Flexo: Seamless sleeves bring round benefits

UK flexo plate supplier PPP Digital Imaging claims its new ITR (In the Round) digitally imaged continuous photopolymer sleeves will expand the possibilities of the flexo process, ‘enabling it to deliver the best results for flexible packaging, labels and tissue production’.

The ITR technology is said to offer speed, improved quality, accuracy and higher press utilisation. Press speeds are up to 15% faster, the company states, due to improved balance and elimination of mounting tape. Impression weight is lower than flat plates, due to improved uniformity across the web.

Mounting tape is replaced by a press adapter, available with different levels of compressibility. Conventional plate mounting is also eliminated, resulting in an ‘outstanding level of register accuracy between colours’.

PPP says these benefits lead to faster makeready times and less material waste. Most importantly, press utilisation is improved, allowing printers to gain more from their highest value asset.