Application:
Inherent to the nature of a process-free plate, Universal plates eliminate the need for a processor using chemicals. It thus reduces printers’ capex as well as the energy, disposal and maintenance costs in the prepress department, while also gaining floor space.
Universal, however, distinguishes itself from other process-free plates as this drop-in is just as easy to use as a conventional offset plate, combining press purity with excellent and stable image contrast and high scratch resistance. Universal Plates are the most convenient process-free plate on the market, eclipsing all others. And it is flexible too, as it can be used with either conventional or H-UV/LED-UV inks.
Benefits:
- Keep your press clean – Do not back emulsion into a fountain solution. Rolls up 15 to 20 sheets
- Superior and stable image contrast; prints very sharp
- Up to 24 hours office-light stability
- Excellent scratch resistance – superior to any plate on the market – True!
- Most convenient process-free plate
- Strong visible image after imaging in the platesetter
Specifications:
| Plate type |
Negative-working thermal photopolymer offset plate |
| Substrate |
High-quality grained and anodized aluminum |
| Spectral sensitivity |
830 nm (thermal laser diode) |
| Practical sensitivity |
110–130 mJ/cm² |
| Platesetter compatibility |
Compatible with 830 nm platesetters |
| Image contrast |
Excellent and stable |
| Plate sizes |
All common plate sizes |
| Resolution |
XM 240 lpi @2400 dpi: 1–99% FM 25 (depending on platesetter) |
| Gauges |
All common plate gauges |
| Run length |
Up to 200,000 (UV inks: 50,000), depending on print conditions and screen ruling |
Environment:
- Room lighting: Standard office light
- Room conditions (T, RH): 18–24 °C (64–75 °F), < 65% RH
- Storage conditions: Below 32 °C (90 °F), < 70% RH