Flexo Plate-II-Print

Utilizing the latest technology, Troika’s Flexo Plate-II-Print offers affordable quality control in the prepress and print stages of the flexographic printing process.

Flexo Plate-II-Print Product Sheet (PDF)

 

 

 

 

 

Troika Dot Meters

What is Flexo Plate-II-Print?

The hand-held Plate-II-Print tool is an inexpensive QA device for flexo printers, label printers and trade houses to check both plate quality and print quality quickly and efficiently.

This exceptionally easy to use QA tool has been designed to help identify plate issues that cause press downtime, and to resolve debate between the trade house and printers regarding plate issues.

Its ability to view and check the final print is very useful for identifying printing issues and help the printer to maintain the level of quality desired by professional printers.

This latest product completes a trilogy of quality control products designed and manufactured by Troika Systems for the flexographic sector of the printing industry.

Flexo Plate-II-Print joins the FlexoCAM – a high-quality instrument for dot analysis and profi ling of flexo plates – and the AniCAM – a quality control instrument for measuring the volume of cells on anilox cylinders.

Key Benefits

  • Designed to work with the majority of flexo plate materials.
  • Two steps to get a reading:
    • Simply press a button to take a snap of the target area.
    • Define 3 dot shapes by applying 3 clicks to the dots outline
  • Accuracy ± 1%.
  • Halftone dot measurement: 60 – 175 lpi (24 – 70 lpcm).
  • Imaging time typically 1 sec.
  • Screen angle and ruling calculator.
  • Direct RIP interface.
  • Process and spot colour analysis.
  • Saves the image for archiving or e-mailing for further analysis.


Description

Flexo Plate-II-Print completes the package of measuring devices for the flexographic market. The compact instrument gives the flexographic printer a fast and simple way of checking screen angles, dot size, and screen count.This means that the printer can check the critical details of a plate in just a few minutes – even while it is
on the press if necessary.

“For trade-houses it should prove benefi cial to provide such a plate reader to their larger customers to help eliminate any disputes,” said Phil Hall, Managing Director Troika Systems Limited, “Certainly such a device would pay for itself in that kind of situation very quickly.”

Flexoplate Samples


Printed Copy


Film

 

Product Specifications

Features
Media 
Film
Flexo Plates (flat)
Printed copy (visual perception readings)
Dot Evaluation  
Halftone dots: 60 lpi - 175 lpi (24 - 70 lpcm)
Accuracy ± 1% over full range of readings
Plate analysis 
Imaging time: < 1 second
Geometric measurements
Interface 
Numeric %-display
Dynamic graphic display
Screen angle / ruling calculation
High speed USB 2.0 link
Positive / Negative reading
Optical Range
Field of view approx. 0.85 x 0.60 mm
640 x 480 Pixel RGB 24-Bit Colour-CCD
Connectivity and Storage
.jpg, .bmp or .p2p file formats
Direct application interface (RIPs, spreadsheets, etc)
Light Source
White light LED
Powered from PC – no batteries needed

 

Minimum PC-Requirements:
Pentium IV, 1 GHz, 256 MB RAM, 1024 x 768, 24-bit Display, USB 2.0, 1+ GB hard drive
(Specification subject to change without notice)

Operating Systems: Windows 2000, XP, Vista (Q1-2007)

Warranty: 12 months return to base on hardware. 12 months software updates FOC from website.