UV plates

pspdfppdfxhd · July 27, 2011, 10:57:53 AM

this may sound like a dumb question (makes no sense to me but I don't know EVERYTHING!)

has anyone ever used plates for U.V. inks? if so, what kind.... we're using Agfa AZURA TS plates right now but the boss is asking about U.V. plates...

t-pat · July 27, 2011, 11:04:20 AM

I worked at a place that ran UV inks with Azura. Worked fine.

G_Town · July 27, 2011, 11:54:39 AM

Quote from: pspdfppdfx on July 27, 2011, 10:57:53 AMthis may sound like a dumb question (makes no sense to me but I don't know EVERYTHING!)

has anyone ever used plates for U.V. inks? if so, what kind.... we're using Agfa AZURA TS plates right now but the boss is asking about U.V. plates...

I've used a variety of plates in UV conditions, right now we are using AGFA EE plates but are switching to the Kodak Trillian no bake plate. Seems to hold up pretty well.

David · July 27, 2011, 12:44:37 PM

Kodak gold here, we use UV and conventional inks all the time, same plates for both.

pspdfppdfxhd · July 28, 2011, 07:25:12 AM

thanks

pspdfppdfxhd · September 15, 2011, 01:34:47 PM

maybe we're getting bad ink here..... have to send out for plates on our web press, the ink is eating up the Azura plates.

frailer · September 15, 2011, 01:38:33 PM

I'll preface this by saying we've never run UV, so no help there. But, Off Topic, strictly, did you miss your birthday thread? I haven't checked back.... :undecided:

pspdfppdfxhd · September 15, 2011, 01:42:27 PM

my birthday thread? not sure what you mean.

frailer · September 15, 2011, 01:44:23 PM

Quote from: pspdfppdfx on September 15, 2011, 01:42:27 PMmy birthday thread? not sure what you mean.

Uh oh.... :rolleyes:

pspdfppdfxhd · September 15, 2011, 01:45:22 PM

you must have mistaken me for someone else, no problem

andyfest · September 15, 2011, 01:52:47 PM

Fuji LHPJ plates here - used for both Conv & UV inks and seem to work well. 100,000 imp with no image loss is possible. Matte UV, when run in the ink train seems to chew them up faster than UV inks do.

Joe · September 15, 2011, 02:28:05 PM

Quote from: pspdfppdfx on September 15, 2011, 01:42:27 PMmy birthday thread? not sure what you mean.

https://www.b4print.com/index.php?topic=6213.0

G_Town · September 15, 2011, 02:58:14 PM

Quote from: andyfest on September 15, 2011, 01:52:47 PMFuji LHPJ plates here - used for both Conv & UV inks and seem to work well. 100,000 imp with no image loss is possible. Matte UV, when run in the ink train seems to chew them up faster than UV inks do.

Ditto on the matte varn.

frailer · September 15, 2011, 03:09:12 PM

Quote from: Joe on September 15, 2011, 02:28:05 PM
Quote from: pspdfppdfx on September 15, 2011, 01:42:27 PMmy birthday thread? not sure what you mean.

https://www.b4print.com/index.php?topic=6213.0

Best we can hope for's a >>> :embarrassed: ... :laugh: Or could be he's playing a Canadian prank. :undecided:

... or, it's ...

he's missed the BD completely.

David · September 15, 2011, 03:47:32 PM

Canadian beer is pretty strong, I think it affects the memory, or at least it does mine. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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