THE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY WAY TO PROCESS FLEXO PLATES
 
TOYOBO, the pioneer of Printight, a WATER-WASH letterpress plate, has commercialized the world's first water washable flexo plate, Cosmolight.
 
TOYOBO's superior photopolymer technology produces a water-washable plate which is also durable to water-based ink, as well as solvent based and UV-inks.
 
This revolutionary plate eliminates the need to use toxic, environmentally damaging washout solvents, and allows processing by "Water", one of our most abundant natural resources.
 
Now, TOYOBO is introducing the new generation of Cosmolight NS to the flexo printing industry. NS brings a new quality to the label and tag market as well as flexible packaging, with benefits for your customer and benefits for you.  Discover a fresh advantage with Cosmolight, the leading water-washable, environmentally friendly flexo plate.

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Advantages
Washes-out in plain tap water with a small amount of mild detergent.
Eliminates the use of dangerous hydrocarbon and hazardous washout solvents.
Plates are "press-ready"in an hour and "press down-time"is dramatically reduced.
Print quality is excellent with both water-based and alcohol-based ink.
High resolution and reproductivity provide sharp details.
Excellent ozone resistance.
Excellent ink transfer.
Excellent resistance to co-solvent ink.(type NS).
Excellent thickness tolerance allows kiss-imperssion settings.
"A closed washout system" allows repeated use of the washout solution.
Anti-static treatment on the plate enables dust-free handling.