For labels and other flexographic projects, North American Graphics accepts Mac & PC files either as one-up artwork which we step & anamorphically distort or, alternatively, as pre-stepped, pre-distorted layouts created by our customers and submitted in a ready-to-image format such as Adobe® PDF.

Regardless of source, all files are processed through Artwork Systems' Nexus™ 8 RIP, which produces the color-separated, screened 1-bit TIFF files we use both in proofing and in final plate production.

(Click here for an overview of proofing options.)

The same 1-bit TIFF files that produce our high-resolution, screened proofs are subsequently also used to image our flexographic plates. Because the exact same files are used twice in this manner, a flawless content-match of proof to plate is ensured.

All plates are made on our premises using Dupont® Cyrel™ materials. Digital flexo plates are our primary product but we also produce analog flexo plates for those customers who prefer them, as well as for various legacy projects and where specific thickness such as .155" and 250 mil is required.

At the forefront of current flexography is digital Computer-to-Plate technology, and we offer a complete production workflow using cutting-edge advances in both software and hardware. All files input for digital platemaking are processed through Artwork Systems' FlexoCal™ screening, an industry-recognized system of non-linear dot-gain compensation. Trapping is achieved either automatically (in the Nexus RIP), manually (formatted in original files), or through a combination of the two, with complete previewing, proofing, and editing available. Harsh highlight breaks are eliminated and true fade-to-zero vignettes are made possible using the AutoBlend™ option, which transitions from round dots (AM) into stochastic (FM) screening below the 2% threshold. And of course, press fingerprinting is always available, to custom-fit one of our workflows and its screening to your press.

The centerpiece of our
Digital Platemaking system:

Creo® Thermoflex™ 4048F CTP
Dupont® Cyrel Fast™ 1000TD
Thermal Developer

Dupont Cyrel plates
in .067", .090", and .112" thickness.
Medium and Hard Durometer available.

Maximum size: 35.5" x 47.25"

For more detailed information concerning your flexographic projects,
please contact one our flexo sales specialists, Art Thompson or Jeff Roth, at:

HomeProofing & OutputLitho Plates

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