One of the biggest advantages of our product is the variety of plates' types.
This variety enables you to apply appropriate plate according to the job or the machine specification.
The table below shows comparison of each plate types' characteristics.
| Water-washable | Alcohol-washable | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| W-type | Y-type | N-type | |
| Polymer | Nylon | PVA/Water-soluble | Nylon |
| Image Reproducibility | Good | Excellent | Ok |
| Durability | Excellent | Good | Excellent |
| Ink Transfer | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Product Variety | Excellent | Ok | Ok |
W-type polymer is water dispersed. The unexposed polymer is swollen and softened by absorbing water. W-type offers wide variety of plate specification, thus you can select appropriate plate according to the jobs.
Y-type polymer is water soluble. The unexposed polymer is dissolved into water. You can expect finer image reproduction with Y-type plate.
The plate made of N-type polymer should be washed in the solution which contains 80% of denatured ethyl alcohol and 20% of water. Its tough and abrasion resistant polymer assures an longer printing life.
Regarding detailed specifications of each plates, you can download brochures of our products or ask our local distributor.
| TYPE | Base material | Thickness | Hardness Shore D |
Relief Reproduction | Typical Application |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Relief | Half Tone | Minimum isolated dot | Narrowest Line | ||||||
| mm | in | mm | in | |||||||
| WF95CHII | Polyester film | 0.95 | .037 | 0.55 | .022 | 70° | 175L (1-95%) |
150μm | 40μm | Crush Printing |
| WF80DHII | 0.80 | .031 | 0.50 | .020 | 65° | 175L (1-95%) |
150μm | 40μm | Label Printing |
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| WF95DHII | 0.95 | .037 | 0.65 | .026 | ||||||
| WF50II | 0.50 | .020 | 0.35 | .014 | 55° | 175L (3-95%) |
200μm | 40μm | Label Printing |
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| WF70II | 0.70 | .028 | 0.45 | .018 | ||||||
| WF80II | 0.80 | .031 | 0.55 | .022 | ||||||
| WF95DII | 0.95 | .037 | 0.65 | .026 | ||||||
| WF95II | 0.95 | .037 | 0.70 | .028 | ||||||
| WF95BII | Polyester film | 0.95 | .037 | 0.73 | .029 | 40° | 150L (5-95%) |
200μm | 50μm | Label Printing & Business Forms |
| WF70BSIIN | Polyester film | 0.70 | .028 | 0.55 | .022 | 30° | 150L (5-95%) |
200μm | 50μm | Business Forms |
| WF95BSIIN | 0.95 | .037 | 0.73 | .029 | ||||||
| WF95SS3 | Polyester film | 0.95 | .037 | 0.73 | .029 | 22° | 150L (5-95%) |
200μm | 50μm | Business Forms & Varnishing |
| WF95ESS3 | 0.95 | .037 | 0.80 | .031 | ||||||
| WF152U | Polyester film | 1.52 | .060 | 1.30 | .051 | 20° | 150L (5-95%) |
150μm | 40μm | Spot carbon, Varnishing & Packaging |
| WF170U | 1.70 | .067 | 1.48 | .058 | ||||||
| WF200U | 2.00 | .079 | 1.78 | .070 | ||||||
| WS30HII | Steel | 0.30 | .012 | 0.20 | .008 | 65° | 175L (1-95%) |
150μm | 40μm | Dry offset |
| WS43HII | 0.43 | .017 | 0.21 | .008 | ||||||
| WS58HII | 0.56 | .023 | 0.31 | .012 | ||||||
| WS73HII | 0.73 | .029 | 0.46 | .018 | ||||||
| WS83HII | 0.83 | .033 | 0.56 | .022 | 175L (1-95%) |
200μm | 40μm | |||
| WS95HII | 0.95 | .037 | 0.68 | .027 | ||||||
| WS100SS3 | 1.00 | .039 | 0.80 | .031 | 22° | 150L (1-95%) |
200μm | 50μm | Business Forms & Varnishing |
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| TYPE | Base material | Thickness | Hardness Shore D |
Relief Reproduction | Typical Application |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Relief | Half Tone | Minimum isolated dot |
Narrowest Line |
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| mm | in | mm | in | |||||||
| WF80Y3 | Polyester film | 0.80 | .031 | 0.55 | .022 | 55° | 200L (1-95%) |
120μm | 40μm | Label Printing |
| WF80DY3 | 0.80 | .031 | 0.50 | .020 | ||||||
| WF95DY3 | 0.95 | .037 | 0.65 | .026 | ||||||
| WF175MY3 | 1.75 | .070 | 1.25 | .049 | 175L (3-95%) |
200μm | 50μm | |||
| WS73HY3 | Steel | 0.73 | .029 | 0.46 | .018 | 65° | 200L (1-95%) |
120μm | 40μm | Dry offset |
| WS83HY3 | 0.83 | .033 | 0.56 | .022 | ||||||
| WS95HY3 | 0.95 | .037 | 0.68 | .027 | ||||||
| WS73FHY3 | 0.73 | .028 | 0.56 | .022 | ||||||
| WS43HY3 | 0.43 | .017 | 0.21 | .008 | ||||||
| WS58HY3 | 0.58 | .023 | 0.31 | .012 | ||||||
| WS152HY3 | 1.52 | .060 | 1.25 | .049 | 175L (3-95%) |
200μm | 50μm | |||
| TYPE | Base material | Thickness | Hardness Shore D |
Relief Reproduction | Typical Application |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Relief | Half Tone | Minimum isolated dot | Narrowest Line | ||||||
| mm | in | mm | in | |||||||
| CS43NT | Steel | 0.43 | .017 | 0.21 | .008 | 65° | 150L (3-95%) |
200μm | 40μm | Dry offset |
| CS73NKX | 0.73 | .029 | 0.46 | .018 | ||||||
| CS83NKX | 0.83 | .033 | 0.56 | .022 | ||||||
| CS95NKX | 0.95 | .037 | 0.68 | .027 | ||||||
Please note that the plate-making conditions above are for reference only .
