XSYS Expands Platemaking Portfolio With Exposure Unit Building on its portfolio of platemaking equip- ment, XSYS has introduced the ThermoFlexX Cat- ena-E 48 unit for LED exposure of flexographic printing plates for the label, folding carton, and flexible packaging markets. Catena-E LED exposure technology was first intro- duced to the market in 2020 and the larger Catena-E 80 model for wide web applications was adopted by platemakers and printing companies serving the glob- al flexible packaging and corrugated board markets. Exposing plates in a maximum size of 35 inches x 48 inches and up to 0.250 inch in thickness, the Catena-E 48 has reportedly been built to match the speed of the TFxX 48-S plate imager from XSYS, which offers an output of 6m2/hr. Contact Originators Invests In Esko Technology Flexographic plates producer, Contact Origina- tors, Dukinfield, England, has invested in a third Esko CDI Crystal XPS imager and exposure solu- tion to support its move into the flexible packaging and label markets.
The purchase takes Contact’s investment in its 32,500-square-feet site in Dukinfield to more than £5m since moving to the facility in March 2021. The CDI Crystal XPS will be installed shortly in a dedicated production hall for flexible packaging and label plates. It is expected to be fully oper- ational before the end of April, and provides the company with three inline flexo workflows for effi- cient, integrated and automated platemaking. SEE, Koenig & Bauer Form Partnership The Koenig & Bauer RotaJET-series of digital printing presses will feature SEE’s prismiq™ intel- lectual property, software and hardware. Sealed Air Corporation and Koenig & Bauer AG have signed a non-binding letter of intent to ex- pand their strategic partnership for digital printing machines. The partnership aims to improve packaging de- sign capabilities by developing digital printing technology, equipment, and services. The Koenig & Bauer RotaJET-series of digital printing presses will feature SEE’s prismiq intellec- tual property, software and hardware.
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