nyloflex® ART 170 D

Fulfils the highest quality print demands on fibre based packaging material

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Product Overview

  • Solvent Plate
  • Round Top Dot
  • Coated Kraft Liner
  • Uncoated Kraft Liner
  • Coated Test Liner
  • Uncoated Test Liner
  • GD2
  • Water Based Ink
  • Digital
  • Superior printing quality with sharper images, more open intermediate depths, finer highlight dots and less dot gain, i.e. larger range of tonal values therefore improved contrast
  • Increased productivity and data transfer without loss of quality due to digital workflow
  • Consistency in quality when repeating plate processing
  • Cost-effective and more environmentally friendly in processing, as no film is required

Benefits

Consistent ink transfer

  • Ideal to print on all kind of fibre surfaces
  • preprint on kraft, test and uncoated liners
  • high quality post print on corrugated board
  • folding cartons
  • Suitable for printing on folding corrugated board, especially on fine flute
  • High solid density and defined line work on all paper substrates
  • Wide exposure latitude and open intermediate depths offer process stability and repeatability
  • Very good reproduction of highlight dots
  • Excellent and consistent ink transfer especially with water based inks
  • Suitable for water based and solvent based inks, conditionally suitable for UV inks

Suitable equipment

The nyloflex® ART can be processed with nyloflex® processing equipment and all similar devices. The nyloflex® ART Digital can be used with all laser systems suitable for imaging flexo printing plates.

Printing inks

Suitable for all water based and solvent based printing inks and conditionally suitable for UV inks (ethyl acetate content preferably below 15%, ketone content preferably below 5%).

Washout solvents

Especially good results are achieved with nylosolv® washout solvents. nylosolv® can be distilled and reused.

Processing information

A detailed description of the individual platemaking steps, as well as detailed information about processing and storing can be found in the nyloflex® User Guide.

High quality standard

XSYS printing plates are produced at Willstätt production site, which is certified according to international standards for quality management (DIN EN ISO 9001:2015), environmental management (DIN EN ISO14001:2015) and energy management (DIN EN ISO 50001:2018).

Specifications

Base material
polyester foil
Color of raw plate
red with black LAMS layer
Total thickness (mm) (inch)
1.70 (0.067")
Hardness acc. to DIN 53505
40
Plate hardness (Shore A)
60
Recommended relief depth (mm)
0.7 – 0.9
Tonal range (%)
1 – 98
At screen ruling (l/cm)
60
Fine line width (down to μm)
100
Isolated dot diameter (down to μm)
200
Back exposure (s)
20 – 40
Main exposure (min)
8 – 12
Washout speed (mm/min)
130 – 190
Drying time at 60°C / 140°F (h)
2.5
Post exposure UV-A (min)
10
Light finishing UV-C (min)
7 – 12

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  • Solvent Plate
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  • Film
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  • Digital

The standard in high quality flexo printing

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