellent with water-based and alcohol-based ink, UV inks and co-solvent inks.
High resolution and reproductivity provide sharp details.
Excellent ozone resistance.
Excellent ink transfer.
Excellent resistance to co-solvent ink.
Excellent thickness tolerance allows kiss-imperssion settings.
“A closed washout system” allows repeated use of the washout solution.
Anti-static treatment on the plate enables dust-free handling.
Digital
Excellent printing quality
Higher and clearer reproduction of screen dots and letters water-wash.
Solvent-free in the plate-making process, toxic-free for the operator.
Reduction in the total cost.
Film-negatives are not needed.
Consistent plate quality due to simplification of pre-press process.
Reduction in the personnel costs.
Improvement of productivity.
Shorter plate-making time due to the simplification of the pre-press process.
See some of our latest innovations in both concept and design and our live demonstrations of the printing plates on our stall at Labelexpo India, where we will also be displaying plate making equipment from M/S Solutions Graphiques, Luxembourg.