Benchmark INFO - Standard UV Flexo versus Flexocure FORCE™
HOLD OUT
Standard UV Flexo
Flexocure FORCE
CURE SPEED
Standard UV Flexo
Flexocure FORCE
COLOUR STRENGTH PROCESS
Standard UV Flexo
Flexocure FORCE
PRINTABILITY
Standard UV Flexo
Flexocure FORCE
DENSITY DROP
Standard UV Flexo
Flexocure FORCE
VISCOSITY
Standard UV Flexo
Flexocure FORCE
ADHESION
Standard UV Flexo
Flexocure FORCE
INK DUCT BEHAVIOUR
Standard UV Flexo
Flexocure FORCE
FOAMING
Standard UV Flexo
Flexocure FORCE
SCRATCH
Standard UV Flexo
Flexocure FORCE
TOTAL RATING
Standard UV Flexo
Flexocure FORCE
Total: 31
Total: 42
Flexocure FORCE™ key benefits are:
- Much better colour strength, viscosity and ink duct behaviour
- Better print quality (sharp dots and minimum mottling) and minimum density drop
- Better overall properties
Properties
Standard UV Flexo
Comments
Rating
Flexocure FORCE™
Rating
Comments
Hold Out on paper
Very poor on Castgloss and MC coated.
Many shades dives < 20m/min
Many shades dives < 20m/min
3
3,5
Slight dive in on MC coated paper in a few colours < 20m/min
Cure Speed
All colours pass thumb twist test 100 m/min
3,5
4
All colours pass thumb twist test 100 m/min
Colour Strength Process
All process colours density at 300 l/cm vol 4 cm3/m2.
3
4
All colours 10-15% stronger density
Printabillity
Medium dot gain and mottling espescially on film
3
4,5
Minimum dot gain and very slight mottling in solids on film
Density drop
Clearly noticeable drop in density between 20 - 100 m/min
3
4,5
Very low drop in density between 30 - 150 m/min
Viscosity
High viscosity in some colours, difficult to pour and no flow in ink duct
3
4,5
Excellent flow and easy to handle
Adhesion
Good adhesion to PE & TC PP
3,5
4,5
Excellent adhesion on wider range of synthetic substrates
Ink duct behaviour (press oprators voice)
Poor performance., many colours heavy in viscosity.
3
4,5
Excellent behaviour. All colours easy to handle with low viscosity.
Foaming
Easily create severe foaming espesially in chambered doctorblade systems
3
3,5
No tendency to foaming , very good performance in chambered doctorblade systems
Scratch
Avarage scratch res. on PE, TC PP
3
3,5
Very good scratch resistance on a wide range of films
Overall
31
42