nyloprint® WS 230 S D
Soft, steel based letterpress printing plate for brilliant quality in coating and printing of special effect inks.
Main specifications
- Base Materialsteel 0.3 mm (0.012“)
- Colour of raw platered
- Total thickness (mm) (inch)2.30 (0.091")
- Plate hardness (Shore D)27
- Relief depth (mm) (inch)1.95 (0.077")
Main specifications
- Base Materialsteel 0.3 mm (0.012“)
- Colour of raw platered
- Total thickness (mm) (inch)2.30 (0.091")
- Plate hardness (Shore D)27
- Relief depth (mm) (inch)1.95 (0.077")
nyloprint® WS 230 S D Overview
Benefits
Product Features
- Used for inking-up the gravure cylinders in intaglio printing presses
- Improves the accuracy and print quality especially in high security printing (e.g. banknotes, shares, passports, stamps, etc.)
- Development based on many years of experience in security printing and in close cooperation with users
- Water washable plates – only pure tap water is needed
- Optimal ink transfer due to soft relief layer
- High contrast colour change after exposure gives additional security in the assessment of the plate quality even before washout process
Advantages of nyloprint® WS 230 S Digital
Higher print quality
- For highest dimension stability
- No defects caused by dust and damaged films
- No data loss during transfer
- Smoother plate surface can achieve higher density
- Highly consistent especially when repeating plate processing
Cost-effective and environmentally friendly
- No film costs
- Electronic filing of graphics, film storage is redundant
- Easy and fast data exchange – worldwide
Suitable equipment
The nyloprint® WS plates can be processed with nyloprint® processing equipment and all similar devices. The nyloprint® WS-S Digital can be used with all IR-laser systems suitable for imaging letterpress plates. For washout the use of brushes in the washer is recommended.
Washout medium
For washout only pure tap water is needed.
Processing information
A detailed description of the individual platemaking steps, as well as detailed information about processing and storing can be found in the nyloprint® 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).
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Specifications
The main specifications of the nyloprint® WS 230 S D
- Base Materialsteel 0.3 mm (0.012“)
- Colour of raw platered
- Total thickness (mm) (inch)2.30 (0.091")
- Plate hardness (Shore D)27
- Relief depth (mm) (inch)1.95 (0.077")
- Fine line width (down to μm)1
- Isolated dot diameter (down to μm)2
- Distortion factor (mm) (inch)12.56 (0,49")
- Main exposure at 15 mW/cm3 (min)15
- Washout in brush washer at 45°C / 113° F12 min / 80 – 100 mm/min
- Drying time at 80°C / 176°F (min)60
- Post exposure (min)10
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