Printing Plates

nyloprint® WS 58 D

Water washable, steel based letterpress printing plates, special relief surface for security printing

58 D 73 D 83 D 94 D

Main specifications

Base Materialsteel
Colour of raw platered
Total thickness (mm) (inch)0.58 (0.023")
Plate hardness (Shore D)84
Relief depth (mm) (inch)0.32 (0.013")

All specifications

Main specifications

Base Materialsteel
Colour of raw platered
Total thickness (mm) (inch)0.58 (0.023")
Plate hardness (Shore D)84
Relief depth (mm) (inch)0.32 (0.013")

All specifications

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nyloprint® WS 58 D Overview

Water

Steel

Digital

Benefits

Highest print quality

High print contrast with an exceptional tonal range
Brilliant halftone gradations due to very fine halftone dots (< 20 micron)
Smooth vignettes
High resolution – up to 10 160 dpi
Excellent solid density due to brilliant ink transfer
Very good durability for long print runs
Reliably reusable for repeat orders

Efficient, reliable and fast plate processing

Wide exposure latitude combined with high intermediate depths
Highly productive and cost saving due to plate processing within 25-35 min
Reduced downtimes on press due to fast replacement of damaged plates

Advantages of nyloprint® Digital

Higher print quality

Reproduction of finer details and less dot gain due to digital imaging
High dimensional stability
No defects caused by dust and damaged films
No data loss during transfer
Smoother plate surface can achieve higher density
Highly consistent especially when repeating plate processing

Cost-effective and environmentally friendly

No film costs
No chemicals for film development
Electronic filing of graphics, film storage is redundant
Easy and fast data exchange – worldwide

Suitable equipment

nyloprint® WS plates can be processed with nyloprint® processing equipment and all similar devices. nyloprint® WS Digital plates can be used with all laser systems suitable for imaging letterpress plates.

Printing inks and varnishes

Suitable for UV and oil based inks and varnishes.

Washout medium

For washout only tap water is needed.

Processing information

A detailed description of the individual platemaking steps, as well as detailed information about processing and storing can be found in the nyloprint® User Guide.

High quality standard

XSYS printing plates are produced at Willstätt production site, which is certified according to international standards for quality management (DIN EN ISO 9001:2015), environmental management (DIN EN ISO14001:2015) and energy management (DIN EN ISO 50001:2018).