Clicheria DP Studio, founded in 1990 in Londrina, in the northern region of Paraná, Brazil, serves customers in the label and flexible packaging sectors with photopolymer plates for flexo printing.
The operations cover the whole country, as well as Bolivia and Paraguay.
In a new partnership with XSYS, DP Studio has brought in a ThermoFlexX Catena-E 80 exposure frame, which reportedly utilizes the latest technology UVA LEDs for both main and back exposure, which the company says ensures accurate image reproduction, stable flat-top dots, and guaranteed repeatability. This investment complements Clicheria’s current use of XSYS plates, specifically the nyloflex NEF, a high durometer plate optimized for LED exposure technology like Catena-E.
With 70 employees, DP Studio prides itself on the quick supply of plates, created to the exact requirements desired. The large design team works closely with customers, finding a personalized solution that will deliver their packaging vision, as well as cooperating with the machine operators to ensure that the plates will print exceptional quality. The new Catena unit allows DP Studio to expand these capabilities and offer even more advanced solutions while also contributing to sustainability.
The ThermoFlexX Catena-E 80 provides high-performance LED exposure, reportedly ideal for imaging the finest surface microstructures such as Woodpecker Nano, said the company. Processing plates in sizes up to 1270 x 2032 mm (50 x 80”), it also utilizes LEDs for the back exposure, ensuring consistent and even floors across the entire plate.
Clicheria DP Studio stated that not only does LED technology produce the most consistent and precise flat-top dot plates, it also reduces the carbon footprint of the platemaking process. LEDs require no warmup, meaning less energy is consumed, and last longer than conventional lamps, thereby minimizing toxic waste. In fact, the LEDs in the Catena system have been fully tested to 10,000 operating hours and beyond.
The Catena-E 80 features an intuitive Graphic User Interface (GUI), running the latest Windows OS, with a Full HD touch-screen.
