Asahi
Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today
reported that Cartotecnica Postumia, a producer of square-bottom bags for the
food industry, customized shopping bags, and printed paper rolls for use in
automatic packaging machines, relies on Asahi AFP-DSF digital flexographic
plates for delivery of the highest quality to its global customer base demands.
Cartotecnica Postumia, who recently celebrated its 50th year in business, has
used Asahi plates for 25 years now, using nearby repro house Thema Studio for
plate production.
“Thema
Studio is an expert, perfecting its repro quality over the years,” says
Managing Director Pierluigi Gava. “Great communication between our company and
Thema Studio along with excellent Asahi plate technology is the secret to our
success. Thema Studio tells us that, while they do test other plates from time
to time, these do not perform as well as the Asahi plates, requiring press
stoppages for cleaning during runs and exhibiting other quality issues. We
trust their advice!”
In
recognition of the quality the Asahi plates helped the company achieve,
Cartotecnica Postumia was honoured with a 1st Diamond Award for narrow web
flexo print on paper and labels by FTA Europe in its second edition of the FTA
Europe Diamond Awards in May 2018. Cartotecnica Postumia’s entry was printed in
seven colours plus water-based matt varnish with a UV gloss varnish overcoat.
“I am not sure we could have produced this award-winning entry without the
quality we achieved using Asahi DSF plates,” Gava adds. “The Asahi AFP DSF is
the best plate in the market for high quality paper printing on substrates
ranging from abrasive kraft paper to coated liner.”
Asahi’s
AFP-DSF digital medium hard plate elevates printing results to a new level of
quality. It is designed for use with abrasive substrates for good highlights
combined with excellent ink transfer. Its optimized balance of solid ink
laydown and highlight dot printing produces incomparably good ink coverage with
low dot gain in the mid tones and brilliant highlights at maximum printing
speeds, with particular suitability for flexible packaging printing on film and
paper with the water-based inks exclusively used by Cartotecnica Postumia.
