Flint Group aims new plates at security market

Flint Group Flexographic Products has launched a new water washable coating plate for UV varnishes.

The company says that both the conventional nyloprint WA-S and the nyloprint WA-S Digital printing plates suit in-house plate processing in the area of security and banknote printing. The plates have application for high quality demands in and offline and inline print finishing as well as solid and spot coating.

The plates use a soft relief layer to help enable an optimal ink transfer and solid density of the ink. Flint group says an aluminium base provides a high level of dimensional stability, which ensures outstanding register accuracy and top printing quality.

Operators can process the nyloprint WA-S printing plates with tap water only; without need of any additives, which makes them environmentally friendly, according to Flint Group, which adds that they plates will prove productive and cost effective for the user as they have a short processing time of 25 to 35 minutes.