The MAXMA Positive PS Plate is a general purpose positive-working conventional plate. It has been an essential material for printers everyday in the years coming along. It is as natural as breathing, as important as breathing fresh air, and as skillful as breathing fresh air deeply and calmly. The Maxma Positive PS Plate has proved itself by the world-wide market coverage.
Features
• Consistent quality, solid reliability and wide latitude
• Even electrochemical-grained substrate
• Faster vacuum by unique matte layer treatment
• High speed exposure and easy processing
• High fidelity dot reproduction
• Outstanding alkaline resistance and durability
• Superb ink-water balance
• Even electrochemical-grained substrate
• Faster vacuum by unique matte layer treatment
• High speed exposure and easy processing
• High fidelity dot reproduction
• Outstanding alkaline resistance and durability
• Superb ink-water balance
Plate type
- General purpose positive-working conventional plate with optional post-bake for longer runs
- Applications: For both sheetfed and web offset presses
- Substrate: Electrochemical-grained and anodized aluminum substrate
- Thickness: 0.15, 0.20, 0.25, 0.30, and 0.40
- Shelf life: 24 months
Exposure
- Safelight: Handling under UV-free yellow safelight
- Spectral sensitivity: 360 - 420nm (peak at 390nm)
- Required imaging energy: 80mJ/cm2
- Resolution: 1 - 99% at 200lpi
- Recommended tonal step: 2 - 3 steps clean on UGRA 1982 Wedge
Processing
- Developer: MAXMA DP-6 (recommended) or popular alternatives
- Developer dilution: 1:3 - 1:8 (1:5 recommended)
- Replenishing rate: 60ml/m2
- Processing temperature: 23 - 27 degrees Celsius
- Processing dwell time: 40 - 20 seconds runs (baked)
- Plate baking: 220 degrees Celsius for 5 minutes
On-press
- Run length: 200,000 runs (unbaked) and above 1,000,000 runs (baked)
- Plate baking: 220 degrees Celsius for 5 minutes