MacDermid Graphics Solutions LLC

MacDermid Graphics Solutions' broad line of liquid photopolymer products offers an unbeatable combination of exceptional value and quality to the flexographic printer. Liquid Platemaking is well suited for the following water-based ink printing applications: corrugated post-print, wide web/thin plate and hand stamp/marking devices. Using liquid platemaking in your operation has a significant number of environmental advantages as well.

Fast and easy to use, MacDermid LAVA thermal plate processing is optimized for processing 25 in. x 30 in. plates, supporting up to 42 in. x 60 in. for maximum productivity. LAVA integrates easily with the most popular front-end prepress systems and software, making it a plug-and-play solution for almost any workflow.

LAVA Thermal Plate Processing Features:

Press ready plates in less than an hour
Eliminates solvents and VOC’s in platemaking
Reduced footprint and improved ergonomics
Advanced Design
Internal filter system for reduced footprint
Automated lid lift for work efficiency
LED illumination

MacDermid's LUX® platemaking process offers printers the opportunity to print like never before. LUX, an innovative process developed exclusively by MacDermid, enables flexo printers to increase print quality, improve print consistency and, at the same time, print more efficiently and reduce waste. The LUX Platemaking Process is made possible by the LUX Laminator and a specialized membrane supplied by MacDermid.

Lux_Laminator-1_72dpi_v2.jpgThe LUX process produces a digital plate with a unique dot profile from a 1:1 mask-to-plate plate imaging process. The bump curve associated with digital plates is effectively eliminated.

This simple process works with existing digital plates from MacDermid, can be used with all flexo lasers, and does not require modification to existing equipment and does not reduce the overall plate throughput. It is backwards compatible, so printers can still produce legacy work via the standard digital platemaking process.