Plate Material
A&V offers flexographers the most complete selection of platemaking materials from manufacturers including Flint Group Flexographic Products, 3M, Toyobo Co. and Fulflex. Plus, A&V supports these materials with almost 50 years of flexo experience.
A&V Products
For a listing of A&V products by department, take a walk through our Product Line floor plan.
Water-Wash
Anderson & Vreeland offers flexographers a complete selection of conventional and digital water-wash plates for flexography. A&V supports these products with almost 50 years of flexo experience and a nationwide sales/service staff knowledgeable about the fine points of digital imaging and flexo printing.
New... flat dot technology!
Introducing patented photopolymer technology that produces flat dots without added steps or equipment. Brought to you by Toyobo, the world leader in photopolymer chemistry that pioneered water-wash photopolymer plate technology. Features include:
- Coarse surface lends to increased ink transfer
- Environmentally friendly
- Finished plate in under 1 hour
- Available in multiple durometers
- Increased tonal range
- Excellent compatibility with Esko’s HD Flex
New... UV Flexo Plate
Water-washable photopolymer plate
Developed by Toyobo Co., Ltd., world leader in photopolymer chemistry and manufacturer of Printight® and CosmolightV® water washable plates, this unique photopolymer plate delivers superior performance using UV flexo inks. Good for you and good for the environment, Toyobo’s UV flexo plate also washes out in plain tap water.
Key advantages include:
- Ideal for UV flexo ink
- Excellent reproduction
- Short processing time
(press ready in under 30 minutes) - Process in plain tap water
Cosmolight®
Cosmolight® Developed by TOYOBO, world leader in photopolymer chemistry, Cosmolight® delivers superior performance using water-based ink, as well as solvent based and UV-inks. This revolutionary plate washes out in plain tap water with a mild, neutral detergent; eliminating the use of toxic, environmentally damaging washout solvents.
Digital Cosmolight®
Digital Cosmolight® Delivers sharp halftone resolution, excellent ink transfer and
resists ozone deterioration for extended plate life. Features an aluminum-based ablative
layer that washes out in plain tap water to simplify plate processing. Choose
from a broad range of sizes & gauges.
Printight®
Printight is a water-soluble, nylon polymer-based photosensitive relief printing plate manufactured by
Toyobo Co.,Ltd. Printight was developed through extensive experience in polymer
chemistry for letterpress and dry offset applications.
Digital Printight®
Digital Printight® Designed for dry offset and letterpress, Printight offers excellent ink acceptance and transfer, sharp half-tone resolution and extremely long press life. Available in standard sizes up to 30" x 40", with special sizes available upon request, in thicknesses up to .080".
