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Thunderbolt Graphics offers a full range of top quality consumable products for the printing industry. We supply only the most prestigious, highly recognisable brands and are proud to associate ourselves with our international suppliers.

Printing Plates

Agfa

Agfa Graphics’ extensive plate product offering has the solution to meet your specific platemaking requirements whether digital or analogue, visible light, UV, polyester, thermal, chemistry-free, or direct-on-press. Agfa’s solutions are engineered to help you stay ahead with high-quality plates for any commercial printing job.

Energy Eilte Pro

Energy Elite Pro is the next-generation no-bake thermal plate. It offers consistent printing quality, high productivity and lower chemistry consumption. And it combines all that with run lengths up to 400,000 copies – in aggressive environments (e.g. UV and metallic inks) up to 150,000 copies. For even longer runs, Energy Elite Pro can be baked.

Key Benefits:

No need to bake, saving you space, time and energy
Run lengths up to 400,000 and under UV printing conditions still 150,000 copies
Reliable result through robust double-layer technology
Up to 20% faster than Energy Elite, and up to 20% lower chemistry use
Fully operational in office light

Lucky Huaguang Graphics

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 Huanguang plates have proven themselves time and time again and are supplied to some of the most prestigious, award-winning printers here in South Africa.

Printing Plates

Lucky Huaguang Graphics offers a variety of plates, from eco-friendly Processless CTP plates to PS Plates, as well as Conventional and Digital Flexo plates.

Key Benefits:

Exceptional print quality
Large production output
Excellent dot reproduction
Wide exposure latitude
Good latent image and plate-making stability

Computer-to-Plate Systems

SCREEN

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 HD 8900N Series

The PlateRite 8600MII-ZA/SA is another high-quality thermal CTP recorder built with the renowned technology and expertise that have made Dainippon Screen the world’s number one CTP manufacturer.

Key Benefits:

Capable of imaging 2-up to 8-up plates from 304 x 370 mm to 1160 x 940 mm
Three models available: entry-level PlateRite 8600NII-E (14 plates per hour), mid-range
PlateRite 8600NII-S (24 plates per hour) and high-end PlateRite 8600NII-Z (32 plates per hour)
Able to handle plate requirements of sheetfed and web offset presses
Variable range of imaging resolutions
Regular monitoring of production status from a remote location
E and S models are field-upgradeable to a higher productivity with the replacement of a few key parts
Available in a variety of scalable configurations ranging from manual to fully automated

PlateRite 8600MII Series

The PlateRite 8600MII-ZA/SA is another high-quality thermal CTP recorder built with the renowned technology and expertise that have made Dainippon Screen the world’s number one CTP manufacturer.

Key Benefits:

Screen’s unique thermal external drum technology is combined with its highprecision optics to enable fast and high-quality plate output.
As there is no need for complex processing and intermediate steps, such as outputting layout data to film or exposing plates using film, the plate production process with CTP is much simpler than traditional platemaking.
CtP eliminates paste-up errors and foreign-matter contamination, contributing to increased efficiency in both the platemaking and printing process.
CtP output produces sharper halftone dots than traditional platemaking methods, and therefore dramatically improves printing quality.

PlateRite 8600NII Series

As expected from Screen, the new PlateRite 8600NII Series delivers superior imaging precision and reliable operation. Electricity consumption per plate has been further reduced while meeting the varying throughput and changing quality demands of printing companies.

Key Benefits:

Capable of imaging 2-up to 8-up plates from 304 x 370 mm to 1160 x 940 mm
Three models available: entry-level PlateRite 8600NII-E (14 plates per hour), mid-range PlateRite 8600NII-S (24 plates per hour) and high-end PlateRite 8600NII-Z (32 plates per hour)
Able to handle plate requirements of sheetfed and web offset presses
Variable range of imaging resolutions
Regular monitoring of production status from a remote location
E and S models are field-upgradeable to a higher productivity with the replacement of a few key parts
Available in a variety of scalable configurations ranging from manual to fully automated

Heights

Heights was established in 1974 and is an internationally-recognised leader in graphics art equipment.

Their manufacturing bases are in the United Kingdom and the United States, with a global distribution of equipment that is known for its engineering excellence, durability and longevity.

TITANIUM 85/125/165 Conventional/Thermal

The TITANIUM 85, 125 and 165 are high-end, compact, high productivity Conventional and Thermal Plate Processors that have been designed and built to meet the requirements of even the most demanding pre-press environment.

Key Benefits:

TITANIUM uses the latest generation PLC control system which provides full flexibility of plate processing parameters via the full colour touch screen.
Access to all tanks and components for servicing/maintenance is simply via the easily removable side and hinged top covers.
TITANIUM can be configured to on-line or off-line use using the extensive range of optional platesetter interfaces or infeed and exit tables.

Miraclon

Miraclon was formed from Kodak’s former flexogrpahic packaging division and is a standalone company.

Miraclon is the home of KODAK FLEXCEL Solutions and the only Kodak presence in the flexo space.

KODAK FLEXCEL NX System

The KODAK FLEXCEL NX System from Miraclon delivers unmatched production efficiencies and new capabilities for flexo printing. Fueled by our unique, patented film-based technology, unrivalled dot for dot reproduction and fast imaging times, the FLEXCEL NX System produces plates that come up to color quickly by driving unparalleled quality, consistency and efficiency on press across a wide range of applications. With leading-edge innovation backed by world-class service and support, the FLEXCEL NX System is transforming flexo.

Key Benefits:

Unique, film-based technology
The industry’s fastest imaging system
Exceptional quality and consistency on press
Improved ink laydown
Expanded tonal range reproduction
Increased contrast and color vibrancy

Graphic Film

Agfa

Agfa offers a portfolio of highly-sensitive contact, camera and recording films and continues to provide all the required technical support. Our film solutions guarantee top quality and the convenience of rapid access processing technology without compromise.

Agfa Graphic Film

Contact film, camera film and recording film were the standard in the printing business for years. Your company still has the option to continue using them.

Key Benefits:

Consistent, high-quality results
Wide exposure latitude increases productivity and results in fewer remakes
Easy to handle, resulting in fewer remakes and wasted materials
Rapid access film processing for consistent, high-quality results