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Freppel Imprimeur Invests in Asahi CleanPrint AWP™ Water-Washable Plates
New plates expected to deliver up to 20% more productivity from prepress through the pressroom along with increased quality using a number of
printing substrates
Tokyo, Japan & Brussels, Belgium, January 26, 2021. Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in
flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported that French firm Freppel
Imprimeur, located in Colmar and Strasbourg, France, has chosen to switch its flexographic
plates from a competitive water-wash plate to Asahi CleanPrint AWP™ plates. The
company was looking for ways to improve quality and service while reducing its
environmental footprint.
Denis Maciuk, Senior Executive at Freppel Imprimeur, was interested in learning what
technical developments may have occurred in flexographic plates that could help advance
these goals. “We learned about Asahi AWP™ CleanPrint water-washable plates,” he says,
“and decided to test them against plates from our existing supplier. The test results we got
from the test were more satisfactory across the entire production process than the current
production we have with our previous supplier, so we decided to change supplier.”
Also important to Maciuk and his team was the proximity in-country of talented French-
speaking business development and technical support resources, which Asahi
Photoproducts has relatively recently invested in.
“The Asahi staff who supported us were very efficient,” he says. “We received excellent
training, and we believe that will enable us to be largely self-sufficient. But it’s important that
someone be available when a problem arises; although we have had few problems, the
Asahi team has been highly responsive when we did need them.”
In addition to the excellent support, according to Maciuk, the company expects to achieve
significant improvements by simply replacing plates and the plate processor, with no other
significant workflow changes. “Our return on investment will depend on an increase in the
productivity of in the pressroom,” he says. “It will rest on a faster platemaking process, on
the quality of the parameters on the production chain, and on the quality of the plates that
will help minimize press stops, improving our OEE. It is too early to come up with specific
figures. But the start went very well, and we think that we will achieve productivity gains of
10 to 20% across the entire process, which is a significant improvement for us.”
In addition to the plate change, Freppel added an Asahi AWP™ 2530AA processor specific
to the AWP™ plates from Asahi. “This equipment was one of the keys needed for the
quality we wanted to achieve,” Maciuk says. “It gave us the level of in-house control of the
platemaking process that was essential to reach the optimal result we were striving for.”
Maciuk concludes, “Our experience so far indicates that Asahi has a high level of technical
expertise and an excellent product and as such they are growing their share in the French
market.
For more information about other flexographic solutions from Asahi Photoproducts that are
in harmony with the environment, visit www.asahi-photoproducts.com.
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In addition to the plate change, Freppel added an Asahi AWP™ 2530AA processor specific to the
AWP™ plates from Asahi.
The building of Freppel Imprimeur, located in France, has chosen to switch its flexographic plates
from a competitive water-wash plate to Asahi CleanPrint AWP™ plates
Freppel Imprimeur has chosen to switch its flexographic plates from a competitive water-wash plate
to Asahi CleanPrint AWP™ plates.
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About Asahi Photoproducts
Asahi Photoproducts was founded in 1971 and is a subsidiary of the Asahi Kasei Corporation. Asahi
Photoproducts is a leading pioneer in the development of photopolymer flexo printing plates. By
creating high quality flexographic solutions and through continued innovation, the company aims at
driving print forward in harmony with the environment.
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More information is available at www.asahi-photoproducts.com and at:
Monika Dü[email protected]+49(0)6104 944895
Dr. Dieter NiederstadtAsahi Photoproducts Europe n.v. /[email protected]+49(0)2301 946743
