Thermal technology is considered to be the technology most likely to achieve environmentally friendly CTP plates. Thermal ablation and thermally induced phase change technology were written in the printing professional textbooks 20 years ago, as a successful case of achieving environmentally friendly CTP plates, because the plates using these two technologies can truly achieve process-less , You can use it without processing after imaging. But to this day, the plates that use these two technologies in actual market applications are still a niche market.
Agfa AzuraTS, Kodak SONORAXP, Fujifilm BrilliaHDPro-T3, Lucky Huaguang's Huaguang TP-G are four types of thermally friendly and environmentally friendly CTP plates that have been commercialized or exhibited at the exhibition. Agfa AzuraTS uses hot-melt technology (the technology is Agfa's patent), which is defined as chemical-free plate (ChemicalFree), and the other three types use thermally induced crosslinking or thermally induced polymerization technology, which is defined as low Chemical processing plate (LowProcess) or on-machine processing plate (OnPressProcess). Agfa's Azura chemical-free plates have been officially launched in the market since 2004. So far, there are more than 3,000 users worldwide. Among them, the second-generation Azura plates, AzuraTS, account for more than 80% of the global thermal and environmentally friendly CTP plates market. %, Fully recognized by the market. Therefore, here we take AzuraTS plate material as an example to introduce the market application and environmental performance of thermal and environmentally friendly CTP plate material. The key factors for the success of AzuraTS plate materials can be summarized into three points: green environmental protection, excellent printability and production control, and low cost.
1. Green and environmental protection
AzuraTS plate adopts hot-melt technology, and its coating is composed of thermal particles with a diameter of 50nm. The imaging and processing process is completely a physical process. During imaging, the thermosensitive particles undergo a hot-melt reaction, that is, they become soft and viscous when heated, and the hot-melted particles gather together and adhere to the plate sand mesh to form For printing dots, unheated heat-sensitive particles are removed with cleaning glue. This process is completely free of VOC emissions.
Agfa commissioned VITON.V (Flanders Institute of Technology, an independent third-party environmental research center), in accordance with ISO14040 and ISO14044, to compare the environmental performance of AzuraTS plates and common positive thermal CTP plates in order to Carcinogens, organics and inorganics have dimensions such as health effects, climate effects, ozone layer effects, toxic substance emissions, acidic / oxygen-rich substances, floor space and mineral utilization. It can be seen from this that, compared to ordinary positive thermal CTP plates, AzuraTS plates can effectively reduce carbon emissions, reduce environmental pollution, and protect physical health in all aspects of production and use.
2. Excellent printability and production control
At present, there are two ways to remove the non-graphic part of the blank removal type environmental protection printing plate, that is, the cleaning of the printing machine and the cleaning of the plate cleaning unit. AzuraTS plate material is cleaned by the plate cleaning unit (this is Agfa's patented technology). Printing machine cleaning is more restrictive to the actual application of users, and there is still room for improvement in technology and operating habits. Adopt the plate cleaning unit to clean. In the plate-making workshop, the printing plate can measure the dots, and the printing plate can be checked according to the normal quality inspection procedures. In the printing workshop, the printing plate is exactly the same as the ordinary printing plate, without any additional operations. There is no influence and limitation on the ink roller, and there is no need to add extra version paper.
In particular, the AzuraTS plate material is completely operated in daylight and does not require a safety light. After the output is clean, the plate cleaning glue used is also the plate protection glue, and the plate can be stored for more than a week. If using long-lasting protective glue, it can be stored for more than several months. For the clean printing plates of printing presses, some of them require safety lights, and the printing plates must be printed on the machine within a few hours after output, otherwise the printing plates will be lost and the printing plates will be scrapped.
3. Low cost
When it comes to environmental protection, everyone's first reaction is usually high cost. But the use cost of AzuraTS plate material has not only not increased, but has been reduced. When we compare the cost of plate materials, we usually only calculate the price of the plate material itself, but a printing plate from blank to machine printing, which also includes the processing cost. The processing cost usually includes the depreciation and operation and maintenance cost of the plate-making machine, the depreciation and operation and maintenance cost of the plate-making machine, the printing plate developing solution (usually 200-300mL / m2) cost, and the water (usually 8-10L / m2, note: The water used in the processing unit of the commercial thermal CTP system is basically one-time use, without recycling) cost, waste liquid disposal cost, potion storage and logistics cost, printing plate protective glue cost, printing plate quality inspection cost, etc.
The cleaning unit of AzuraTS printing plate has a simple structure, no temperature control and chemical liquid replenishment control, no need of water supply and drainage system, and its maintenance cost is much lower than that of ordinary plate-making machine; it does not require printing plate developing solution and clean water. Very low amount of waste liquid; the cost of potion and water is completely reduced; the small amount of waste liquid generated is neutral waste liquid, which can be directly discharged in some countries and regions, and the cost of waste liquid treatment is extremely low; the printing plate can be detected normally. Eliminate the potential risk costs caused by hidden quality hazards. Overall calculation, the processing cost of AzuraTS printing plate is much lower than that of ordinary thermal CTP plate.
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