ThermoFlexX to upgrade product portfolio

The dual-head imaging feature, available from August, will enable output speeds of 12 sq m an hour at 2,400 dpi, making the ThermoFlexX 80 the fastest flexo imager in the world, the company said. Each ThermoFlexX imaging unit allows imaging at five different resolutions, with the imaging speed dependant on the specification of the system, and a maximum resolution of 5,080dpi achievable although at a lower speed of six sq m per hour with the dual-head system, or three sq m per hour in single-head configuration.

The latest model is equipped with a state-of-the-art imaging concept that consists of three independent modules – the motor, laser and optics. The newly designed optical system offers improved imaging quality. 

ThermoFlexX has also created FlexTray, a mobile table that is used during the loading and unloading of plates to minimize the chances of plate damage.

Christophe Lievens (pictured), ThermoFlexX sales and marketing director, said: ‘To overcome the need to handle plates manually, one of the main causes of plate damage, we have created the FlexTray. This mobile table can be adjusted easily to transport and feed plates into the guiding system, which ensures that even plates as thick as 6.35mm can be seamlessly mounted on the drum.’

Further, ThermoFlexX is in the process of redesigning its 60 model, with 60 S and 60 D product launches scheduled for later this year.

‘All of the industry-leading features that we have incorporated into the ThermoFlexX 80 such as the modular design of the imaging solution, with three independent modules, and the high level of automation, will be built into the ThermoFlexX 60,’ said Lievens. A FlexTray sized for the ThermoFlexX 60 will be introduced. too

Lievens concluded: ‘It is obvious from the investment we are making and the breakthroughs we are achieving that Xeikon Prepress is totally committed to the flexo industry. Our aim at ThermoFlexX is to one day have the standing in the flexo sector that Xeikon currently has in the digital press market.’

Aside from hardware, ThermoFlexX is to launch Multiplate 4.0, the latest version of its software for processing digital data. This will include the ability to support multiple imposition sheets plus different resolutions on the same sheet, while the new database will provide job tracking, filter, search and improved archive functions. It will be able to be integrated with workflows and ERP systems as well as external equipment such as cutting tables and mounting devices.