Flexo LED exposure impresses at drupa
A growing number of flexo businesses are experiencing the benefits of UV LED plate exposure without the major capital outlay.
Compared to traditional fluorescent bulbs, LED plate exposure drives higher efficiency on press by delivering better uniformity and consistency, while improving sustainability in both the plate room and press room.
Now, more companies are making the move to flexo LED exposure technology – at a fraction of the cost of a new LED exposure system – with Shine LED Lamp Kit, innovated by Miraclon.
The Shine LED Lamp Kit can be easily retrofitted to an existing fluorescent exposure system, giving plate makers up to 20% faster exposure times, reduced energy use, easier maintenance, less waste and consistent output with no degradation over time.
LED in action
At drupa 2024, visitors to the Miraclon stand saw the technology in action and were clearly impressed: more than 25 Shine LED kits were purchased during the show.
One of those buyers was South Asian flexographic plate supplier Creative Graphics (pictured above). Founder and CEO Deepanshu Goel said their investment in five Shine LED Lamp Kits would enable to company to transition their plate exposure units to LED technology to “immediately reap the operational cost benefits it offers at a fraction of the capital investment cost of a new LED exposure system”
UK-based Print Quest Graphics made a second investment in Shine LED at drupa after experiencing energy savings and productivity benefits with their first installation. “I knew within 24 hours after installation that I would be upgrading my other two exposure units, ” explained managing director David Jarvis.
The constant intensity of LED lamp technology provides consistent and efficient platemaking results, helping deliver the benefits of modern flexo in the press room: Flexo printing that is consistent, highly capable, efficient and more sustainable.
If you didn’t make it to drupa this year, you can see the Shine LED Lamp Kit in action at one of our Miraclon Flexo HUBs – in Oakdale, Minnesota USA and Brussels, Belgium. There, you can find out more about how retrofitting your exposure frame with Shine LED could impact your business.
And why not read about how LED-power is improving platemaking at recent Shine adopters.
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Print Quest invests in two additional Shine LED Lamp Kits, innovated by Miraclon, at drupa 2024
Flexo prepress specialist reports consistent exposures up to 33% faster, boosting productivity, with initial investment.