ARFA CtcP-U/J

CTcP-U/J

Double Layer Positive Plate

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ARFA CTcP-U/J double layer Positive plate is a CTcP plate developed to meet the market requirements for plate-making speed and efficiency. Specifically designed for the CTcP technology, the features of CTcP-U/J is the new UV photosensitive layer formula and high quality electrolytic oxidation of the aluminum substrate.

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Key benefits

Specially designed for CTcP Technology

ARFA CTcP-U/J double layer Positive plate offers superior UV exposure sensitivity, strong coating adhesion, stable imaging and exceptional durability. Designed for high-volume commercial and UV printing applications.

Excellent printing performance

The new photosensitive layer formula and high quality substrate treatment technology make the plate has a precisely dot reduction, excellent ink balance performance and superior wear resistance. The run length is up to 80,000 under the UV ink printing, the run length can be up to more than 200,000 under the ordinary ink.

High quality imaging performance

ARFA CTcP-U/J double layer Positive plate has a high resolution and it can achieve 1 to 99% (300lpi), AM screening resolution and FM screening resolution.

Excellent stability and adaptability

ARFA CTcP-U/J double layer Positive plate has good storage stability. In the shelf life, its sensitivity, dot reduction and other properties are almost unchanged. ARFA CTcP-U/J double layer Positive plate is suitable for the mainstream CTcP platesetters, good development adaptability, as the best choice for the offset packaging and commercial printing.

Low effect of environment

ARFA CTcP-U/J double layer Positive plate can be used directly to environmental friendly UV ink, reducing volatile organic solvents (VOC) emissions in the printing process. The long run length reduces the amount of media used in the process, saving costs and time. Long run length, reduce the usage of plate in long run and save cost and time in production.

ARFA CTcP-U/J double layer Positive plate can improve the prepress preparation efficiency, while maintaining high print volume, greatly reducing the waste of paper and ink.

ARFA CTcP-U/J double layer Positive plate needs baked only in extreme conditions, such as rough paper, corrosive chemicals, extremely long runs.

Technical Specifications

CTcP-U/J


Plate	Double layer Positive plate
Application	Without baking, apply to high-quality and long run length printing, used UV ink and ordinary ink
Substrate	Anodized aluminum substrate
Gauges	0.15mm – 0.40mm
Spectral sensitivity	400-410nm
Plate-setter compatibility	Suitable to almost all brands of CTcP machines in the market
Laser energy required	50-60 mj/cm²
AM resolution	1 – 99% @ 300 lpi，Dependent upon capability of imaging devices.
FM resolution	Can be used to FM dot reproduction works.
Processor	Suitable to almost all brands of and processors in the market.
Developer time	20-30s （ARFA Chemical：Water=1:5, 24±1℃）
Run length	50,000 – 80,000 (UV ink). 150,000 -200,000 (Ordinary ink, Unbaked). Note：Run length varies depending on processing and printing control and conditions.
Safelight	Yellow light handing
Shelf life	24 months, in the recommended storage conditions
Packing	Available in all standard formats.

ARFA POLY-V/L

POLY-V/L

Low-chemical Violet CTP Plate

ARFA POLY-V/L Low-chemical Violet CTP Plate is a specialized plate for violet CTP plate-setter and represents the trends of violet CTP technology. It can be applied with low-PH treatment solution during the washing-out treatment, which streamlines the post-treatment process and reduces chemical consumption. No effluent is emitted during the process and less waste is generated, which meets the requirements of modern environmental printing and improves enterprise’s competitiveness.

Brochures：ARFA POLY-V/L

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Key benefits

Reduce equipment investment and maintenance cost

ARFA POLY-V/L Low-chemical Violet CTP Plate produces high-quality image and its run length can be up to 150,000 impressions. The plate can be exposed by any existing violet plate-setters and developed by both conventional and low-chemical violet processers. In the latter processers, the prewash and post-rinse steps together with gumming unit are removed, making the system smaller and easier to maintain.

Stable developing performance, compatible with various kinds of developers

ARFA POLY-V/L Low-chemical Violet CTP Plate is developed by the low PH treatment solution that go with it. In the process, there is no need to monitor the change of PH value. This minimizes the fluctuations of plate performance caused by exhausted chemicals and therefore ensures more stable printing quality. Besides, the plate is well compatible with other mainstream violet plate developers.

ARFA DLTP-U/L double layer thermal plate to feature better dot reproduction and longer run length, provide excellent color control and consistent color reproduction under the mode of printing presses running at the full speed.

Environment-friendly—Help enterprises to develop

Technical Specifications

POLY-V/L


Plate	Negative-working, low-chemical violet plate.
Application	Newspaper and semi-commercial applications.
Substrate	Electrochemically grained and anodized aluminum substrate.
Gauges	0.15mm, 0.27mm, 0.30mm, 0.40mm
Spectral sensitivity	400-410nm
Plate-setter compatibility	Existing mainstream violet plate-setter.
Laser energy required	60-70µj/cm² dependent on image type and resolution.
Resolution	150lpi(2～98%).under1800dpi, 25μm line can be produced.
Chemicals	ARFA POLY-V/L finisher.
Preheat	95-110℃
Developing temperature	28±2℃
Developing time	20-30s
Run length	Ordinary ink >150,000 impressions. Baked >300,000 impressions. Note: The run length could change as the differences of printing and imaging conditions.
Shelf life	12 months, in the recommended storage conditions.
Storage conditions	Temperature: 18-26°C, relative humidity: 30-60%RH

ARFA DOP-T/L

DOP-T/L

Processless Thermal Plate

ARFA DOP-T/L processless thermal printing plates can be widely applied in commercial printing, packaging printing(non-uv), UV printing and newspaper printing, etc. They represent a new choice for green and environmentally friendly printing.

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Key benefits

Convenient to Use & Easy to Transform

Users can easily upgrade existing plate to ARFA DOP-T/L Thermal Plate without purchasing new equipment or changing the existing workflow, which can truly realize the plate making operation in the bright room and can be operated safely under fluorescent lamps.

Good Scratch Resistance & Long Run Length

ARFA DOP-T/L Thermal Plate has a strong base and coating, so the printing plate has excellent performance of long run length and scratch resistance, which can easily meet the tasks of medium and long printing runs.

Obvious Visual Contrast

ARFA DOP-T/L Thermal Plate has high contrast in plate making,and the graphics are clear and visually obvious after exposure. Users can easily see the most subtle details, which is convenient for customers to easily realize automation.

Energy Saving & Green and Environmental Protection

ARFA DOP-T/L Thermal Plate subtracts the developing process, reduces the consumption of pre-printing water and cleaning water. It also decreases the energy consumption of the processing machine, the generation of waste in the development process and the problem of waste disposal, saving energy and reducing consumption.

Good Development Performance

ARFA DOP-T/L Thermal Plate has fast development speed on the press, good development latitude,which can quickly achieve ink-water balance in the printing process and consume a small amount of over plate papers.

Reduce Costs & Improve Efficiency

ARFA DOP-T/L Thermal Plate eliminates the plate processing and reduces the generation of waste during printing, therefore, it saves water, energy, time, space and the purchase costs of the developing machine, reduces costs of labor and machine maintenance, and saves treatment costs of waste fluid.

Fast Sensitivity & High Efficiency

The sensitivity of ARFA DOP-T/L Thermal Plate is up to 120mJ/cm2, and the plate-making speed is faster. In addition, no development is required and the plate-making cycle is shortened, making it more efficient.

Technical Specifications

DOP-T/L


Plate	Non-ablative, thermal, negative plate.
Application	High quality run sheet fed, heat set web, offset packing (non UV) and short-run UV application.
Substrate	Electrochemical grained and anodized aluminum substrate.
Gauges	0.15mm, 0.24mm, 0.27mm, 0.30mm, 0.40mm
Spectral sensitivity	820-840nm
Platesetters	Compatible with platesetters from major suppliers.
Laser energy required	120-130 mj/cm² dependent on image type, configuration and resolution
AM resolution	1 – 99% @ 200 lpi. Dependent upon capability of imaging devices.
FM resolution	20-micron stochastic. Dependent upon imaging device capabilities, print application, and screening algorithms.
Run length	Up to 200,000 impressions with heat-set/commercial cold-set web presses. Up to 100,000 impressions with sheet fed presses. Up to 50,000 impressions for offset packaging (non UV). Up to 20,000 impressions for UV-ink applications. Dependent upon image resolution, press, press chemistry, ink, and paper conditions.
Safelight	The plate can be handled before and after imaging safely for: safe light limits @800lux. 2hour under daylight lamp without natural light. 24hours under yellow light.
Shelf life	10 months, under recommended storage conditions.
Storage conditions	Temperature: 18-24°C, RH: 30-50%.

ARFA DLTP-U/Y

DLTP-U/Y

Double Layer Thermal Plate

ARFA DLTP-U/Y double layer thermal plate possesses extreme high definition and stability in both the medium-and long-run length whether it is in FM (frequency modulation) printing or in AM (amplitude modulation) printing.ARFA DLTP-U/Y double layer thermal plate is not only a superior combination of quality, stability, yield, consistency and durability, but also the best choice for the short-run length and long one in the high-quality commercial press.

Brochures：ARFA DLTP-U/Y

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Key benefits

High quality and efficiency

ARFA DLTP-U/Y double layer thermal plate possesses extreme high definition and stability in both the medium-and long-run length whether it is in FM (frequency modulation) printing or in AM (amplitude modulation) printing. It can reduce the plate-remaking and imaging deformations caused by dot wearing and line refining, thus, to improve the productivity. Fast imaging and processing rinsing can significantly improve the efficiencies of pre-printing. ARFA DLTP-U/Y double layer thermal plate is not only a superior combination of quality, stability, yield, consistency and durability, but also the best choice for the short-run length and long one in the high-quality commercial press.

The stable and durable performance process

ARFA DLTP-U/Y double layer thermal plate can maintain a high resolution and an excellent printing performance durably during the process, so it is applicable to more printing conditions and long run length.

ARFA DLTP-U/Y double layer thermal plate possesses an extraordinar y per formance in prepress and in the pressroom. Not only is it applicable to UV ink, but also it is applicable to ordinary printing ink. The run length can come up to 150,000 impressions without baking, and the plate possesses good stability and latitude in imaging, processing, and on-press performance.

ARFA DLTP-U/Y double layer thermal plate to feature better dot reproduction and longer run length, provide excellent color control and consistent color reproduction under the mode of printing presses running at the full speed.

Friendly environment

ARFA DLTP-U/Y double layer thermal plate can use environmental UV ink to reduce the discharge of volatile organic compounds (VOC). Longer run length makes it reduce the consumptions during the period of the press and thus save the cost and time.

Using ARFA DLTP-U/Y double layer thermal plate can enhance the efficiencies of pre-printing preparations. At the time of keeping high quality, it greatly reduces the waste of paper and ink.

ARFA DLTP-U/Y double layer thermal plate only need baking in the extreme conditions, such as rough paper, high-corrosive chemicals and the over long printing.

Technical Specifications

DLTP-U/Y


Plate	Positive double layer thermal digital plate, wide operating latitude, high run length, resistant to chemical corrosion, such as UV ink and printer cleaning water.
Application	Without baking, apply to high-quality and long run length printing, used UV ink and ordinary ink.
Substrate	Electrochemically grained and anodized aluminum substrate.
Gauges	0.15mm, 0.24mm, 0.27mm, 0.30mm, 0.40mm
Spectral sensitivity	820-840nm
Plate-setter compatibility	Compatible with mainstream thermal plate-setters.
Laser energy required	110-130 mj/cm²
AM resolution	1 to 99%@200lpi. Dependent upon capability of imaging devices.
FM resolution	10-micron stochastic. Dependent upon capabilities, applications, and screening algorithms of imaging devices.
Processor	Compatible with mainstream processors in the market.
Developer	ARFA DLTP-D100 Developer is recommended. Compatible with mainstream thermal developer in the market.
Run length	UV ink >50,000 impressions. Ordinary ink >150,000 impressions. Baked >200,000 impressions. Note: The run length could change as the differences of printing and imaging conditions.
Safelight	Daylight handing.
Shelf life	18 months, in the recommended storage conditions.
Packing	Available in all standard formats.

ARFA DLTP-U/L

DLTP-U/L

Double Layer Thermal Plate

ARFA DLTP-U/L double layer thermal plate possesses extreme high definition and stability in both the medium-and long-run length whether it is in FM (frequency modulation) printing or in AM (amplitude modulation) printing.ARFA DLTP-U/L double layer thermal plate is not only a superior combination of quality, stability, yield, consistency and durability, but also the best choice for the short-run length and long one in the high-quality commercial press.

Brochures：ARFA DLTP-U/L

20260325 ARFA Plate DLTP-U_L Brochure_EN

Key benefits

High quality and efficiency

ARFA DLTP-U/L double layer thermal plate possesses extreme high definition and stability in both the medium-and long-run length whether it is in FM (frequency modulation) printing or in AM (amplitude modulation) printing. It can reduce the plate-remaking and imaging deformations caused by dot wearing and line refining, thus, to improve the productivity. Fast imaging and processing rinsing can significantly improve the efficiencies of pre-printing. ARFA DLTP-U/L double layer thermal plate is not only a superior combination of quality, stability, yield, consistency and durability, but also the best choice for the short-run length and long one in the high-quality commercial press.

The stable and durable performance process

ARFA DLTP-U/L double layer thermal plate can maintain a high resolution and an excellent printing performance durably during the process, so it is applicable to more printing conditions and long run length.

ARFA DLTP-U/L double layer thermal plate possesses an extraordinar y per formance in prepress and in the pressroom. Not only is it applicable to UV ink, but also it is applicable to ordinary printing ink. The run length can come up to 200,000 impressions without baking, and the plate possesses good stability and latitude in imaging, processing, and on-press performance.

Friendly environment

ARFA DLTP-U/L double layer thermal plate can use environmental UV ink to reduce the discharge of volatile organic compounds (VOC). Longer run length makes it reduce the consumptions during the period of the press and thus save the cost and time.

Using ARFA DLTP-U/L double layer thermal plate can enhance the efficiencies of pre-printing preparations. At the time of keeping high quality, it greatly reduces the waste of paper and ink.

ARFA DLTP-U/L double layer thermal plate only need baking in the extreme conditions, such as rough paper, high-corrosive chemicals and the over long printing.

Technical Specifications

DLTP-U/L


Plate	Positive double layer thermal digital plate, wide operating latitude, high run length, resistant to chemical corrosion, such as UV ink and printer cleaning water.
Application	Without baking, apply to high-quality and long run length printing, used UV ink and ordinary ink.
Substrate	Electrochemically grained and anodized aluminum substrate.
Gauges	0.15mm, 0.24mm, 0.27mm, 0.30mm, 0.40mm
Spectral sensitivity	820-840nm
Plate-setter compatibility	Compatible with mainstream thermal plate-setters.
Laser energy required	110-130 mj/cm²
AM resolution	1 to 99%@200lpi. Dependent upon capability of imaging devices.
FM resolution	10-micron stochastic. Dependent upon capabilities, applications, and screening algorithms of imaging devices.
Processor	Compatible with mainstream processors in the market.
Developer	ARFA DLTP-D100 Developer is recommended. Compatible with mainstream thermal developer in the market.
Run length	UV ink >50,000 impressions. Ordinary ink >200,000 impressions. Baked >300,000 impressions. Note: The run length could change as the differences of printing and imaging conditions.
Safelight	Daylight handing.
Shelf life	18 months, in the recommended storage conditions.
Packing	Available in all standard formats.