Printing industry’s first fully water developable flexographic plate to launch soon
Toray Industries announced its success in developing flexographic plate that offers full water development and high-definition printing quality. Available under the new RESOLUCIA brand, the offering is planned to launch in January 2024.
RESOLUCIA printing plate.
Toray served letterpress printing market with TORELIEF, which delivers high-definition printing quality and excellent durability.
Responding to the emerging shift from letterpress to flexographic printing, the company apply TORELIEF technology to develop RESOLUCIA flexographic plate for label applications.
Printed matter created with RESOLUCIA.
RESOLUCIA delivers a resolution of around 200 lines per inch, which improves image reproducibility.
Its processing time of around 24 minutes also ensures high production efficiency, which is estimated to be more than 70% faster than conventional solvent development technique, reflecting full water development.
An extra advantage for companies with TORELIEF or other letterpress plates is that, there is no need for extra investment in new plate-making equipment for RESOLUCIA.
Toray is also researching the use of RESOLUCIA for mono-materials flexible packaging printing, which facilitates packaging recycling and sustainability.
