The NX plate is the most unique plate on the market today! Press crews swear by its reliability, consistency and longevity. Great looking fades and better ink densities while actually using less ink! Customers are enjoying better looking product, greater shelf impact and fantastic blends. The absence of oxygen and engraving the surface of the dot is resulting in some unbelievable printing.
Flexcel NX Plate Dots Vs LAMS Plate Dots
Benefits of Flat Dot Structure
Wider impression latitude
Faster make ready
Reduced plate wear resulting in longer life
Increased process printing, less spot colors
Issues with the traditional flexo plates:
Compressed tonal range
Compressed color gamut
Bump curves required
Separating tone work from solid and line work
Square pixel to round laser beam
Oxygen inhibition
Rounded dot structure
Difficulty in color matching
Shortened plate life
Using more than minimum number of plates
Confusing sustainability messages
Image Quality
Traditional CTP, cannot retain highlight dots without image correction. Also, the overall image looks posterized with shadow tones plugging up. With dot correction, resulting image will clip or will be flat due to limited tonal range.
Flexcel Plates Image Output Quality
“With Splash’s expertise and Kodak Flexcel NX plates, you will be able to print with the richness that the designer had intended.”
Image Transfer
Splash can help make dramatic quality improvements in the flexo pressroom:
