Vianord Engineering has released a new processing solution for water-based flexographic plates. The Wave 3P can handle a maximum plate size of 92 cm x 120 cm (36 inches x 48 inches) and it can process almost all the plate types in the market from 1.14mm up to 2.84mm of thickness, both digital and analogue.
The product has been designed to enhance the sustainability advantages offered by water washable flexo plates while safeguarding quality washout and superior screenings. The French manufacturer noted that Wave 3P has a trivial equipment footprint and a fast, high quality washout, perfected by LAM residuals cleaning and pre-drying features. It also comes with an integrated water reclamation system, which does not require a frequent water replacement and only needs to top-up the quantity that naturally evaporates at its working temperature.
‘The innovative Wave product family is answering the flexo industry’s demand of solvent free and fully automated plate making systems,’ concluded Massimiliano Merlo, global marketing and sales director at Vianord Engineering.
