{"id":64129,"date":"2019-07-23T06:27:47","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T04:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.converter.it\/asahi-cleanprint-in-details\/"},"modified":"2021-06-22T17:20:07","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T15:20:07","slug":"asahi-cleanprint-in-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.converter.it\/en\/asahi-cleanprint-in-details\/","title":{"rendered":"Asahi CleanPrint in details"},"content":{"rendered":"

Explained by Dr. Dieter Niederstadt, Technical Marketing Manager<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

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In designing next-generation flexographic plates, Asahi\u2019s polymer chemists have created chemical structures that can hold precise image structures, including the smallest highlight dots, for the entire duration of a print run. While this may sound simple, it took an enormous amount of innovation to achieve and is unique in the marketplace. Marketed as CleanPrint<\/a>, Asahi Photoproducts views this technology approach as the future of flexographic printing. We believe it will ultimately allow packaging printers\/converters to phase out the more environmentally damaging and less reliable solvent-based platemaking processes. Our future plate innovations will focus more and more on a cleaner water-wash technology and make CleanPrint a synonym for our future development approach in balance with the environment.<\/p>\n

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In fact, that\u2019s exactly what U.S. packaging manufacturer and converter The Robinette Company has achieved. The company, which employs 300 and specializes in sustainable packaging for the food, beverage, nutraceutical, construction, textile and health care markets, has been using Asahi AWPTM<\/sup>-DEF water-washable plates for several years, and is in the process of upgrading to Asahi AWPTM<\/sup>-DEW plates for even more productivity improvements. This has enabled Robinette to completely eliminate solvent-based platemaking. And the results speak for themselves:<\/p>\n