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The new plates have improved solid ink density, boosting the quality of Aleithe’s high end tag and label products, while reducing waste and startup time each by more than half.“We have worked exclusively with Cyrel® FAST plates for the past eight years because they have allowed us to optimize our process and achieve very good quality,” said Frank Grünthal, Prepress manager, Aleithe. “After transitioning to the new Cyrel® DFUV plates, we noted a visually significant improvement in our print quality, waste and prep time were cut in half, and prints came up to color almost immediately. This translates into great results for our customers.”
The conversion to Cyrel® DFUV was a success for many reasons. Aleithe did not have to change the setting of its Cyrel® FAST equipment, which eliminated the need to readjust settings, and retrain both primary and back-up personnel in the plate processing department. The chosen test job was challenging, with a difficult design printed on polypropylene (PP). Aleithe was very pleased with the immediate results they observed in terms of ink transfer, coverage, and low graininess. The print quality immediately improved and the process was optimized. Because the plates do not pick up the ink and the dust in a way that requires frequent cleaning during the set up phase or during the print process, they experienced a dramatic reduction in the preparation of the print run. These advantages have resulted in a dramatic reduction in preparation time. And because the prints came up to color almost immediately, substrate waste was also cut by more than half.
Aleithe has switched to Cyrel® DFUV plates for all its new print jobs and for older jobs whenever a plate is changed.
The new Cyrel® DFUV plate was developed specifically for narrow web printers who need a high-performance flexographic printing plate for use with UV inks. It is a thermal process plate that comes to color quickly and prints smooth and dense solids, without compromising dot gain, highlights and resolution. Unlike other plates, which are engineered for very long print runs for wide web flexible packaging, Cyrel® DFUV is specifically designed for shorter print runs using UV inks on high priced stock where minimizing the startup waste is essential. Cyrel® DFUV is designed for very fine screens and high end substrates including pressure sensitive and self-adhesive labels, shrink wrap and wrap around labels, tickets, tags and boards.
Aleithe is a German company focused on high-quality, customized tags, labels and flexible packaging products. They maintain a broad range of equipment capable of printing standard and highly specialized labels of up to three layers, five sides and other customized designs for the pharmaceutical, food and beverage, cosmetics, and chemicals industries.
To learn more about Aleithe www.aleithe.de