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Merigraph ® LTL & XTP Taking Corrugated Printing to Higher Quality Levels

Merigraph ® LTL & XTP Taking Corrugated Printing to Higher Quality Levels. Daniel J. Fry Industry / Product Manager MacDermid Printing Solutions, LLC. Merigraph ® LTL. The Low-Tack Liquid Plate for Corrugated Printing. Merigraph ® XTP. Thin Plate, High End Graphics.

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Merigraph ® LTL & XTP Taking Corrugated Printing to Higher Quality Levels

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  1. Merigraph® LTL & XTPTaking Corrugated Printing to Higher Quality Levels Daniel J. Fry Industry / Product Manager MacDermid Printing Solutions, LLC

  2. Merigraph® LTL The Low-Tack Liquid Plate for Corrugated Printing

  3. Merigraph® XTP Thin Plate, High End Graphics

  4. Merigraph® LTL& XTP Product Applications High Quality Graphics Using Capped LTL Plates Direct Print

  5. What is LTL & XTP? • LTL & XTP are a 32 Shore A hardness product designed for printing corrugated boxes • The tack free properties are the best of any liquid photopolymer for the corrugated market • Capped LTL or XTP plates significantly minimize fluting on corrugated

  6. Merigraph® LTL & XTP Technology for the Corrugated Market • Low-Tack, High Resilience • Ensures lint-free printing, excellent solids coverage, and easy clean up on press • UV Resistant • Ambient UV and white fluorescent light will not degrade LTL or XTP • LTL and XTP are Heat and Humidity Stable

  7. Key Advantages • Very low tack properties • Excellent plate durability • Wide imaging latitude • Easily image a variety of copy • High resilience • Outstanding printability • Minimize fluting by capping LTL or XTP • Quality, Economy, Ecology • All the benefits of liquid technology

  8. LTL Product Specifications Hardness Plate Thickness Relief Height Tone Range1 32 Shore A (± 3) 0.125” - 0.250” 0.080” - 0.125” 2 - 95% at 100 lpi 1 When used as a capped plate

  9. XTP Product Specifications Hardness Plate Thickness Relief Height Tone Range1 32 Shore A (± 3) 0.067” - 0.150” 0.025” - 0.070” 2 - 95% at 120 lpi 1 When used as a capped plate

  10. Merigraph® LTL & XTP Processing Guidelines • Merigraph LTL & XTP plates are processed the same as other MacDermid liquid photopolymer printing plates, but require an additional light-finishing step in order to ensure the tack-free properties

  11. Ink/Solvent Compatibility • Merigraph® LTL & XTP photopolymer printing plates are compatible with the water and oil based inks used in the corrugated industry • It is not recommended for use with solvent based inks

  12. Print Comparisons • For direct-print corrugated containers • LTL continually outprinted other plates • Lower dot gain • Higher solid ink densities • Excellent tone range • Long press life

  13. LTL Reviews “This plate is extremely tack free” “One set of plates printed over 1MM impressions with no sign of wear” “The ink release is outstanding” “The plates clean up very easily” “LTL is one of the best products we’ve used”

  14. LTL Reviews “Best liquid plate material I’ve seen in 25 years” “Truly tack free” “3.5 million impressions and only 3-4 washups” “Printed solids and fine reverses better than any plate I’ve ever used”

  15. Product ComparisonsTensile psi LTL Sheet A Sheet B Liquid A Liquid B Hours High Intensity UV LTL Liquid B Sheet A Liquid A Sheet B

  16. Product ComparisonsElongation % LTL Sheet A Sheet B Liquid A Liquid B Hours High Intensity UV LTL Liquid B Sheet A Liquid A Sheet B

  17. Product ComparisonsResilience % LTL Liquid B Liquid A Hours High Intensity UV

  18. Product ComparisonsPlate Swell in Water Liquid Photopolymers % Swell in Water Hours Hours Liquid A Liquid B LTL

  19. Merigraph® LTL Minimize Fluting by Capping LTL Capped LTL Standard Plate Uncoated

  20. Merigraph® LTL Minimize Fluting by Capping LTL Capped LTL Standard Plate Coated

  21. Merigraph® LTL Uncapped Capped

  22. Merigraph® LTL Print Samples

  23. Savings • Where are the savings for the Trade Shops • Already a large installed base of equipment, many of which have an empty manifold. • Manufacturing cost savings which yield direct margin increases.

  24. Liquid Plate Cost Basis

  25. Liquid Cost Basis by Plate Thickness

  26. Sheet Cost Basis by Plate Thickness

  27. Cost Basis by Plate Thickness

  28. Merigraph® LTL & XTPTaking Corrugated Printing to Higher Quality Levels

  29. Thank You

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