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Winpak First to Install CrystalCleanConnect in North America

Leading packaging company achieves improved sustainability, reduced waste, improved cycle time, reduced dependency on skilled operators, and more, with breakthrough automated flexographic platemaking solution Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, July 18, 2023. Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that leading North America-based packaging company Winpak Ltd. is the first in […]

ACM Italy Recognized with Prestigious ATIF Awards for Best UV Flexo Printing and Flexographic Process Innovation

In-house printing using Asahi AWP™-DEW CleanPrint water-washable plates and the latest Esko Crystal XPS plate imaging system were significant contributors to the ability to achieve this award recognition Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, March 1, 2023. Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that its customer, ACM S.p.A, based in Cremosano, Italy, […]

German Packaging Converter Arwed Löseke Brings Plate Production In-house as a More Sustainable Business Solution

Fifth generation family owned business invests in water-wash plate technology for faster plate availability and reduction of its CO2 footprint Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, August 24, 2022. Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that German packaging converter Arwed Löseke Paper Processing and Printing GmbH, has recently upgraded its printing […]

Nabe Process Corporation Validates CrystalCleanConnect Benefits

Automated flexographic platemaking system helps company transition to a more sustainable solution Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, August 16, 2022. Nabe Process Corporation, the first company worldwide to install CrystalCleanConnect, was established in 1964 in Takamatsu Prefecture, Japan. When it first entered the flexo market, Nabe Process was using solvent-based photopolymer plates and processors. In […]

Japanese Company Seikodo Adds CrystalCleanConnect to Boost Productivity, Sustainability

First-in-the-world fully automated flexographic platemaking system helps protect the health and safety of employees while also protecting the environment and improving productivity, profitability Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, July 18, 2022. Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that Seikodo Corporation Co., Ltd. is the third company worldwide to install CrystalCleanConnect. […]

Italian Repro House Zincografia Empolese Improves Sustainability, Productivity for Customers with Asahi Photoproducts CleanPrint Flexo Plates

Exceptional Asahi support, reduced cycle time in plate production, improved press room OEE for customers are some of the benefits achieved Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, May 2, 2022. Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that Italian repro house Zincografia Empolese has installed an Asahi AWP™ 4835 P flexographic plate […]

Shanghai Huichang Flexo Technology Co., Ltd., a repro house in Shanghai, China, installs AWP™ CleanPrint water-wash flexographic platemaking system

Excellent plate quality with a reduced carbon footprint, increasingly important as demand for sustainable solutions continues to grow in China Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, April 26, 2022. Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development and a subsidiary of Asahi Kasei, reported today that Shanghai Huichang Flexo Technology Co., Ltd., a repro house […]

Japanese Flexographic Printer Kindai Bijyutsu Co., Ltd, Upgrades Flexo Platemaking with Solutions from Asahi Photoproducts

Water-wash flexo plate processing delivering cleaner print, fewer press stops and flexographic printing in harmony with the environment Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, April 20, 2022. Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development and a subsidiary of Asahi Kasei, today reported that Kindai Bijyutsu Co., Ltd, headquartered in Okinawa, Japan, has acquired an […]

Shanghai Hengze Printing Company Levels Up with CrystalCleanConnect for Increased Productivity, Quality, Sustainability

Chinese label manufacturer is second printer worldwide to install innovative solution that reduces 12 steps to 1 in flexographic platemaking process Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, January 11, 2022. Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that Shanghai Hengze Printing Company is in the process of installing a brand-new CrystalCleanConnect flexographic […]