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Does anyone have ideas for verifying the quality of a flexo plate?
Specifically, I'm talking about plates which have been used and stored and are now being re-used. Quality problems are usually found while on press for these previously used plates, meaning that if there's a quality problem my prepress department is rushing to create new plates while the press sits idle or production moves on to another job.
I've seen some equipment in the $10,000 range from X-Rite and others that are designed to check dots/exposure, etc. That's not what I'm looking for. Instead, I'm looking for a way to identify typical problems with old or used plates. Example: 2 or 3 % dots that have been degraded, small type that gets broken up, etc. My understanding is that these problems are caused by multiple press runs and general wear and tear. (We use Cyrel plates from DuPont.)
I come from the offset print world and this type of problem is new to me. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Specifically, I'm talking about plates which have been used and stored and are now being re-used. Quality problems are usually found while on press for these previously used plates, meaning that if there's a quality problem my prepress department is rushing to create new plates while the press sits idle or production moves on to another job.
I've seen some equipment in the $10,000 range from X-Rite and others that are designed to check dots/exposure, etc. That's not what I'm looking for. Instead, I'm looking for a way to identify typical problems with old or used plates. Example: 2 or 3 % dots that have been degraded, small type that gets broken up, etc. My understanding is that these problems are caused by multiple press runs and general wear and tear. (We use Cyrel plates from DuPont.)
I come from the offset print world and this type of problem is new to me. Any help is greatly appreciated.