Digital MAX C is a digital photopolymer printing plate designed for optimum ink transfer with a wide variety of specialty inks, varnishes, and coatings used in the flexographic market. Digital MAX C can also be combined with our LUX® process, along with advanced prepress screening techniques, to give a true step change in coating, ink, or varnish coverage.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

  • Optimized formulation for enhanced transfer capability with various specialty inks, varnishes, and coatings

  • Can be used in combination with the MacDermid LUX process for further optimization of coverage

  • Thicker PET backing allows use in coating stations with good registration

  • Digital format, enabling high resolution, sharp detail, and clean images

  • Capable of solvent and thermal processing

MARKETS

  • Sheet-fed and Web Offset

  • Folding Carton

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Digital MAX C plates have ink compatibility similar to other MacDermid photopolymers. Plates are compatible with common coating formulations. MAX C is not recommended for oil-based coatings, hydrocarbon solvents, or coatings with acetate ester content higher than 25%.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Digital MAX C is available in a thickness of 0.045 in (1.14 mm) in sizes up to 50 in x 80 in (1,270 mm x 2,032 mm). Please contact your MacDermid representative for details.

PLATE PROCESSING

Digital MAX C can be processed with SOLVIT® M100, SOLVIT LO, or SOLVIT QD in common solvent processing systems. Most other safe-solvent solutions may also be used. Digital MAX C can also be processed in MacDermid’s LAVA® thermal processing systems.