Kyoung Wha installs nyloflex NExT

The nyloflex NExT exposure technology utilises a high intensity UV-A LED light source to conduct rapid crosslinking of the photopolymer surface. The high UV-A output results in a virtual 1:1 image reproduction from the digital file to the finished plate. Flint Group says that in flexible packaging, printing plates exposed with this technology allow excellent ink transfer, particularly in solids. And in corrugated printing, fluting will considerably be reduced.

 

Jihoon Chung, director, Kyoung Wha explained: ‘The plate formulation, which is tailor-made for LED exposure, enables a significantly faster processing of the printing plates. We realise a higher quality by the excellent reproduction of the finest details in the highlights. Besides that, our customers benefit from the outstanding printing stability of the plates – less cleaning stops are necessary, with the result of increased efficiency.’

 

Kate Chung, director, Kyoung Wha, added: ‘The products are of excellent quality; we purchase flexo as well as letterpress plates. Moreover, the technicians provide quick and efficient solutions when necessary.’

 

Kyoung Wha offers a complete range of services from design to finished plates to over 200 customers in the South Korean printing industry. Some of the large enterprises in the consumer electronics, electrical devices and mobile phone industries are amongst the clientele of the company.

 

The company was founded in 1976 by Sungkon Chung in the South Korean city of Ansan located on the coast of the Yellow Sea. Kyoung Wha that started with a three man workforce and mainly produced hand-made rubber plates; has now established a well-positioned trade shop. In the meantime, the company management turned over the business to the children of Sungkon Chung, Kate and Jihoon Chung, who have pursued the expansion of the business. Additional sites were then established in the South Korean cities of Daegu and Cheongju, and another branch was opened in Indonesia.