MacDermid installs 100th LUX system

MacDermid has celebrated the installation of its 100^th LUX platemaking process since it was introduced in 2010.
 
The installation at OEC Graphics, a US pre-press supplier to converters and packaged goods companies, joins other systems installed on six continents since FTA INFO*FLEX 2010.
 
OEC Graphics is a privately-owned pre-media, flexo platemaking, facilities management, display graphics and brand management company. It operates multiple facilities across North America, and has integrated LUX platemaking processes into production workflows at a number of its locations.
 
The LUX platemaking process enables the production of flat-top dots on flexo printing plates, creating a smaller printed dot, and increased print quality and consistency, MacDermid said.
 

'We are anticipating that we will install at least another 100 units in 2012'

‘Adding LUX flat-top dots to our product line-up puts us in a unique position to offer our customers unsurpassed performance and technology that can compete in any packaging market,’ said Brad Vette, corporate managing director at OEC.
 
‘Given the tremendous interest we have seen with LUX, we are anticipating that we will install at least another 100 units in 2012,’ said Pat Mullaney, global packaging group director at MacDermid.
 
In addition to celebrating the 100th LUX installation, MacDermid has introduced two enhancements to the process - Membrane 200 and a new version of its large-format 62in (1,575mm) laminator.
 
Membrane 200 is an option for the LUX platemaking process that allows the simultaneous creation of both flat-top LUX dots and an engineered surface pattern in the plate. This combines the print advantages of the LUX dot shape and the improved ink transfer of a surface pattern, MacDermid said.
 
The updated 62in LUX laminator handles plates up to 62in in width and includes several new features that make lamination of the LUX membrane easier and more efficient, including digital control of gap settings, a membrane hold-down device and pin cutter, and a transition table to ease plate movement from the laminator to an exposure unit.