Direct Laser Engraving Solutions

HD Flexo Pre-Press
By Direct Laser Engraving (DLE)
The Flexostar Image 1.3 has been specially designed on customer demand from the label and Flexible packaging industry for the creation of printing plates and sleeves.

High Quality Standard HD
The extreme repetitiveness of direct laser engraving assures high quality and aloows even for a single plate or sleeve out of a set to be replaced, even after years.

The Lowest Cost
In-The Round Flexo sleeve processing in the market. This unique offer brings you affordable DLE with HD performance, for a price lower than CDI.

Productivity
Output capacity from 250 to 5,000 m2 /year Image 1.3Y can start with a small laser for imaging flexo sleeves and plates upto 250m2 /year. By adding shifts and laser power capacity can increase to 5,000 m2 .

Shortest Pre-Press Workflow
Direct laser Engraving gives the shortest possible workflow between image creation and the production of printing plates and sleeves and works with very durable elastomer plates with excellent ink transfer qualities.

Easy and Flexible Implementation
Systems works with both stand-alone as connected to intranet or internet. Applied in both workshop environments a well as networked at a customer and controlled by brand management to create global simultaneous release.

Grow With Your Business
The Image 1.3Y is dedicated to flexo printing applications with a range of high power fiber lasers from 200 to 1200 Watt. All Flexostar laser engravers can be upgraded to meet increasing production demand.

More Output Per Shift with Multi-Job Software
A well prepared cluster of jobs can be started under multi-job control at shift end and run unattended into the night on one long sleeve or plate-on-sleeve configuration with an auto shut-off at the end.

Features

Dot Control
Profiling software provides the user easy file conversion from 1 bit Tiff to 3D engraving format. The flexible software provides image and dot view to optimized dot formation and surface and under surface definition.

Calibration
Material calibration software saves valuable time when changing over to new material and screening definitions. Any Dot angle, dot elevation and dot height is easily set for optimized printing.

File Control
Files simple load from USB or LAN and can be processed either in-line or offline, whatever is workflow is chosen. Material calibration, image files and log files archive automatically.

Unattended Operation
Multi-job and auto-switch functions allow for planned unattended production outside manned shifts and in weekends.