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Alympia ™
Quite Simply the best!

(Positive-working plate - Product Code : 063XXXX)

Plate of the millennium. From the combined stable of the original inventors and the largest manufacturers of presensitised plates, Howson & Kalle, now operating as one organisation, Agfa.

Manufactured in India by TechNova. Certified to match the specifications and consistency of Agfa manufactured Alympia.

Alympia is for the connoisseur. For use on high-end multicolour sheet-fed and high-speed heat-set web presses with sophisticated dampening systems.

Features & Benefits

Computerised Laser Inspection system ensures supply of only zero-defect plates.
Each plate carries a printed identification number for quality assurance.
Made from the world�s finest quality of litho-grade aluminium.
Customised packaging for Indian conditions ensures zero-damage deliveries.
High-speed coating ensures the fastest exposure time.
Innovative colour-change chemistry provides the highest image contrast making it ideally suited for Plate Scanners.
Widest exposure and processing latitude ensures consistent reproduction.
Excellent anti-halation properties prevent image undercutting & dot loss.
Compatible with Unidev universal developer for positive & negative plates.
Linear reproduction curve of the coating ensures zero dot loss/gain in mid-tones.
Guaranteed 2% to 99% dot resolution using 175 lpi screen.
Guaranteed 8-10 micron resolution on Ugra PCW microline target.
Clean, near-white non-image areas and easy, ghost-free deletions.
Innovative anodising & post-anodic treatment ensure instant roll-up on the press with near-zero start-up waste.
High resistance to alcohol, press solvents and plate-wear enable run-lengths of 250,000 (unbaked), regularly experienced on high-speed heat-set web offset presses.
Compatible for use with UV and Metallic inks.
Compatible with Howson Thermotect� Baking process, to double the run-length capability.
For all purposes, quite simply the best positive plate.