Paraguayan prepress trade shop, Sellos, has become the first in the country to upgrade its plate exposure unit with a Shine LED Lamp Kit, innovated by Miraclon. The long-time FLEXCEL NX Technology user worked closely with Miraclon’s local channel partner, Lumila, to finalise the investment and get the LED lamps installed.
Left to right: Jose Benitez, Francisco Cardozo and Fabio Rocha (Miraclon).
Francisco Cardozo, President, Sellos, said, “The changeover to LED exposure further enables us to help our customers adopt modern flexo practices and maximize the on-press benefits that FLEXCEL NX Plates deliver. It also massively improved our own productivity and sustainability targets, while uniformity across the plate is better too.”
Cardozo elaborates on the productivity improvements his team reported as soon as the Shine LED Lamp Kit installation was complete. He added, “With no preheating required, the waiting time before exposure has been eliminated. The exposure process is now also 30% – 40% faster. This immediately confirmed to me that the Shine LED Lamp was a sound investment for us.”
