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nyloflex® FAH
Versatile flexo plate suited for UV and water based inks

For high quality halftone printing with UV inks

+ Especially developed for high resolution label printing + Brilliant image quality, wide tonal range for
reproduction of fine image elements
+ Also suitable for flexible packaging and folding cartons
+ Ideal for printing of fine, homogeneous vignettes
+ Excellent resistance to UV inks1
+ Optimum ink coverage in solid areas
+ Also suitable for solvent and water based inks
+ Reverse elements remain open
+ High ozone resistance
+ Reliable processing and easy handling due to colour change
during exposure

Advantages of nyloflex® plates

• Superior printing quality with sharper images, more open intermediate depths, finer highlight dots and less dot gain, i.e.
larger range of tonal values therefore improved contrast

• Increased productivity and data transfer without loss of quality due to digital workflow

• Consistency in quality when repeating plate processing

• Cost effective and more environmentally friendly in processing, as no film is required

Where printing meets packaging.

nyloflex® FAH
nyloflex® FAH nyloflex® FAH Digital
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Technical characteristics hnical characteristics
Base material polyester film polyester film
Colour of raw plate red red, with black LAMS layer
Total thickness2 (mm) 1.14 1.70 1.14 1.70 2.54 2.84
(inch) (0.045“) (0.067“) (0.045“) (0.067“) (0.100“) (0.112)
Hardness acc. to DIN 53505 (Shore A) 60 60 60 60 60 60
Plate hardness (Shore A) 77 69 77 69 65 63
Relief depth (mm) 0.6 – 0.7 0.7 – 0.9 0.5 – 0.7 0.7 – 0.9 0.9 – 1.2 0.9 – 1.2
Tonal range (%) 2 – 95 2 – 95 1 – 98 1 – 98 2 – 98 2 – 98
at screen ruling (l/cm) 60 60 60 60 60 60
Fine line width (down to μm) 100 100 100 100 100 100
Isolated dot diameter (down to μm) 200 200 200 200 200 200

Processing parameters3 g parameters3

Back exposure (s) 9 – 24 9 – 24 9 – 24 9 – 24 30 – 120 45-120
Main exposure (min) 8 – 15 8 – 15 8– 12 8– 12 8 – 24 8 – 24
Washout speed (mm/min) 160 – 180 160 – 180 160 – 180 160 – 180 140 – 180 130-170
Drying time at 60°C / 140°F (h) 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.5-3.0
Post exposure UV-A (min) 10 10 10 10 10 10
Light finishing UV-C (min) 8 – 12 8 – 12 8 – 12 8 – 12 8 – 12 8 – 12

Processing Information
Suitable equipment The nyloflex® FAH can be processed with nyloflex® processing equipment and all similar devices. The
nyloflex® FAH Digital can be used with all laser systems suitable for imaging flexo printing plates.
Printing inks Suitable for all UV inks as well as water based and solvent based printing inks.1
(ethyl acetate content preferably below 15%, ketone content preferably below 5%)
Washout solvents Especially good results are achieved with nylosolv® washout solvents.
nylosolv® can be distilled and reused.
Processing information A detailed description of the individual platemaking steps, as well as detailed information about processing
and storage can be found in the nyloflex® User Guide.
High quality standard nyloflex® printing plates are manufactured according to DIN ISO 9001, DIN ISO 14001 and DIN ISO 5001
standards and requirements. This process guarantees our customers consistent high quality products and
services.

1) Performance with UV inks is dependant on the ink type and temperature – these factors could affect the plate performance and consistency of the print. 2) Standard thicknesses currently available – subject to
change. 3) All processing parameters depend on, among others, the processing equipment, lamp age and the type of washout solvent. The above mentioned processing times were established under optimum
conditions on nyloflex® processing equipment and using nylosolv® washout solvents. The values for the main exposure of digital plates were determined at an exposure intensity of > 15mW/cm2. Under other conditions
the processing times can differ from these. Therefore the above mentioned values are only to be used as a guide.

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