STEEL PAD PRINTING PLATES
STEEL PAD PRINTING PLATES APPLICATIONS AND FEATURES & BENEFITS
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0.25mm Thin steel printing plates
- These thin steel plates have a precision ground surface.
- They are etched on one side only and can only be used on ink cup machines.
- They can be supplied punched or un- punched to suit various types of machines.
- Expected life of the plates is around 60,000 impressions.
- These thin steel plates have a polished surface.
- They can be etched on one side and are suitable for open ink tray and sealed ink cup machines.
- The plates can be supplied punched or un-punched to suit most types of machines.
- As the plates contain a percentage of chrome, they can be used for medium to long production runs.
- The life expectancy of the plate is around 150,000 impressions.
- These thick steel plates are lapped on one side only and can therefore only be etched on one side.
- They are suitable for open ink tray machines.
- The plates are hardened to 62 Hrc and have a life of around one million impressions.
- These thick steel plates contain a percentage of chrome (so are corrosion resistant) and hardened to 63 Hrc which results in an extremely long life of around 2 million impressions.
- Suitable for both open ink tray and ink cup machines.
- These plates will produce the finest print quality.
0.5mm Thin steel printing plates
10mm Thick steel printing plates
10mm Chrome Thick steel printing plates
*We cannot guarantee the number of impressions as the above figures are based on plates being properly cleaned, stored and maintained in the correct conditions.