Zahara Elite NWL Plate for Narrow Web Label Printing
The Zahara Elite NWL plate is the first waterless chemistry-free printing plate for waterless narrow web label presses. Designed specifically for label print processes in order to achieve the best quality in all kind of substrates and for the use of UV and LED UV based ink types.
The Zahara Elite NWL plate it simplifies your platemaking by replacing processing chemistry with water. In a short period of time, Zahara plates have changed the economics of narrow web label printing:
- Save time and money and extend the life of your processor.
- More durable plates and a chemistry-free process enable longer runs per plate to lower your operating costs.
- Higher solvent and scratch resistance.
- Chemistry-free plate setup completes the picture of eco-friendly waterless printing (eliminating dye solutions and chemistry processing). Moving to waterless and chemistry-free with Zahara Elite NWL improves your profitability and employee safety during the shifts.
- Improve food packaging applications, such as eliminating chemical interference with low-migration inks.
SAVE TIME
ECO FRIENDLY
DURABLE
FOOD PACKAGING APPLICATION
Technical Specifications
| Plate Type | Non-ablative, thermal, negative working, waterless plate |
| Substrate | Aluminium |
| Interleaf Material |
Paper |
| Plate Sizes | Common sizes are available |
| Plate Thickness |
.15mm, .20 mm and .30mm (.006", .008" and .012") |
| Run Length* |
Up to 100,000 impressions on plastics and coated/uncoated paper. Up to 50,000 impressions with UV-inks |
| Spectral Sensitivity |
Thermal lasers, 830 nm |
| Imaging Resolution |
2400/2540 dpi, AM resolution, 1-99% at 300 Ipi (120 I/cm), FM screening 1-99% Cross modulated screening 1-99% |
| Light Sensitivity |
Full daylight handling & operation up to 4 hours |
| Storage | Up to 24 months |
| Processing** | Chemistry-free-No processing other than cleaning with water after imaging in Zahara Eco-Kleen rinse unit |
| Operating Environment | Daylight, 40-60% RH, 60-70°F (16-24°C) |
* Actual run lengths may vary according to press, ink and paper conditions.
** Requires the use of a qualified washer for cleaning. Your current processor may qualify