Prepress Flexo Solutions & Software
From a diverse range of flexo printing plates to state-of-the-art computer-to-plate systems from Miraclon and SCREEN, Thunderbolt provides everything you need to excel in flexographic printing. With our advanced CtP software, we empower flexo printers to achieve unmatched precision, efficiency, and quality in their printing processes.
Flexo Printing Plates
Huaguang Printing Plates, made in Henan Province, China, have become a very popular product with some of the highest production sales worldwide.
Exporting to more than 100 countries and regions, our analogue and CTP Huaguang plates have proven themselves time and time again and are supplied to some of the most prestigious, award-winning printers here in South Africa.
Digital Flexo Plate
Key Benefits:
- High-Quality Performance: Utilising high-end flexo-printing technology, these plates are suitable for various applications including food, pharmaceutical, and flexible package printing. Their smooth printing, simple plate-making process, and superior ink transfer make them ideal for labels, notebook lines, preprinting, and more.
- Economical Efficiency: With fast and convenient operation, a long lifespan, and high printing speeds, these plates offer a cost-effective solution for your printing requirements.
- Versatile Compatibility: Compatible with all laser systems suitable for imaging flexo printing plates, and suitable for use with both water and alcohol-based inks, ensuring flexibility and ease of use.
Flexo Computer-to-Plate Systems
SCREEN is the leading Computer-to-Plate (CTP) system manufacturer and provides CTP solutions for all press sizes and throughput requirements. With over 22 000 CTP devices running worldwide, their CTP machines are known for their reliability and longevity.
PlateRite FX N Series
The PlateRite FX N Series is a range of high-performance CtP recorders from SCREEN designed to streamline plate-making processes and enhance print quality for flexographic and letterpress printing applications.
Key Benefits:
- High Quality: Achieve truer colours, sharper details, and smoother gradations with the PlateRite FX N Series, ensuring consistently high-quality printing even in the highlight and shadow areas.
- Easy Operation: These systems are user-friendly, reliable, and based on over 25 years of experience in CtP technology, offering simple plate loading mechanisms and intuitive controls for seamless operation.
- Superior Workflow: With inline UV LEDs and direct imaging of photopolymer plates, the PlateRite FX N Series eliminates the need for intermediate processing steps, enhancing workflow efficiency and reducing manual operations.
- High-end Screening: Accommodating various screening methods and offering a maximum output resolution of 4,800 dpi, the PlateRite FX N Series delivers superior halftone dot reproduction for exceptional print quality.
- Environmentally Friendly: By eliminating the need for film and other intermediate processing, these systems contribute to environmental sustainability while ensuring optimal flexo/letterpress plate output.
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Productivity in Meters Squared Per Hour (may vary depending on the media sensitivity) |
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| MODEL | FX1524N | FX1200N | FX870N-S | FX870N-E | |
| m2/h | 4 to 6 | 4 to 6 | 2 to 3 | 2 to 3 | |
Software
EQUIOS Workflow Solution
SCREEN Equios Workflow Software, the solution to print providers’ efficiency challenges, offers streamlined order processing, enhanced automation, and improved customer relationships, ensuring competitiveness in today’s market.
Key Benefits:
- Comprehensive Support: Equios supports print on demand, computer-to-plate production, and high-speed variable data printing, covering diverse printing needs and enhancing production efficiency.
- Enhanced Automation: Equios brings a new level of automation and efficiency, simplifying workflow design and imposition, reducing CO2 generation, and making smart print manufacturing a reality.
- Advanced RIP Core: Version 9 incorporates Adobe’s latest RIP core, ensuring stable output results, faster processing speeds, and improved productivity, enhancing overall workflow efficiency.
- Simplified Job Control:The Simple Job Controller feature streamlines job processing, allowing job registration and output instructions to be managed via iPad, significantly improving operational efficiency.
- Nonstop Processing: Equios enables nonstop processing from order receipt to final submission through Web to Delivery Automation, eliminating unnecessary operations and maximising workflow efficiency, ensuring seamless production flow.
