Plate Material
A&V offers flexographers the most complete selection of platemaking materials from manufacturers including Flint Group Flexographic Products, 3M, Toyobo Co. and Fulflex Plus A&V supports these materials with almost 50 years of flexo experience.
A&V Products
For a listing of A&V products by department, take a walk through our Product Line floor plan.
nyloflex® Conventional (Analog) Plates
nyloflex® plates provide excellent print quality in solids, line and halftone for all flexographic print applications and are available in a wide range of formulas and thicknesses. We invite you to sample any of these plates by contacting Anderson & Vreeland.
nyloflex® Literature (PDF, 287KB)
nyloflex® ACE
For great results in flexo halftone printing, an ultra-hard printing plate
is needed. With the hardness setting of 62 - 64° Shore A*, the ACE brilliantly
meets all challenges with regard to top print quality. It offers excellent
ink transfer with solvent-based and water-based printing inks, and has
high ozone resistance and good stability, even in very long production
runs. The range of applications for ACE is universal: flexible packaging
of film/foil and paper, beverage packaging, labels and pre-printing for
corrugated board. This plate is also available as a digital version.
nyloflex®
ACE Literature (PDF, 68KB)
nyloflex® FAH
The nyloflex® FAH has a hardness setting
of 60° Shore A* and is considered a hard printing plate. Its main application
is flexible packaging and label printing where maximum print quality is
required. It is also well suited in thin-plate technology on compressible
supports as well as in printing with UV printing inks where extremely
high resistances are required. This plate is also available as a digital
version.
nyloflex®
FAH Literature (PDF, 84KB)
nyloflex® FAR
Of all the nyloflex® printing plate
types, the FAR is the one that is most versatile in application. With
its hardness setting (49 - 52° Shore A*), it is matched to high-quality
multi-color halftone flexo printing and suited for all kinds of printing
substrates used in the flexible packaging field. In the event of a high
level of ozone concentration, the nyloflex® FAR offers sufficient protection
from cracking.
nyloflex®
FAR Literature (PDF, 132KB)
nyloflex® ART
A new plate with a broad range of applications. Being a comparatively soft plate with 40 - 42° Shore A*, the ART is brilliant in printing solid areas in mixed forms, on all uncoated and slightly coated paper grades. Other applications include thin-plate technology in corrugated board printing as well as corrugated board pre-printing where highest demands need to be met in halftone printing on high-quality liners. This plate is also available as a digital version. nyloflex®
ART Literature (PDF, 84K)
nyloflex® FAC-X
With its hardness setting (32 -
34° Shore A*), the nyloflex® FAC-X printing plate is specially matched
to the requirements of corrugated board and heavy-duty bag printing. Due
to its excellent ink transfer, it ensures top results on all liners used
in direct corrugated board printing. The FAC-X is also available as a
thin plate in a thickness of 2.84 mm/ 0.112" and as a digital printing
plate.
nyloflex®
FAC-X Literature(PDF, 84KB)
nyloflex® FAB
The resistant plate – especially for UV-inks, for high quality printing of labels, flexible packaging and folding cartons. Benefits include high flexibility, therefore perfect for small diameter printing cylinders. Excellent exposure latitude even with small relief depths and wide tonal range for the reproduction of finest image elements.
nyloflex® ACT
Excellence in combination printing. Ideal for printing designs that combine halftones and solids in one plate. High solid density and minimum dot gain in halftones, plus wide exposure latitude and good relief depths. Suitable for all absorbent and non-absorbent commonly used substrates. Appropriate for the use with water and solvent-based inks, conditionally suitable for UV inks.
nyloflex® FCC
The durable standard in postprint, especially for printing on coarse corrugated fluted board, with uncoated and half-coated papers. Ideal for retail packages with simple designs. Very good ink transfer with excellent area coverage and high solid density. Extremely robust and durable material