nyloprint® WS 73 D
Standard water washable, steel based letterpress printing plate
Main specifications
- Base Materialsteel
- Colour of raw platered
- Total thickness (mm) (inch)0.73 (0.029")
- Plate hardness (Shore D)77
- Relief depth mm) (inch)0.46 (0.018")
Main specifications
- Base Materialsteel
- Colour of raw platered
- Total thickness (mm) (inch)0.73 (0.029")
- Plate hardness (Shore D)77
- Relief depth mm) (inch)0.46 (0.018")
nyloprint® WS 73 D Overview
Benefits
PLATE CHARACTERISTICS
- Wide range of applications
- Ideal for laminated tubes, cups and cans printing, continious business forms, security printing, label printing, female die for blind embossing
- Suitable for rotary letterpress, imprinting units and special-purpose printing presses
HIGHEST PRINT QUALITY
- High print contrast with an exceptional tonal range
- Brilliant halftone gradations due to very fine halftone dots (< 20 micron)
- Smooth vignettes
- High resolution – up to 10 160 dpi
- Excellent solid density due to Brilliant ink transfer
- Very good durability for long print runs
- Reliably reusable for repeat orders
EFFICIENT, CONSTANT AND FAST PLATE PROCESSING
- Wide exposure latitude combined with high intermediate depths
- Highly productive and cost saving due to plate processing within 25-35 min
- Reduced down times on press due to fast replacement of damaged plates
EXCELLENT MOUNTING PROPERTIES OF nyloprint® WS T
- nyloprint® WS T and nyloprint® WS TD (Digital) with excellent adaptation to different cylinders diameters due to very high flexibility of the thin steel base
ADVANTAGES OF nyloprint® DIGITAL
HIGHER PRINT QUALITY
- Reproduction of finer details and less dot gain due to digital imaging
- High dimensional stability
- No defects caused by dust and damaged films
- No data loss during transfer
- Smoother plate surface to achieve higher ink density
- Highly consistent especially when repeating plate processing
COST EFFECTIVE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
- No film costs
- No chemicals for film development
- Electronic filing of graphics, no film storage is required
- Easy and fast data exchange – worldwide
Suitable equipment
nyloprint® WS plates can be processed with nyloprint® processing equipment and all similar devices. nyloprint® WS Digital plates can be used with all laser systems suitable for imaging letterpress plates.
Printing inks and varnishes
Suitable for UV and oil based inks and varnishes.
Washout medium
For washout only tap water is needed.
Processing information
A detailed description of the imaging, exposure and finishing steps, as well as detailed information about handling and storing, can be found in the nyloflex® User Guide.
Certification
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 73 D
- Base Materialsteel
- Colour of raw platered
- Total thickness (mm) (inch)0.73 (0.029")
- Plate hardness (Shore D)77
- Relief depth mm) (inch)0.46 (0.018")
- Tonal range (%) at screen ruling1 – 98 at 60 l/cm (150 lpi)
- Fine line width (down to μm)100
- Isolated dot diameter (down to μm)200
- Distortion factor (mm) (inch)3.85 (0.152")
- Main exposure (min)1.0 – 3.5 (without vacuum film)
- Washout at 30°C / 86° F (min)1.0 – 3.5
- Drying time at 80°C / 176°F (min)10
- Post exposure (min)2
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