Leading
pharmaceutical, medical and healthcare label manufacturer, CV labels, has
recently invested in a Dantex flexographic plate cleaning system to extend the
life and quality of their flexographic plates. Having historically hand-washed
their plates for the last 25 years, the Dantex solution has proved invaluable,
helping to extend plate life whilst enhancing print quality and performance.
Available in a
range of sizes covering a variety of plate widths, the Dantex AQFC range is specially
designed for cleaning of letterpress and flexographic plates after printing.
The plates are automatically transported into the processor by soft touch
transfer rollers, cleaned by brush action, rinsed and dried. The system
moderately brushes the entire plate surface using the correct amount of
pressure for the optimum amount of time, is dried and is ready for storage or reuse.
Of the investment,
CV Labels’ Bob Vetch, said: “Having the PS9000:2011 pharmaceutical accreditation
means that the labels we produce often need to have fine detail and small font
text. We made the investment in the Dantex plate cleaner as we were finding
that hand-washing the plates was not providing us with the performance we
needed, plus we were wasting significant money on plate cleaners.”
“The cleaner
provides a far sharper finish and the print quality is genuinely as good as
when the plates were new, with no risk of plate damage. With this system and
the use of the AquaViolet cleaning solution, I would definitely say that we
will benefit from an additional 3-4 years extended life out of the plates.
Dantex were a pleasure to work with on this installation,” he added.
Dantex was founded
50 years ago and is the largest distributor of letterpress and flexo plates in Europe.
They are a specialist supplier of water wash photopolymer plate, processing
equipment and digital presses.
