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Creating for Tomorrow

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New Technology for Flexo Digital Plate

Pinning Technology & Print Quality

Asahi KASEI E‐materials Corp.

Agendas

• Asahi KASEI and Photoproducts Business
• Photosensitive Polymer Printing Plate
• New Technology Pinning from Asahi
• Features of Pinning Plate
• Product Range of Pinning Plate

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The Asahi Kasei Group is structured with Asahi Kasei

• Corp. as a holding company

and nine core operating companies focused on specific fields of operation. The nine core operating companies enjoy broad independence and autonomy to swiftly adapt and respond to changes in the operating environment.

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• The "E" represents the

company's main business fields ‐ "energy materials" and "electronic materials" ‐ and "ecology" as a key focus in products and operations.

• Since its establishment, the

Asahi Kasei Group has continued to meet the diverse needs of the global community with superior chemical technologies and product development.

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Photoproducts Range for Printing

• APRTM TENAFLEX TM

– Asahi Photosensitive Resin – Liquid Type

• AFPTM

– Asahi Flexo Plate – Sheet Type

• AWPTM

– Asahi Water washable Plate – Sheet Type

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Distributor (Japan) Distributor (EU) Branch (EU)

Brussels EU Headquarters

Technical Engineer Sao Paulo, Brazil Technical Center Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tokyo Headquarters

Technical Center Suzhou, China

Graphic Arts Center Fuji Plant

Asahi Sales & Technical Support Worldwide Network

Flexo Printing

Quality Demand & Technology Trend

High Plate Process Tech (Flat‐Top/High Reso Plate) New Screening Tech (HD‐Flexo Stabydot ) Cushion Tape / Aniｌox / Ink Improvement

Smooth vignettes down to zero on highlight screen as Off‐set and Gravure print

High Plate Processing Tech (High‐reso Capping / Flat‐Top) Cushion Tape / Corrugated board improvement

Free Wash‐board on Corrugate

Surface Structure/ Feature Tech (Roughness) New Screening Tech (Microcell etc) Cushion Tape / Aniｌox / Ink Improvement

High solid density and laydown as Gravure Print

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New Technology Pinning from Asahi

• New Feature into Flexo Plate Polymer

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• Available to use current process flow

– No need additional process

• Possible to use resent Screening Technology

– HD‐Flexo/Full‐HD Microcell – Stabydot etc

• Can expect Large Merit totally

– High Print Quality – High Productivity – Cost Down

Produ ctivity Cost

Quality

Feature of Pinning

Transferred the following features into Pinning Plate, – Suitable Surface Characteristics – High Plate Reproducibility Both of High Print Reproduction and Ink Transfer are improved. Narrow Web and Wide Web printers have been enjoying Asahi

Pinning Plate with the grate print quality and its long run

performance on press. It is Quite Different New Type of Plate from Round‐Top and Flat‐top

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Pinning Plate

Effect of Pinning

Remaining Ink from Anirox roll onto the surface of plate

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Feature of Pinning

Conventional Plate

• ＡＰＰ作成 Drupa使用アニメーション添付
• インキが表面に残る インキが落ちない

Pinning Plate

Conventional Plate

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Feature of Pinning

Pinning Plate

Conventional Plate

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Feature of Pinning

Pinning Plate

Conventional Plate

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Feature of Pinning

Flat‐top

Pinning-Dot

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Flat‐Top v.s. Pinning Plate

Plate Shape Difference 1% 175lpi

Square Dot： 175lpi 0.5% = 10μm x 10μm 1.0% = 15μm x 15μm Round dot： 175lpi 0.5%= 11μm diameter 1.0%= 16μm diameter

Flat‐Top v.s.Pinning Plate

Difference of Plate Reproduction

1% 175lpi

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You have these different image, don’t you? Flat‐Top v.s. Pinning Plate

Plate Size Comparison

Flat‐Top= 1:1Repro

Pinning-Dot = Oxygen Inhibition

See! Actual size difference Most of conventional digital plates which has Round-Top shape have been this size on plates already

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Flat‐Top v.s. Pinning-Dot

Print Dot Gain Comparison

Flat‐top

Pinning-Top

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Pinning Plate

Print Test

• Place : DFTA（Stuttgart GE)

– Press : F&K Flexpress 6S/8 – Anirox : 360 L/cm; 3.9 cm³ /m² – Ink : Siegwerk NC 402 – Under cushion tape : Lohmann 5.2 – Substrate : LD‐PE White Surface print – Speed : 200 m/min

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*Quality Demands and Pinning Plate

• Narrow Web (Label, Paper Print / UV and Water based Ink)

– Conventional Digital Plate (Round‐Top) can reproduce high quality – Printers who are using Asahi Pinning plate have been enjoying it with bright and smooth highlight vignettes and high ink transfer for years

• Wide Web (Flexible Packaging on Film / Solvent and Water based Ink)

– Increasing demand of

• Bright and smooth vignettes down to zero of highlight screen as

Off‐set and Gravure

• High density and ink laydown (high homogeneity ) on solid

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Halftone Print Reproduction

Added Microcell on Solid Flat‐Top plate

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Pinning plate

Pinning Flat‐top

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Halftone Print Reproduction

Added Microcell on Solid

Pinning‐Top Flat‐top

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Halftone Print Reproduction

Added Microcell on Solid

Color Gamut

White lines: Pinning Plate Color block: Flat‐Top Plate

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Solid Ink Density & Laydown

Added Microcell on Solid

Pinning Plate + Microcell

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Flat‐Top + Microcell

Text & Lines

Pinning Plate +Microcell

Flat‐Top+Microcell

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Flat-Top Non Microcell Flat-Top Microcell Pinning Plate Non Microcell

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Text & Lines

Plate Type / Screen technology Combination & Print Quality

1 2 3 4 5

Highlight dots smootyhness Minimum print dot Text and fne line Reverse test and line Solid density Solid honogeneity

Pinning Plate Pinning Plate／ Microcell Flat‐top Plate Flat‐top Plate／ Microcell

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Good Print Quality Balance of Pinning Plate

Merit of Pinning Reduce ink falling down into shoulder

• n plate

Feature of Pinning

Pinning Plate

Conventional Plate

Effect of Pinning

Less Ink Filling‐in into Plate Shoulder

Pinning Plate

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Easy and short time of Ink cleaning

Conventional Plate

Effect of Pinning Reducing Press Stop in Commercial Jobs (Fact) Reduced press stop for ink cleaning to

• ne half on

Pinning Plate than

conventional digital plate

*From actual data of commercial jobs use at flexible packaging printer in USA

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High Productivity in Press Room

Easy Ink Cleaning Less Ink Filling‐in

Reducing Press Stop

Benefit of Pinning Plate

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Cost Down in Printing

Easy Ink Cleaning Less Ink Filling‐in

Reducing Press Stop

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Benefit of Pinning Plate

Benefit of Pinning Plate

Fact of OEE Effect (Overall Equipment Effectiveness)

30% of improvement of OEE by

Pinning plate

COST DOWN

*From actual trial at Wide‐web Printer in USA

Pinning Plate

Conventional Plate

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Asahi Pinning Plate

AWP‐DEF (Water washable type)

• Narrow Web / UV, Water based ink
• 1.14 / 1.70 mm

AWP‐DEP (Water washable type)

• Wide Web / Solvent , Water based ink
• 1.14 / 1.70 mm

AFP‐TOP (Solvent washable type)

• Wide Web / Solvent , Water based ink
• 1.14 / 1.70 mm

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Thank you for your attention

Creating for Tomorrow

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