I work for a packaging company that uses some very complex coatings on cartons. We have both ManRoland 700 and 300 presses and use a polyfibron raised coating plate on a metal back (very similar to a Flexo plate) to apply the coatings. The plates are exposed on a print frame using film. My problem is that both my film setter and the processor for the polyfibron plates are old and on the way out. I need a solution to making coating plates that will replace both of these older machines with one new one.
Prior to this method we merely cut blankets to apply coatings but with the complexity of the graphics we are using that is not possible.
Just curious how other places are handling this. I've asked my Fuji vendor for a solution but so far he hasn't been able to come up with anything other than a complete Flexo workflow which my company is not going to foot the bill for just to create coatings.
Prior to this method we merely cut blankets to apply coatings but with the complexity of the graphics we are using that is not possible.
Just curious how other places are handling this. I've asked my Fuji vendor for a solution but so far he hasn't been able to come up with anything other than a complete Flexo workflow which my company is not going to foot the bill for just to create coatings.
