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Dec 10,2024
In the wave of continuous innovation in printing technology, Thermal CTP Plates stand out, reshaping the pattern of the printing industry with many advantages, and injecting strong impetus into high-quality, efficient and environmentally friendly printing production.
Traditional platemaking processes need to be completed in a darkroom environment, which not only limits the operating space, but also adds a lot of inconvenience. Thermal CTP Plates break this shackles. With the unique principle of thermal imaging, the photosensitive area required for imaging is between 830 and 1064nm, perfectly avoiding the visible spectrum. This means that operators bid farewell to the dim and depressing darkroom and can work in bright and comfortable yellow light, or even in ordinary daylight environments that filter ultraviolet rays. Whether it is loading and unloading plates, adjusting equipment parameters, or real-time monitoring of platemaking progress, brightroom operations are easy. This not only greatly improves the operating comfort and reduces the probability of workers making mistakes due to poor light, but also makes the overall layout of the platemaking workshop and the production process arrangement more flexible and efficient, reducing the time loss caused by environmental restrictions.
Current CTP technology covers a variety of structural modes such as inner drum, outer drum, and platform. Thermal CTP technology ingeniously uses an outer drum structure. Imagine the printing plate as gently wrapped around the outside of a cylinder, with the coating facing the laser exposure directly outward. This design ingenuity shows its advantages, and it is handy when handling large-format printing plates, effectively avoiding the problem of dot deformation that is prone to occur in traditional structures. The dots on the printing plate are accurately restored, the edges are sharp and clear, and every detail of the design manuscript is faithfully conveyed; from delicate texture lines to images with subtle color transitions, they can all be presented in the most authentic appearance, laying a solid foundation for subsequent printing links, ensuring that the printed finished product is exquisite and has a superior texture.
Thermal CTP Plates are the industry leader in terms of imaging quality. The laser it uses has excellent heat transfer performance. At the moment of exposure, the heat is precisely focused, and the graphic and non-graphic areas are rapidly differentiated due to the difference in heat, forming a clear boundary and creating ultra-high resolution. Fine dots of 200lpi and above are easily restored, and the gradient transition of dots from 1% to 99% is smooth and natural. Even the most subtle elements in the picture can be reproduced on the plate in every detail. What is even more amazing is the imaging stability. It has a precise initial thermal energy threshold, just like a strict "checkpoint". If the threshold is not reached, the plate will not move at all; once it reaches the standard, the imaging is accurately fixed without being disturbed by excess heat. After multiple plate making, the color, dots, and image details are always consistent, providing rock-solid quality assurance for long and short printing.
When it comes to printability, Thermal CTP Plates are the best choice. Without plate baking and strengthening treatment, the print volume under normal conditions is steadily over 200,000 prints; if the plate baking process is applied, the "toughness" of the plate will increase sharply, and the print volume will soar to 1 million or even 2 million prints. Facing a large number of printing orders, it is fearless and maintains high-quality printing effects throughout the process, with full colors that do not fade, and complete dots without wear; even if it passes through the machine frequently and endures repeated friction between ink and rubber cloth, it still sticks to its post, reduces the frequency of plate replacement, reduces downtime and debugging time, and significantly improves the overall operating efficiency of printing equipment.
Environmental protection has become a rigid demand for global industrial development, and thermal CTP plates perfectly fit this trend. Abandoning traditional photosensitive materials such as silver salts and relying on thermal imaging core technology, the entire platemaking process does not require complex chemical development and fixing processes, cutting off the source of chemical waste liquid discharge from the source. The workshop is no longer filled with pungent chemical smells, wastewater and waste residues are sharply reduced, reducing the pressure of environmental protection treatment, allowing printing companies to easily implement the concept of green production, while creating economic benefits, protecting the ecological environment, and winning social praise.
In summary, Thermal CTP Plates has become the only choice for printing companies to move towards digital, high-quality and green production due to its significant advantages in ease of operation, reasonable structure, imaging quality, print durability and environmental protection properties, and continues to drive the printing industry to move forward in the wave of science and technology.
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