SF-DFT Eco Friendly CTP Plate

Name: SF-DFT Eco Friendly CTP Plate
Brand: STRONG
SKU: 00031
Rating: 4.9 (66 reviews)

SF-DFT Eco Friendly CTP Plate is a hard hardness digital printing plate featuring Strong's revolutionary built-in flat top dot technology. It provides the convenience of flat top dots right out of the box, with no additional platemaking steps or equipment required to achieve flat top dots. SF-DFT offers near 1:1 mask-to-plate imaging capability, eliminating the need for concave and convex curves, which will help printers expand the available color gamut and print smaller dots. It is a durable and very low tack plate, ideal for long-running and clean print jobs.

Strong State SF-DFT Digital Flexo Plates

Key Features
Advantage
Technical specifications

Key Features

Holds the finest detail without the need to back mask

Quick wash out

Requires minimum impression settings, giving good balance between solids and screens

Advantage

Flat-top dots directly in the plate

Near 1:1 mask-to -plate reproduction depending on line screen

Exceptional consistency in printing, and outstanding durability

Extremely low tack

Compatible with UV-LED exposure devices

Suitable for labels, tags, flexible packaging, sacks, folding carton, films and other flexo markets that require a high durometer plate

Technical specifications

Thickness (mm/inch)	Hardness (Shore Å)	Total Range(%)	Screen Ruling(LPI)	Minimum Isolated Line	Minimum Isolated Dot
1.70/0.067	67	1 ‒ 98%	175	0.1mm	0.15mm
1.14/0.045	75	1 ‒ 98%	175	0.1mm	0.15mm

Recommended Processing Conditions

Thickness (mm/inch)	Back Exposure (s)	Main Exposure (mins)	Wash out (mm/mins)	Drying Time (h)	Post Exposure (mins)	Detack(mins)
1.70/0.067	50-70	10-15	140-180	1.5-2	5min	4min
1.14/0.045	40-60	10-15	160-180	1.5-2	5min	4min

*Run-Length varies with its printing conditions and imaging content

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