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At PPC Flex鈥檚 Payson, Utah location, the verdict is in on a year鈥檚 beta-testing of the new FLEXCEL NX Ultra 42 Solution from 万度视频, and it鈥檚 very positive. Simmy Coscia, PPC鈥檚 Director of Prepress & Design, is delighted with 鈥渢he consistency, stability and productivity鈥� of the larger-format addition to the FLEXCEL NX Ultra VOC-free and solvent-free water washable plate making solution.

PPC has been a FLEXCEL NX Technology user since 2011. Impressed with the consistency, high quality and on-press efficiency benefits of FLEXCEL NX Plates, they desired these characteristics in a water washable environment. In 2016, PPC became a beta site for the FLEXCEL NX Ultra 35 Solution. Based on FLEXCEL NX Technology and thanks to 万度视频鈥檚 patented Ultra Clean Technology, FLEXCEL NX Ultra Solution is the first water wash solution to solve the fundamental challenge of 鈥榠nconsistency鈥� traditionally associated with water processed flexo plates. It delivers high performing plates in a low maintenance environment.

With the print performance of FLEXCEL NX Ultra plates proven to meet the high expectations of the PPC team they were eager to expand to a larger format, and in 2022 the company upgraded to the new FLEXCEL NX Ultra 42 Processor, enabling efficient, high volume plate production.

鈥淭he FLEXCEL NX Ultra Plates perform really well across a multitude of print applications and the solution delivers a number of benefits,鈥� continues Simmy. 鈥淚n prepress, plate makeready is fast, simple and straightforward鈥� we can produce a finished plate in less than an hour. Not only do we now produce even more plates per shift, it鈥檚 also less of an issue if for any reason we have to remake a plate during production.鈥�

Simmy expands on the production benefits they鈥檙e enjoying too with FLEXCEL NX Ultra Plates, and confirms that they match up to the solvent processed FLEXCEL NX Plates they started out with: 鈥淥n press, as long as the anilox is clean and the substrate ready, we just mount the plate and run. We reach color and registration quickly and can run the press more efficiently with less press stops, which allows us to run the press faster and maximize press capacity.鈥�

FTA Award recognizes that water washable plates can deliver the highest quality

Plates produced by the FLEXCEL NX Ultra 42 Solution were used to produce PPC鈥檚 entry to the 2023 FTA Excellence in Flexography Awards, which won both a Gold Award in the wide web category and 鈥楤est of Show鈥� 鈥� the first victory for a job printed with a water washable plate in the prestigious Awards program. The FTA judges鈥� verdict highlighted the print quality of the entry 鈥� VetIQ Skin & Coat/Calming/5-in-One Soft Chew Bags 鈥� noting its 鈥済reat tonality and saturation, excellent registration and super-crisp images.鈥�

Entering a print job for an industry award usually takes time and effort, as the team weighs the merits of each entry and decides which best demonstrates what the business is capable of. Simmy Coscia found it a much easier task: 鈥淭o be honest, I think any of the jobs we produce could have won 鈥� that鈥檚 how good the FLEXCEL NX Ultra Plates are. Our entry just happened to come off the press the day I was putting the submission together.鈥�

She adds that in addition to the plentiful benefits the FLEXCEL NX Ultra 42 Solution brings to their prepress and printing process, it is also helping PPC win work previously printed gravure. 鈥淎round 30% of our customers are at the premium end of the market and until recently utilized gravure printing to produce their packaging. However, printing with FLEXCEL NX Ultra Plates allows us to beat gravure hands-down on quality any day, meeting and even exceeding customer expectations.鈥�