Pinning top dot technology supports fixed colour palette printing techniques with no compromise in quality
Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer
plate development, will be exhibiting at Converflex 2015, taking place from
19-23 May in Milan. Asahi will be located on stand R20 in hall 2 at the show.
Asahi will be featuring its Pinning Top Dot plate technology, which enables a
broad colour gamut, vibrant colour reproductions, soft tonal shades and
improved productivity.
“We are excited to be attending Converflex 2015,” says
Andrea Belloli, Italian branch manager for Asahi. “Initial feedback to our
Pinning Top Dot technology, which was announced last year, has been extremely
positive and we are looking forward to sharing its benefits with attendees at
the show.”
David Galton, UK Sales Director for Asahi Photoproducts,
adds, “Converflex is an excellent platform for showcasing Pinning Top Dot
technology. The print quality achieved by combining our plate technology with
fixed colour palette printing techniques brings outstanding shelf appeal to
packaging. Print consistency is crucial to brands’ ability to drive sales
volumes by increasing visibility, reinforcing identity and ensuring volume
turnover. Pinning Top Dot was designed to improve the quality of the emerging
fixed colour palette printing technique, which delivers cost benefits to the
brand owner without any compromise in quality. Excellent results have been
achieved by working collaboratively with creative agencies, brand owners and
printers to take advantage of these unique capabilities, and show attendees
will be able to see the results first hand.”
Pinning Top Dot: The
Details
A feature of both Asahi’s solvent-washable TOP and
water-washable AWP plates, Pinning Top Dot technology (PDT) enables a clean ink
transfer and prevents ink accumulating on the plate surfaces and shoulders in
screen areas. This leads to fewer cleaning intervals and reduced downtime, as
well as significant quality improvements.
Pinning Dot Technology allows a kiss-touch printing pressure
setting. It makes use of low plate surface tension, made possible by a
specially engineered Asahi polymer chemistry, to inhibit liquid flow. The ink
forms a globule, with a large contact angle and high pinning point. This results
in a cleaner and homogeneous ink transfer from plate to substrate, helping
flexographic printers meet the ever increasing quality demands of their
customers.
Global debut of
HybridA Resin
In addition to its Pinning Top Dot plate lines, Asahi will
also debut its new HybridA liquid polymer resin. HybridA resin features higher
viscosity for the post-printed corrugated printing market. The resin is a
hybrid solution that combines the advantages of liquid resin with the technical
properties of a solid plate.
Belloli adds, “Asahi first brought innovative liquid resin
technology to market more than 40 years ago, and we are proud that the
innovation continues today. This latest liquid resin offering will help
customers maintain a leadership position in the highly competitive corrugated
market. Both HybridA and Pinning Top Dot technologies will be key elements to
our market and we are pleased to be bringing these to Converflex 2015!”
For more information about Pinning Top Dot and HybridA
technologies as well as other flexographic solutions from Asahi Photoproducts
Europe, visit www.asahi-photoproducts.com.
