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Freppel Imprimeur Invests in Asahi CleanPrint AWP™ Water-Washable Plates

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, January 26, 2021. Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that French firm Freppel Imprimeur, located in C...

Blog: Asahi Photoproducts to Demonstrate their First-in-History Remote Smart Glass Machine Installation

By Pedro Hernandez, Engineering Manager, Asahi Photoproducts: At Asahi Photoproducts, we were thrilled to see the Comexi Turnkey Project come to fruition. It was designed to demonstrate how simple ...

Asahi Photoproducts and Esko Join Forces to the benefit of the Chinese Market on Flexo Platemaking in Harmony with the Environment

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, November 20, 2020. Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported it extended its relationship with Esko through a...

Asahi and Esko collaborate to develop breakthrough automated flexo platemaking solution

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, November 12, 2020. Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, and Esko, a global provider of integrated hardware and s...

FFP Packaging wins ‘Best in Show’ entry at the EFIA Awards 2020 using Asahi AWP™ Flexo Plate technology

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, 7 October, 2020 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, is delighted to congratulate its customer FFP Packaging Solutio...

Asahi Photoproducts Supports Comexi, in a Breakthrough Turnkey Project

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, August 25th, 2020. Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported it is participating in an important project with...

Asahi Photoproducts Enters into Distribution Partnership with Matset Matbaa Makine for Increased Accessibility to Asahi Products by the Turkish Packaging Community

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, June 23, 2020. Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that Matset, an innovative pioneer serving the Turkish ...

Asahi AWP^TM-DEW 4260 PLF Delivers Higher Quality, Faster Processing, Sustainable Footprint and Easy Maintenance Concept

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, June 4, 2020 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today announced availability of it’s next-generation larger for...

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 ...

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 pl...

Asahi Photoproducts to Demonstrate New Water Recycling Unit at drupa 2020

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, 30. January 2020 –Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today announced the latest development in its CleanPrint strat...

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 ...

CleanPrint: The Future of Flexographic Platemaking

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 f...

Clean and in balance with the environment

As regulatory agencies around the world place more stringent focus on environmental sustainability, Asahi Photoproducts continues to innovate platemaking technology with a solution that aims to produ...

CleanPrint: The Details

In designing next-generation flexographic plates, Asahi’s polymer chemists have created chemical structures that can hold precise image structures, including the smallest highlight dots, for the en...

Clean Print: The historical development of the naming convention

Since Asahi first brought to market its innovative flexographic plate technology that enabled complete release of ink onto the substrate for a cleaner image and fewer press stops for plate cleaning, ...

Asahi Photoproducts to Unveil CleanPrint at Labelexpo Europe 2019

Tokyo/Brussels, 28 May 2019 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported it will be again exhibiting at Labelexpo Europe, scheduled for 24 to 27 S...

Asahi Photoproducts at EskoWorld 2019 with enhanced plate Portfolio

Tokyo/Brussels, May 23, 2019 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today announced it is again attending and sponsoring EskoWorld 2019, scheduled for 24 t...

CleanPrint™ from Asahi Photoproducts is the best way to make flexographic printing “CLEANER”. Who knew it could be so easy?

At LabelExpo, Asahi Photoproducts will be featuring its CleanPrint™ flexographic printing plates. These plates are the latest generation of Asahi technology that enables complete release of ink ont...

Shanghai Hengze Printing Company Leverages Asahi Plates for Successful Transition from Letterpress to Flexo

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, April 25, 2019 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that Chinese label manufacturer Shanghai Hengze ...

Asahi Photoproducts Signs Dis-Trade as Flexo Plate Distributor in Russia

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, April 8, 2019 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that Moscow-based Dis-Trade has signed up as an o...

The Robinette Company Partners with Asahi Photoproducts for Productivity, Quality Improvements

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, March 28, 2019 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that flexible film and paper packaging manufact...

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 ...

Asahi Photoproducts Signs Distribution Agreement with Spanish Firm INNOVA

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, January 30, 2019 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today announced it has added Spanish firm INNOVA to its globa...

2018 has been another exciting year in the flexographic industry, and for Asahi Photoproducts and our customers. We are looking forward to continuing momentum in 2019, and we have new innovations in ...

Celebrating 45 Years of Innovation in the Label Industry

As we look back over the last 45 years, we at Asahi Photoproducts are proud of our contributions to the label industry and flexographic technology. Both AFP and AWP plates, introduced in 1982 and 200...

CymMetrik Receives Grand Printing Award Using Asahi AWP™ Flexographic Plates

Tokyo/Brussels, November 20, 2018 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that the Shanghai plant of global label producer CymMetrik was recog...

Asahi Photoproducts to Exhibit for the First Time at Labelexpo India

Tokyo/Brussels, October 23, 2018 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today announced it will be exhibiting at Labelexpo India 2018, scheduled for 22 to 2...

Asahi Photoproducts Strengthens Market Presence in the U.S. with Wikoff Color

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, September 25, 2018 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported it has signed Wikoff Color Corporation as a U...

Cartotecnica Postumia Chooses Asahi AFP™-DSF Digital Flexographic Plates for Quality, Productivity

Tokyo/Brussels, September 21, 2018 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that Cartotecnica Postumia, a producer of square-bottom bags for th...

Asahi Photoproducts to Exhibit at Labelexpo Americas

Tokyo/Brussels, August 2, 2018 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today announced it will be exhibiting at Labelexpo Americas 2018, scheduled for 25 to ...

Asahi Photoproducts Teams with SOMA Engineering to Support Flexo Technology Center Grand Opening in China

Brussels, Belgium, July 17, 2018 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported it supported the grand opening of the brand-new SOMA Flexo Technology...

Asahi Photoproducts to showcase its Clean Transfer Technology at Gallus Innovation Days

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, May 29, 2018 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today announced it will be attending Gallus Innovation Days for th...

Asahi Photoproducts Teams with Esko to Bring Improved Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) to Flexo Platemaking

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, May 24, 2018 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today announced it will be attending EskoWorld for the first time....

Dr David Galton recognised by the European Flexographic Association for his Outstanding Contribution to the Flexo Printing Industry

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, 22 March 2018 – Asahi Photoproducts is delighted to announce that its European Sales Director, Dr. David Galton has been recognised by the European Flexographic...

Asahi Photoproducts to Support First Edition of Labelexpo Southeast Asia 2018 with Innovation, Education

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, March 20, 2018 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported it will be showing its AWP™ line of water-washa...

Asahi Photoproducts to Bring Its Clean Transfer Technology to Print4All 2018 in Milan

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, March 8, 2018 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported it will be showing its full line of flexographic plate...

The Future of Print is Here

Asahi Photoproducts is all about the future of print – especially flexographic printing. Our goal is to radically improve the efficiency of flexo production and to support flexo printers. And we are...

Gateway Packaging Company improves Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) by 53% with Asahi Photoproducts AWP™ Water-Washable Plates

Tokyo, Japan, & Brussels, Belgium 30 November 2017 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that Tennessee-based Gateway Packaging Company ...

Asahi Photoproducts Brings the Future of Flexo Printing to Eurasia Packaging 2017

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, 17 October 2017 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that it will be attending Eurasia Packaging 2017...

Asahi Kasei launches R&D Center in Germany

05. October 2017 - On October 1st, Asahi Kasei launched its new R&D Center in Dormagen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The main focus of the Asahi Kasei Europe R&D Center will be on strengthening the...

S. Lerner Reduce Environmental Footprint, Improves Quality With Asahi Water-Washable Plates

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, September 18, 2017 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that S.Lerner, an Israeli company with de...

Tips on Preparing for Labelexpo Europe 2017

Labelexpo Europe 2017 is fast approaching. It’s a good time to take stock of the efficiency of your labels & packaging converting operation. Is there room to improve your operating effic...

Asahi Photoproducts Europe Strengthens Team with Addition of Three New Flexo Experts

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, September 7, 2017 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today announced the addition of three new team ...

Label Partners Boosts Quality, Productivity, with Asahi Photoproducts Water-Washable Platemaking System

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, August 22, 2017 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that Label Partners, a leading producer of quali...

Label Partners Gains Enhanced Reputation for Label Quality with Asahi Water-Washable Plates

Label Partners, located in Southern Australia, provides quality labels for many industries from wine, general food and beverage, fresh produce including poultry and dairy, through to the automotive, p...

Colognia Press Partners with Asahi Photoproducts to Dramatically Improve Flexo Productivity

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, July 25, 2017 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that Czech-based Colognia Press achieved 100% impr...

Asahi Photoproducts to Bring Innovation, Education to Labelexpo Europe 2017

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, June 28, 2017 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported it will be showing its AWP™ of water-washable fl...

Correct-Touch Graphic Arts and Asahi Score Big Win at FTA

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, June 23, 2017 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, and Correct-Touch Graphic Arts, the exclusive distributor of Asah...

New Asahi Photoproducts Web Site Offers Automated Product Selector and More

Tokyo, Japan, and Brussels, Belgium, 15 May 2017 – Asahi Photoproducts, a leading company in the development of photopolymer printing plates for flexo printing, today announced the launch of a brand...

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 i...

ISIMAT profits from Asahi flexo printing plates

Tokyo, Japan, and Brussels, Belgium, 24 April 2017 – Asahi Photoproducts, a leading company in the development of photopolymer printing plates for flexo printing, has won over ISIMAT GmbH Siebdruckm...

Asahi Photoproducts Wins a Raft of Prestigious EFIA Awards

Significantly improved OEE and reduced waste compared to conventional plates Tokyo, Japan, & Brussels, Belgium. 30th of March 2017 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer ...

Asahi Customers Sweep Flexographic Technical Association of South Africa Awards

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, February 23, 2017 - Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, is pleased to announce that its customers claimed a total of 24...

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 pa...

Label Impressions Rewarded with Top Prize at TLMI Annual Label Awards

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, 01 December 2016 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that Orange County based Label Impressions took...

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 flexograp...

Who says quality is not a top priority?

UK-based repro and platemaking house Flexoshop has a great story to share. The company, located in Colchester, had been using Flat Top Dot platemaking systems to serve its printer customers. When Mana...

UK-Based Flexoshop Spurs Business Growth with Asahi Photoproducts AWP Water-Washable Flexographic Plates

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, 13. October 2016 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today announced that Flexoshop, a repro and platemaking house ...

Asahi Photoproducts – York Repro-Graphic Group blog post

Fixed Colour Palette Printing Is Here Or so says the largest repro house in the UK! York Repro-Graphic Group (YRG) was founded in 1974 and, provides a full range of pre-press and reprographic service...

York Repro-Graphic Group Turns to Asahi Photoproducts AWP Flexographic Plates for Fixed Colour Palette Printing

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, 1 September 2016 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today announced that the York Repro-Graphic Group (YRG) has ad...

Asahi Photoproducts participates in FLEX SO GOOD

Tokyo, Japan, & Brussels, Belgium. July 29, 2016 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development confirmed its participation in FLEX SO GOOD on 22 and 23 Septembe...

DS Smith Receives Prestigious European Awards for Exceptional Quality in Flexography

Tokyo, Japan, & Brussels, Belgium, June 29, 2016 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today congratulates its customer, the DS Smith plant in Fulda. D...

drupa 2016: Worth Waiting For!

A great deal has happened in the printing industry since 2012. Following drupa 2012, the industry was looking forward to the next big leaps we could expect to see four years later at drupa 2016. Now t...

Big Value, Small Environmental Footprint

This is what drove Nu-Maber, a leading Italian repro house, to choose Asahi AWP™-DEF water-washable plates with Pinning Technology for Clean Transfer. The company is known for being innovative and f...

Nu-Maber Improves Quality, Environmental Sustainability with Asahi AWP™ Plates

Tokyo, Japan, & Brussels, Belgium. May 30, 2016 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that leading Italian-based repro house Nu-Maber ha...

Gearing Up for drupa 2016

At Asahi Photoproducts, we are busy getting ready for drupa 2016, scheduled for 31 May through 10 June in Düsseldorf. We hope we will see you there; we’ll be located in Hall 11, Stand A60, at the s...

Making Flexographic Printing More Sustainable and Efficient Introduction

Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, has a long history of innovation in the field of flexography. This comes both from the expertise of Asahi Photoproducts e...

Asahi/Uteco Study Proves Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Improvements for Flexo Are Achievable

Tokyo, Japan, & Brussels, Belgium, May 12, 2016 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that it has carried out a practical OEE (Overall E...

Platinum Print: The New Standard in Flexographic Printing

FFP Packaging in the UK has received a number of well-deserved awards for the quality of its flexible package printing, and Asahi is proud to have contributed to its success. The company spent a coup...

Asahi Photoproducts Recognized with Prestigious EFIA Gold Award

Tokyo, Japan, & Brussels, Belgium. March 29, 2016 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, is pleased to report that its unique Pinning Technology for Cle...

Asahi Photoproducts Set to Bring Extreme Quality to Flexo Printing at drupa 2016

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, March 16, 2016 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, is pleased to announce that it will be bringing a full range of ...

FFP Packaging Sets New Standard in Flexographic Printing

Tokyo, Japan, & Brussels, Belgium. March 7, 2016 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, is pleased to report that its customer, FFP Packaging, located i...

Can Flexo Displace Gravure?

UK-based TCL Packaging Limited thinks so. “We’re all about replacement of gravure here at TCL,” says Dean Langford, TCL Production Manager. The company produces films for all types of food and n...

TCL Packaging Teams with Creation Reprographics and Asahi Photoproducts to Bring Gravure Quality to Flexo

Tokyo, Japan, & Brussels, Belgium, January 21, 2016 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that TCL Packaging Limited of Telford in the U...

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 f...

Golden Era Recognized with Award from Flexographic Technical Association of South Africa, using Asahi AFP-TOP Plates

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, December 14, 2015 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, is pleased to announce that its customer, Golden Era, is a 20...

Staying ahead of trends in flexible packaging

Packaging continues to be a growth market, and within the packaging market, flexible packaging is arguably the fastest growing segment. According to a Smithers Pira report (Future of Global Flexible P...

Asahi Photoproducts Launches New 120 x 90 cm size AWP Water Plate Processor at Labelexpo 2015

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, September 16, 2015 – Asahi Photoproducts, a leading worldwide flexographic plate manufacturer, today announces the launch of a new flexo plate processor, the AW...

Asahi Photoproducts Highlights Fixed Colour Palette Printing at Labelexpo Europe and Special Open House Event

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, September 8, 2015 – Asahi Photoproducts, a leading worldwide flexographic plate manufacturer, will be bringing its “performance creates value” message to La...

Asahi Web Content PTD Technology Brochure

The unique AWP™- DEF platemaking systems with Pinning Top Dot Technology is a beneficial alternative that can help you address many of these challenges by:• Conserving resources with w...

Asahi Photoproducts to Feature Innovative Flexographic Plate Solutions at IGAS 2015

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, July 23, 2015 – Asahi Kasei E-materials Corporation, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate developmentand parent entity globally known as Asahi Photoprod...

Creation Reprographics Enhances Quality, Sustainability with Asahi Photoproducts AWP™ Flexographic Plates

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, July 22, 2015 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today announced that British Daventry-based Creation Reprographic...

Asahi Photoproducts Appoints New UK Branch Manager

Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, 7 July 2015 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today announced the appointment of Mr. Paul Chant as UK Branch Mana...

Asahi Photoproducts introduces new medium hard AFP™-TSP digital plate for paper based printing substrates

Brussels, Belgium, June 2015 – Asahi Photoproducts has launched a new plate in the Pinning Top Dot Technology (PTD) family, the AFP™-TSP (Top Soft Pinning) for paper, folding carton and corrugated...

Asahi Photoproducts AWP™- DEF Pinning Top Dot Plate Technology – Where Performance Meets Profit

Brussels, Belgium, June 1, 2015 – Asahi Photoproducts, a leading worldwide flexographic plate manufacturer, recognizes the need for fast paced packaging and label printing companies to deliver every...

Creating Picture Perfect Colour Results

Brussels, Belgium, May 27, 2015 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, is partnering with specialists in fixed palette colour printing to showcase a plethor...

Asahi Photoproducts Brings Leading Edge Flexographic Plate Solutions to Converflex 2015

Brussels, Belgium, April 23, 2015 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, will be exhibiting at Converflex 2015, taking place from 19-23 May in Milan. Asahi ...

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