Fujifilm has come up with an advanced new water-washable flexo plate, Flenex FW forlabel converters, who can benefit from this high quality and low cost-in-use flexo plate. Flenex FW is a photopolymer plate containing a special rubber-based compound that is not oxygen sensitive, thus minimizing the effect oxygen has on the dot shape.
Flenex guarantees reduced dot gain and better ink transfer for cleaner and brighter print results. The plate delivers longer runs for label converters while producing a consistent 200 lpi at 4,400 dpi, 1% flattop process dot structure for high quality. Improved durability and reduction in plate swell are the other benefits offered by the new Flenex FW plate.
Flenex FW reduces platemaking processing time to less than 40 minutes, 3 times faster than leading solvent systems and 1.5 times faster than the current thermal and water-wash technologies. This enables label businesses to increase the number of plates they can produce in a given time, and to achieve faster turnaround. Flenex FW eliminates the expense of higher-cost solvent and thermal processors, as well as potential upcharges on associated consumables. The plate has been very well received in the US and Europe since its introduction.
The impact, resilience, and growth of responsible packaging in a wide region are daily chronicled by Packaging South Asia.
A multi-channel B2B publication and digital platform such as Packaging South Asia is always aware of the prospect of new beginnings and renewal. Its 16-year-old print monthly, based in New Delhi, India has
demonstrated its commitment to progress and growth. The Indian and Asian packaging industries have shown resilience in the face of ongoing challenges over the past three years.
As we present our publishing plan for 2023, India’s real GDP growth for the financial year ending 31 March 2023 will reach 6.3%. Packaging industry growth has exceeded GDP growth even when allowing for inflation in the past three years.
The capacity for flexible film manufacturing in India increased by 33% over the past three years. With orders in place, we expect another 33% capacity addition from 2023 to 2025. Capacities in monocartons, corrugation, aseptic liquid packaging, and labels have grown similarly. The numbers are positive for most of the economies in the region – our platform increasingly reaches and influences these.
Even given the disruptions of supply chains, raw material prices, and the challenge of responsible and sustainable packaging, packaging in all its creative forms and purposes has significant headroom to grow in India and Asia. Our context and coverage engulf the entire packaging supply chain – from concept to shelf and further – to waste collection and recycling. We target brand owners, product managers, raw material suppliers, packaging designers and converters, and recyclers.
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