Xsys receives FPPA Award for excellence in flexo pre-press

Xsys, one of the leading specialists for the global flexographic printing industry, has been awarded the Flexographic Prepress Platemakers Association (FPPA) Innovation Excellence Award 2024 for the fully automatic ThermoFlexX Catena+ platemaking line.

The annual FPPA Excellence in Flexo Pre-press Awards recognize and celebrate outstanding achievements, innovation, sustainability, and overall excellence in flexographic pre-press in the printing industry. The Innovation category specifically rewards advancements in technology, processes, or methodologies that have significantly enhanced flexo pre-press capabilities.

Received during the association’s 25th annual conference, the award recognizes the continued commitment of Xsys to providing groundbreaking innovations that allow pre-press operations and converters to produce brilliant results.

ThermoFlexX Catena+ is an end-to-end workflow technology developed to streamline the flexo platemaking process with full automation for increased efficiency, high precision and less waste. By integrating automation and intelligent software, Catena+ enables pre-press operations to produce high-quality plates with minimal operator intervention, thereby reducing the risk of errors and maximizing productivity.

Catena+ also supports important sustainability targets by leveraging the latest UV LED exposure technology and optimizing the process, particularly when used in combination with Xsys flexo plates and ThermoFlexX Woodpecker surface screening technology. It was chosen by the judging committee as the winner among multiple submissions and awarded Excellence in Flexo Pre-Press for Outstanding Achievement in the Flexo Industry 2024. 

‘We are extremely honored to receive this industry award for the Catena+ platemaking system,’ said Dan Rosen, sales director for national accounts in North America, who collected the trophy together with technical director James Van Buskirk. ‘As Xsys, we are dedicated to bringing to market innovations that allow our customers to be the best in their field. This award clearly proves that Xsys is providing the right answers to today’s challenges and pushing the boundaries of automation for the benefits of our customers and the wider industry.’

Giving their reasoning for choosing the automatic Catena+ line as the winner, the judges, which comprise FPPA board and marketing committee members, highlighted the flexibility provided by its modular design, meaning the solution can grow with the business, and the efficiency gains it brings to platemaking. In particular, they noted that the innovative nature of Catena+ is proven in the market with several full systems operating effectively in production environments.