Dantex is Europe’s largest distributor of letterpress and flexo plates. We are a specialist supplier of water-wash photopolymer plates and processing equipment, and have been serving the needs of the packaging industry for over 40 years.
Flexographic photopolymer plates
We offer environmentally friendly, solvent-free solutions for a variety of flexographic applications. Our water-wash photopolymer plates give consistent results, finer resolution, deep reverses and excellent ink transfer. Our flexographic photopolymer plates make plate production quick, clean and simple, and are compatible with water, UV and solvent-based inks. They are available in digital and analogue formats.
Our flexographic photopolymer plates include:
Rapidoflex: our latest UV flexo plate innovation, Rapidoflex is solvent-free and press-ready in under 20min; it is the fastest flexo plate on the market
Aquaflex Aqua: developed for use with all water-based ink formulations, the Aquaflex Aqua LAM plate offers superb quality in the fastest possible time
Aquaflex Optima: developed for use with flexographic ink formulations, including UV, alcohol/ester and other co-solvents, the Aquaflex Optima LAM plate enables high-quality, cost-effective processing
Aquaflex Varnica: designed for all varnish and coating applications, these plates can be processed and press-ready in just 15 minutes when used in combination with the Dantex dry film system
Letterpress printing plates
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Dantex analogue letterpress printing plates and Dantex digital letterpress printing plates can be used for all letterpress, semi-rotary and dry offset applications. Available plate types include:
Torelief Analogue plates can be made by exposing the image using matt negative film
Torelief Precision plates are imaged using LAM technology CTP systems – Dantex recommends EskoArtwork systems
Torelief and Torelief Precision plates can be easily processed using Dantex Aquaflex water-wash plate making equipment
Torelief and Torelief Precision ultra-high resolution plate materials have been developed to meet the growing demand for ever-finer reproducibility. These new materials allow the user to obtain a sharp and accurate printed result, and this plate will produce a vey fine screen ruling and give trouble-free performance on press.
Water-wash plate processing equipment
Dantex is a specialist manufacturer of water-wash plate processing equipment. Our Aquaflex range is designed for use with Torelief and Aquaflex plates and uses only water-wash technology and waste water filtration. Dedicated photopolymer plate exposure and fully automated inline plate processing systems are available, as well as combination units.
Our Aquaflex water-wash plate processing equipment ensures that our plates provide the fastest wash times in the world, superior ink transfer, long life on press and excellent quality results. Models include:
Aquaflex combination units
Aquaflex exposure units
Aquaflex inline units
Detack cabinets
Filtration systems
PA Inox combination units
Digital pre-press systems
Our digital pre-press systems are ideal for a wide range of packaging and label printing processes, including digital imaging and software for professional graphic design, and the pre-production, production, communication and management phases of the pre-press process.
EskoArtwork digital flexo and letterpress plate imaging systems (Spark CTP) with fully integrated Esko workflow can make your production faster and more effective. We offer:
EskoArtwork – Flexo CTP: Flexo CTP has a strong history in flexographic printing; 90% of all digital flexo plates are imaged on a Spark
EskoArtwork software: software for the design, production, communication and management phases of the complete packaging and printing supply chain
Proofing: our proofing solutions range from soft proofing technology to screened contract proofs that employ the latest inkjet technology
Quality control tools: Our solutions allow you to maintain a consistent level of quality and performance, and identify plate and print issues before they affect production
RIP: RIP solutions include screening, trapping, colour management, remote output, cropping, tiling, step-and-repeat and inkjet film production
Wide format inkjet: Epson Stylus inkjet wide format printers are perfect for proofing and inkjet film production; we supply a range of sizes to suit the label and packaging markets
Anilox rolls, plate mounting tapes and quality control tools
We can supply a range of pressroom products to support your plate production, including:
Anilox rolls and associated inspection and cleaning services
Plate mounting tapes for all letterpress and flexographic plate mounting applications
Quality control tools for flexo printers, label printers and trade houses, to optimise your pre-press quality control
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With a full order book of jobs in the offing, Norfolk-based Spectrum Digital Labels eagerly welcomed the delivery of its Dantex PicoJet 330 UV inkjet digital press at its premises recently.
Dantex is well known in the field of photopolymer plate supplies, and due to the recent growth in demand from the two-piece canning and aerosol industry, Dantex has decided to expand its plate cutting and packaging lines across the group.
As from 1 January 2021, Benjamin Danon will take over as CEO of Dantex Group as his father, Richard Danon, moves to executive chairman with special emphasis on Dantex’s future digital inkjet programme
Specialist prepress equipment supplier and digital label press manufacturer, Dantex Group, has recently announced the appointment of David Reynolds in the new role of technical sales representative for flexo and digital inkjet solutions.
Underlining their ongoing commitment to expand their digital business globally, Dantex’s digital division, part of the Dantex Group, has recently signed a new distributor partnership with Printers Supply Co. Pvt. Ltd - a Kolkata, India-based supplier of print solutions to the labels market.
Recent successful onsite and online demonstrations of Dantex PicoJet and PicoColour, have shown how customers have been greatly impressed by the print quality offered by Dantex’s UV inkjet systems.
Dantex Digital, part of Dantex Group, is due to ship a fully-specced PicoColour UV inkjet digital label press to New Jersey based label manufacturer, ModTek.
As a result of their decision not to exhibit at drupa 2021 due to the continued unstable pandemic situation of Covid-19, Dantex Group is instead channelling investments to establish state-of-the-art technology centres, located in the UK and Germany.
Dantex Digital, part of the Dantex Group, will install PicoJet 330 UV inkjet digital press at newly formed printers, Norfolk-based Spectrum Digital Labels, during the first week of October.
Dantex Group, specialist prepress consumable supplier and digital label press manufacturer, has recently announced a promotion in its sales management line-up.
Seasoned 'Packaging Innovations' exhibitors, Dantex, will be showcasing their ever-popular PicoColour UV Digital Press live on stand, featuring a new and exciting finishing option.
Syracuse Label & Surround Printing, award-winning, New York-based manufacturer of custom-made, printed products including flexible packaging, shrink sleeves and pressure sensitive labels has invested in a Dantex PicoColour UV inkjet digital label press to replace their aging digital press.
Dantex, a specialist supplier of equipment for the packaging industry, recently worked with Cresta Labels to install a second inkjet digital press at their printing facility.
Following success in the UV digital press market, Dantex looks forward to promoting further advancements to the Pico range with its latest innovation, the PicoJet Digital UV Inkjet Press at Packaging Innovations.
A recent investment in a Dantex PicoColour UV inkjet digital label press has helped Hart Labels create new opportunities, in what is being acknowledged by the label specialist as a “game-changer”.
Following Dantex's success in the UV digital label press market, they look forward to promoting their digital capability further at Labelexpo Americas between 25-27 September, held at the Donald E Stephens Convention Center, Chicago.
Established in 2008 originally as a flexo printer, Cannock-based Paramount Labels has become a recognised name in flexo and digital label printing for a range of customers from emerging brands to multinationals.
A recent investment in a Dantex PicoColour® UV inkjet digital press with Corona treatment unit has seen the established label firm Cresta Labels strengthen its print capability that includes flexo, hotfoil and thermal transfer.
Following the success of their PicoColour UV Digital Label Press, Dantex will present its latest innovation, PicoJet Digital UV Inkjet Press at Label Expo Europe, Brussels.
Leading label manufacturer The Label Makers has recently invested in an inkjet imaging film solution from the Dantex Group, replacing its traditional imagesetter.
Leading label specialists Paramount Labels has recently placed an order for a PicoColour UV Inkjet Digital Label Press, manufactured and supplied by Dantex Digital, part of the Dantex Group.
Following the successful launch of Dantex Digital in 2015, DantexRBCor is to be demonstrating the high-quality digital label press, Dantex PicoColour®, to the US market at Labelexpo Americas 2016.
Dantex is proud to announce the launch of its PicoColour® II high-speed UV inkjet digital label press. The press has been developed by the Dantex Digital team and JF Machines Limited, now a part of the Dantex Group.
Letterpress and flexo plates distributor Dantex has teamed up with Heritage Envelopes to provide new production systems to help Heritage expand its market share.
At the association's recent annual meeting held in Dana Point, California, TLMI awarded DantexRBCor operations vice-president Michelle Garza 'Supplier of the Year'.
Dantex is to hold an open house event to showcase the Truepress Jet L350UV Digital Label Press and would like to extend an invitation to anyone interested in finding out more to visit their Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK offices on 17 and 18 September.
DantexRBCor is a subsidiary of Dantex and a market leader in the fields of digital and analogue letterpress, flexo and UV flexo water wash plates, and processing equipment.
The European Digital Press Association (EDP) has voted the Screen Truepress Jet L350UV digital label press 'Best Label Printing Solution' in the 2014 EDP Awards.
Dantex are delighted to announce that the TRUEPRESS L350UV inkjet label press is now available for demonstration at their site in Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK.
At Packaging Innovations 2014 Dantex will introduce Truepress Jet L350UV, a digital label press that delivers photo realistic quality and fast, stable output.
Screen Europe announces the commercial launch of the Truepress Jet L350UV - its first UV digital label press - and the appointment of Dantex as European reseller for the new press.
Dantex is to hold an open day to showcase its new improved 1290 Digital Label Printing System, Rewinder and Coating Unit, and would like to extend an invitation to anyone interested in finding out more to visit their Bradford offices on Wednesday 14th November.
Dantex Corp USA is escalating its presence in North America with the acquisition of RBCOR's business. RBCOR, located in San Marcos, California, has long been recognized as a leading supplier of letterpress and Flexo plates to North American end-users.
Most flexible packaging printers choose to purchase trade shop plates, mainly due to the high costs associated with solvent processing: the equipment, specialised air-conditioning and extraction, and solvent recovery. While there have indeed been alternative technologies available, quality has be
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