CleanPrint is a flexographic plate technology specifically engineered by Asahi, features low plate surface energy that transfers all remaining ink to the printed substrate. Compared to conventional plates, this reduces press-cleaning stops, creating a significant profitability improvement. These plates deliver very high resolution with fine screen rulings and minimum dots fading out to zero, allowing a broader total colour gamut to be achieved, providing more design flexibility and enhanced graphic quality.

Plates with CleanPrint deliver:

• Clean transfer of ink resulting in fewer cleaning intervals and press stop downtimes.
• Print consistency from start to finish with sharp definition of printing text and graphics.
• A kiss touch printing pressure setting for greater plate longevity.
• Cost savings by improving overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) by up to 30%, resulting in an immediate ROI.

Fixed Colour Palette Printing benefits include:

• Virtual elimination of the need for press wash-ups with reduced job changeover times due to the use of a fixed set of inks.
• Reduced waste, including less substrate waste during job changeovers, with less material ending up in landfills.
• Improvement in colour consistency, within each job and from job to job with increased predictability as compared to the use of spot colour inks.
• Cost reduction across the supply chain with fewer SKUs for brand owners and significantly reduced ink inventories for converters.