Rise in Alcohol Prices Creates Financial Impact for Packaging Companies
For flexographic companies using solvent-based platemaking processes, the sharp rise in alcohol prices we are seeing in several EU countries increases the cost of flexographic plates by as much as 3 EUR per square meter. To get to this number, we did the following calculations: • In several European markets, the cost of alcohol […]
Asahi Photoproducts Announces New AFP™-Leggero Flexographic Plate for Corrugated Board Applications
Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, March 26, 2020 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today announced the availability of a brand-new flexographic plate. Asahi AFP™-Leggero CleanPrint plates have been specifically designed for printing on lower quality low-liner corrugated board. This super-soft plate delivers kiss-touch printing without board crush, good ink […]
Hamilton Adhesive Labels Reduces Makeready Time by 30% with Asahi AWP™ Flexographic Plates
Tokyo/Brussels, 23 September 2019 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that Hamilton Adhesive Labels Ltd., a leading converter of printed and plain labels for the food & drink, industrial, automotive, personal and household care markets with an annual turnover in excess of £12 million, has chosen Asahi AWP™ […]
CleanPrint: The Future of Flexographic Platemaking
A blog post by Dr. Dieter Niederstadt, Technical Marketing Manager Brand owners are seeking faster time to market with higher quality packaging that stands out on the shelf. They want to achieve this at an ever-lower price point. And increasingly, they are looking for suppliers that can produce packaging with a reduced environmental footprint. Packaging […]
Asahi Photoproducts Announces New FlatTop Flexographic Plates with Clean Transfer Technology
Tokyo/Brussels, February 4, 2019 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today announced the launch of the AFP™-BFTH plate in the first half of 2019, the only out-of-the-box built-in FlatTop plate in the market that features premium Clean Transfer Technology, which is designed to facilitate kiss touch printing pressure. This new […]
UK-Based FFP Releases Fixed Colour Palette Guide for Brands
Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, 10 May 2017 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that FFP Packaging Solutions, a UK-based innovator in flexible package converting for 50 years, has published a Fixed Colour Palette Guide for brands and retailers. The guide enables Brand managers to select repeatable, achievable colours […]
Uniflex Adopts Asahi Photoproducts Flexographic Plates for Higher Quality, Improved Efficiency
Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, 24 January 2017 – About eight years ago, Belarus-based Uniflex began its journey to enhance quality and competitive advantage through the use of fixed colour palette printing (also called Extended Colour Gamut printing), using a fixed set of inks to replace most, if not all, requirements for spot colour […]
Asahi Photoproducts Responds To an Increased Market Demand of their Corrugated Board Plate.
Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, 24 November 2016 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today announced that AFPTM-SE/DSE solid photopolymer flexographic printing plate quality has become popular in several markets. To meet the demand for a single-source provider of printing plates for all flexographic printing applications, Asahi is now making […]
Achieving Fixed Colour Palette Printing Excellence with Asahi
With brand owner and retailer focus continuing to be placed on cost reduction and improved efficiency, all eyes are on the potential that fixed colour palette printing brings and what it can deliver for the large brands. But it’s not as simple as many might think. Many large flexible packaging companies promote the idea, but […]
