All posts by Tim Reece

The Continued Evolution of Solvent Photopolymer Plate Processing APR prides itself in not just quoting equipment and providing solution based consumables, but making it a point to thoroughly understand a customer’s needs and goals. As water wash plate technologies continue to evolve into a viable competitor to solvent and thermal processing through improved print quality … Read More...
Our industry experience a huge leap forward when direct imaging of photopolymer platemaking was introduced. Elimination of films and chemistry along with the many other benefits CDI has to offer is arguably the most significant advancement in plate quality over the past 3 decades. One not so good thing about this very positive move to … Read More...
Why is this important? If rotational speed does have an effect on outward force, then one could surmise that with increased press speed we will see more force between the photopolymer printing plate and the impression cylinder or drum. The answer to the question is "yes." So why is this important to consider? Well consider … Read More...
Please tell us why... MacDermid Graphic Solutions have developed a capped flat-top photopolymer plate; but why? A capped plate is typically a plate that has a harder thin layer of photopolymer on top of the base (softer) plate material. Historically these plates were developed for prolonged press runs and had great ink delivery through the … Read More...