Flexible plate direct platemaking technology (below)

4. There was a major omission in the seminar: People neglected these new technologies, which are called “digital” but are not actually “digital”—flexible plate-to-plate technology has been put into use, especially in Corrugated carton (plate) application in the postpress processing market. However, there was no mention at the seminar. For those who do not understand the situation, they will mistakenly believe that the direct plate-making system is currently being marketed. The system includes an inkjet system that produces a negative image on the plate (as opposed to the positive image created by the ablation imaging method). This kind of system is obviously not based on the quality of the outlets, but it is based on a series of factors including the accuracy of registration, speed, cost, and reduction of consumption, etc., because the system can provide specific users. Market-related real interest. Do not forget that regardless of the quality of printed matter or the production process, flexographic printing is certainly not as mature as it was today, but it has always maintained low cost and high efficiency, and it has gradually developed to this degree today. Digital flexo." 5. It is not surprising that film was omitted in the direct platemaking process, which was criticized at the seminar. What if the customer needs a 3am (A3) format plate? While the machine is idle (the machine is idle as well causing losses), the operator has to guard for longer periods of time. In addition, the entire cost of a direct imaged plate must be paid. However, since the new technology has demonstrated its main attraction/charisma in the high-end printing sector, it seems that the cost will not become a major obstacle. However, with the advent of new filmless platemaking systems, the supply and storage of plates can become a problem. The status quo of the flexographic printing industry is very fragmented, including many parts. The quality profit brought by new technologies is barely noticeable. The buyers of plates are most concerned about the length of the platemaking cycle and whether the supply of plates is flexible and sufficient. . 6, the next thing to talk about the flexibility of the plate material supply. Users of the direct plate making technology may not realize how they are determined by a supplier. The traditional flexo platemaking process mainly includes two steps: separation of negative films and negative films. To duplicate a plate, you only need to repeat one of the steps, that is, multiple exposures of the plate with a negative film. Assuming that the processing and processing parameters of the media have been described in detail, then the digital platemaking at A and the conventional negative film at B are conventional. The performance of the two plates should be the same. of. However, if a direct plate-making technique is used, a plurality of printing plates must be copied, and each color image must be regenerated each time, and UV exposure and rinsing must also be performed. Assuming that all relevant design files, screening parameters, and dot gain tolerance information have been prepared, it is not a problem to repeat the image generation. However, due to an additional process, it takes longer. However, after the application of direct platemaking technology, a platemaking machine should be selected to transfer work from A to B. Currently, due to the inability of different printing companies to exchange work data, the requirements for compatibility and collaboration are even higher. First of all, due to the conflict of commercial interests, printers generally only exchange press data. It is extremely confidential how these data are processed. The second problem is the screening technology. Platemaking companies or export centers may have multiple sets of technologies suitable for flexographic printing screening. Therefore, the screening technologies used by different platemaking companies are likely to be different. The compatibility between the two different screening technologies is different. It may be poor or not compatible at all. If this is the case, for the printing industry, the flexibility of using film is still higher. If the business of a plate-making company is busy, the film can be taken to another plate-making company that is not too busy. However, the use of direct plate-making technology does not work, and the printers have to go to the plate-making company of the corresponding plate-making company. If the business of the plate-making company is busy, they have to wait in line there and delay a lot of production time. In short, anyway, I'm glad to see that the flexographic platemaking technology has been born for two years, and people have begun to study and discuss the role of this technology and other things. The direct platemaking technology is easy to use, but inevitably there are some problems in the application process. We must gradually explore and accumulate experience in actual production, and promote the development and application of direct plate making technology.