Asahi & Esko collaborate to educate the Chinese market on flexo platemaking

Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, announced that it has extended its relationship with Esko through an agreement to install Esko plate imaging solutions in the Asahi Tech Center in Suzhou, near Shanghai. According to the press statement, the agreement, which was entered into during All-in-Print China, will result in installing an Esko CDI Spark 4260 and an XPS Crystal 5080 in the Center. Asahi Photoproducts was founded in 1971 and is a subsidiary of the Asahi Kasei Corporation. Asahi Photoproducts is into development of photopolymer flexo printing plates. By creating high-quality flexographic solutions and through continued innovation, the company aims at driving print forward in harmony with the environment. These industry-leading plate imaging solutions are supported by an Asahi AWP 230W plate processor using Asahi AWPTM CleanPrint water-washable plates to complete the industry’s most balanced flexographic platemaking solution in harmony with the environment, delivering the highest possible quality for China’s demanding flexo customers, said the company. “Asahi Photoproducts has worked together with Esko in China for a decade and this agreement…

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