Thermostar P970 is a positive-working printing plate, compatible with all 830 nm platesetters. It offers high-quality thermal imaging and is designed for harsh printing conditions, achieving run lengths of more than 1 million impressions after baking – giving you greater job capacity.
The secret of Thermostar P970? The electrochemically grained and anodized aluminum substrate is manufactured to exacting tolerances and known for its excellent lithographic behavior. The coating layer provides fast imaging, as well as impressive lithographic performance and press durability. In addition, Thermostar P970 is capable of high-resolution printing with a screen ruling of 1 to 99% at 340 lpi. This makes it the perfect ally for a wide range of applications.
Benefits
Simple and convenient
Thermostar P970 lightens the load of your busy workflow by offering you simplicity and convenience. It operates in daylight and uses standard processing chemistry, so it can be used interchangeably with other plates.
Flexibility for changing job requirements
Thermostar plates can deliver more than 1 million impressions when baked – giving you greater job capacity.
High-quality results on press
Thermostar plates are appropriate for a wide range of applications. The high-quality graining and anodizing allows fast start-up and a stable ink/water balance on the longest runs. Thermostar’s high-resolution imaging capability ensures faithful reproduction – even on the most demanding jobs.
| Plate characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Plate type | Positive-working, digital thermal offset plate |
| Substrate | High-quality grained and anodized aluminum |
| Spectral sensitivity | 830 nm (thermal laser diode) |
| Practical sensitivity | 140 mJ/cm² |
| Platesetter compatibility | Compatible with 830 nm platesetters |
| Image contrast | Excellent, can be measured with all available densitometers and plate readers |
| Plate sizes | Length: 450-3147 |
| Width: 480-1590 mm | |
| Resolution | ABS: 1-99% at 200 lpi at 2400 dpi |
| Sublima: 1-99% at 340 lpi at 2400 dpi | |
| FM 20 µm | |
| Gauges | 0.15 mm, 0.20 mm, 0.24 mm, 0.30 mm and 0.40 mm (0.006″, 0.008″, 0.010″, 0.012″ and 0.015″) |
| Run length (baked) | Up to 1,500,000 (UV inks: up to 450,000) |
| Processing | (Conventional positive thermal plate processor) |
|---|---|
| Developer | THD100 developer (also as replenisher) |
| Rinse water | Standard |
| Gum | RC795, RC795A, Unifin Plus |
| Bath life | 5,000 m² |
| Replenishment | 110 ml/m² |
| Environment | |
|---|---|
| Room lighting | Daylight |
| Room conditions (T, RH) | 18-24 °C (64-75 °F), < 70% RH |
| Storage conditions | Below 32 °C (90 °F), <70% RH |
| Recommended ECO3 pressroom supplies | |
|---|---|
| Plate cleaner | ANTURA CtP Plate Cleaner |
| Wash-out gum | ANTURA CleanGum |
| Fountain solution | Compatible with all ECO3 fountain solutions |
| Roller & blanket washes | Compatible with all ECO3 roller & blanket washes |
