Direct Laser Engraving Flexo

The laser selectively ablates the non print area of an elastomer plate or sleeve to produce a print ready surface without the use of exposures or chemicals.

Direct laser engraving flexo.

Engraving depth operator controlled flexo sleeves nickel screens from ø 85 385 mm 3 3 15 1 inches on request repeats 1. With this process there is no essential ablation mask as with direct photopolymer laser imaging. The average shoulder on a flexo plate is somewhere from 45 degrees to 60 degrees throughout the plate. Now with direct laser engraving technology and itr elastomer you can achieve high end print results in a fraction of the time.

Direct laser engraving now plays an important role whether you re printing flexible packaging pressure sensitive labels medical labels and packaging or working with more fragile substrates such as tissue and non woven. The direct engraving of flexographic printing forms has gone from niche existence to high end technology. Direct laser engraving dle we offer complete digital laser engraved sleeve production solutions that combine the flexibility speed and efficiency of flexo printing with the advanced ink transfer benefits of rubber to ensure long run seamless printing of continuous designs. Flexographic engraving systems use single or multiple high powered co 2 lasers or fiber lasers to directly engrave continuous sleeves or plates in a single step.

Perfect harmony between laser and material produces high quality printing forms for applications that extend beyond conventional flexographic printing. Unlike the plates the in round engraved sleeves do not have sewing marks in the print. Direct laser engraving of elastomers makes the production of flexographic printing forms an entirely digital process. Direct laser engraving the elastomer sleeves have introduced the concept of seamless flexo printing which means perfect continuity on the repeat.

Shoulder angle one key advantage of direct laser engraving is the shoulder angle. This means less manpower is needed and results in a reduced footprint. Improve print resolution reduce prepress costs handling. 150 1200 mm 5 9 47 2 inches inches inches mm dle 6200 the dle 6200 gives the best of both worlds enabling direct laser engraving of both flexo printing forms and rotary screen cylinders except rotamesh on.

Reducing printing form production to just two process steps laser engraving and cleaning significantly cuts the workload involved. By eliminating steps and variables we are eliminating failure points thus making the process more consistent. Dle allows the user to manipulate the shoulder angle to whatever specification is required.