FOR SHORT RUN JOBS WITH 5-6 COLOUR PRINTING, INCREASE PLATE MOUNTING SPEED OF PRE-PRESS BY 60-70% WITH PERFECT REGISTRATION

For Short Run Jobs with 5-6 Colour Printing, Increase Plate Mounting Speed of Pre-Press by 60-70% With Perfect Registration.

 

Challenge

  • Pre- press department could not provide on time delivery of Printing Plates mounted on Mylar, while printing HIGH GRAPHICS, Short Run Jobs , for our Saudi Corrugated Carton Customer.
    • As a result, they had high machine down time.

Insight

    Customer issue:
  • Delay in Printing Plate mounting keeps very expensive Machines and Manpower idle resulting in very expensive down time for any plant. There is a need to mount up to 50-60 plates per day for short run, high graphics jobs.
  • With more and more High graphics & multi colour printing jobs for corrugated cartons, Costly Wastage occurs If the printing plates are not in register.
  • Due to high investment in Printing Machine, Printing Plates, Board and Manpower more speed and accuracy is required for Plate mounting.

Solution

    Optimount 3000 : Semi-automatic Mounting Machine provides 100% accurate plate mounting/ registration for high quality printing jobs.
  • Increases plate mounting speed/ productivity of pre- press department by more than 60- 70%.
  • Results in Plate cost saving by integrating small blocks of design on Mylar instead of one big plate with help of Plate Patcher software from ESKO.
  • Also helps you do Accurate re-mounting of damage plate on Mylar .

Results

  • Up to 20% Cost saving of printing plates.
  • High productivity in plate mounting.
  • 100% in register high graphics jobs ensures zero wastage and better profits.