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Manufacturing Quality Flexographic Printing Plates and Platemaking Machines

We use:
XSYS Thermoflex CTP Imager
Glunz & Jensen Processor
Glunz & Jensen Dryer

To make our Flexo printing plates.

13/08/2026

Can you believe it?! 😉

Flexo Plate making equipment~~

12/08/2026

✨️ Another 2.84mm flexo plate
DM us for more info about flexo platemaking machinery

12/08/2026

🛑 Digital Flexo Plate Making Process: (Step-by-Step Guide)

​1. Pre-Press File Preparation & RIP 🖥
​Convert digital design files into high-resolution 1-bit TIFF images using Raster Image Processing (RIP) software.
​Apply plate distortion factors (to account for plate flexing around print cylinders), screen angles, dot shapes, and line rulings (LPI).

​2. Back Exposure (Floor Exposure) ⚡️
​Expose the back side of the raw photopolymer plate to UV-A light through its clear polyester backing film.
​Establishes the floor (base layer) thickness and determines the plate's relief depth.

​3. Digital Laser Imaging (CTP) 🌑

​Mount the plate into a CTP (Computer-to-Plate) laser imager drum.
​High-power infrared fiber lasers burn away (ablate) the black LAMS (Laser Ablatable Mask System) coating, creating the precise image mask directly on the plate layer.

​4. Main Exposure (Front Exposure) ⚡️
​Expose the front of the plate to UV-A light through the newly ablated mask.
​UV light passes through the open areas, causing the underlying photopolymer to cross-link and harden into solid image elements and dot structures.

​5. Plate Processing / Washout 🫧 (Development)
​Wash away the unexposed (unhardened) photopolymer to reveal the relief image.

​​6. Drying 🔥
​Place washed plates into a temperature-controlled hot-air drying oven (typically 50°C–60°C / 122°F–140°F).

​Evaporates absorbed solvent to restore the photopolymer plate to its correct thickness and dimensional tolerance.

​7. Post-Exposure & Light Finishing (Detack)
​UV-C Exposure (Detackification): Eliminates surface tackiness, ensuring ink releases cleanly during press runs.
​UV-A Post-Exposure: Fully cures any remaining unreacted monomer, ensuring maximum chemical and mechanical durability on press.

​8. Quality Control & Inspection 👁
​Inspect finished plates with a 3D digital plate analyzer or microscope.
​Measure relief depth, floor thickness, dot floor structure (flat-top vs. round-top dots), and micro-text integrity before sending to cylinder mounting.

Another 1.70 mm Digital Flexo plate (Solvent-washed) ✨🔑 Secret tip:Have you heard of something called "Plate memory" bef...
12/08/2026

Another 1.70 mm Digital Flexo plate (Solvent-washed) ✨

🔑 Secret tip:
Have you heard of something called "Plate memory" before❓

The plates naturally want to lay completely flat on the surface, so, when you tightly wrap them around a print cylinder, especially a smaller diameter one, the edges of the plates may fight the mounting tape, trying to pop back up.

So, what should you do❓

1)-Never mount a cold plate, let the plates acclimate to a warmer room temperature before mounting.

2)-Once, the plate is mounted, seal the leading edges using a high quality sealing tape, this locks the plate down, and creates a physical barrier, so no solvents or inks can sneak under the plate during the run or cleanup.

11/08/2026

With Frank Flexo, move it to the Beat!!

DM us on WhatsApp:
+86 132 9514 0370
For flexo prepress equipment &machinery)

11/08/2026

Flexo, flexo and more flexo!! ⭐

DM on WhatsApp: +86 132 9514 0370

10/08/2026

Hey, I just met you! 😁

At Frank Flexo~your one stop solution for flexo prepress.

Plate mounting tapes are also available in collection! 🌟"Soft, Medium softness, and firm" Alongside thicknesses from "...
05/08/2026

Plate mounting tapes are also available in collection! 🌟

"Soft, Medium softness, and firm"
Alongside thicknesses from "0.38mm to 0.56mm" available.

Our of Double-sided Adhesive Tapes for offers solutions made with different technologies that are ideal during the processing stages and which allow for optimal removal of air bubbles between the double-sided adhesive tape and the cylinder during assembly operations.

We believe that customers should find their requirements all available in one place, saving time and worry! ✊

04/08/2026

1.7 mm Flexo Plate (Solvent-Wash).
Ready for delivery! ⭐

Chinese raw photopolymer flexo plate.

04/08/2026

Dirty Printing after Press? 🤔
Why this happens?

Watch to learn more!

For flexo equipment,
contact us on WhatsApp: +86 132 9514 0370

Address

No. 88 Lingshan Road, Wuzhong District
Suzhou

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 18:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 18:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 18:00
Thursday 09:00 - 18:00
Friday 09:00 - 18:00

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