Kodak Flexcel NX Leads New Flexo "CTP" Technology

First, the development of flexo

Flexo printing is the fastest growing printing method in the world. In developed countries, flexo printing has become the most important printing method. The latest statistical data in China shows that offset printing is still the only one, accounting for nearly 60% of the market, and flexo printing only accounts for about 10% of the market. The disparity that is caused by this disparity depends on the flexographic printing method itself and on the one hand, it also depends on our national conditions.

One of the main features of flexo printing is environmental protection. Another feature of flexo printing is that it is more suitable for packaging and printing than books and newspapers. In addition, in people's printing, the printing quality of flexo printing has a great distance compared with gravure and offset printing. In light of our national conditions, one is that environmental awareness and related laws and regulations are still weak, and the other is that after the reform and opening up, the packaging industry is still far from important in printing books and newspapers. Therefore, it is mainly the introduction of offset printing. Coupled with the lack of publicity in flexo printing, the related equipment, materials, and talent are all lacking, resulting in a disparity that is so disparity with developed countries. Therefore, we must develop flexo printing not only to change our concepts, but also to cultivate talents and introduce advanced flexographic and flexo printing equipment.

The Kodak Flexcel NX flexographic system is a technological innovation in flexographic platemaking machines. Kodak Flexcel NX has the following advantages for the revolutionary digital flexographic technology:

First, Kodak Flexcel NX has improved the quality and image resolution of flexographic printing. Its print quality is comparable to gravure and offset printing.

Second, the Flexcel NX system has successfully solved the major problems of the current flexo technology. Has excellent color matching, consistency, predictable performance, and high efficiency.

Thirdly, the Kodak Flexcel NX can be used as a "multiple-use machine" to print flexo, offset, and screen printing plates.

Third, FlexcelNX plate making process

Why does Kodak Flexcel NX overcome the traditional flexo platemaking machine technology? Let's start with the Kodak Flexcel NX process

The Flexcel NX process is divided into five steps:

1 Let the Kodak Flexcel NX Thermal Imaging Layer image in the KODAK TRENDS NX Imaging Machine

2 Laminate the imaging layer with a laminator onto the Flexcel NXH plate

3 Underside of the exposure plate and the other side with the imaging layer

4 Separate the imaging layer from the printing plate

5 standard development

From the above, we can see that Kodak Flexcel NX technology is different from traditional flexo plate making in that it is not a film and an image-setter, but a thermal imaging layer and a CTP machine. It also differs from conventional digital platemaking in that it does not make the plate directly in the CTP, but instead allows the thermographic layer to be imaged on the CTP. There is also a laminating procedure compared to both. What is this for? The purpose of this is to suppress "oxygen-reducing reactions" and produce "flat-top dots." "Flat roof" is also unique to FlexcelNX.