In-the-Round Plate Imaging

The new ThermoFlex, which according Flexo Product Manager Bob Dalton began shipping the same time as the show, has an integral load/unload table for flat film and plates, eliminates the need for masking; and has a slick semi-automatic changeover system for switching from sheet mode to sleeve mode.

As it was demonstrated to me in Chicago, the machine de-couples and stores the sheet-imaging drum on board in about three minutes. It eliminates some of the capital expense here for new entrants because it doesn't require any heavy lifting equipment or an overhead gantry system.