Next-level quality with medium-hard plate performance
AFP™-SF / DSF is Asahi’s medium-hard plate delivering excellent ink transfer across all substrates, paired with sharp highlights and low dot gain in mid tones. Its balanced performance ensures strong ink coverage and brilliant detail, even at high speeds.
Key advantages:
- Superb ink transfer enables excellent solid coverage
- Optimized for substrates meeting high packaging cost-to-quality expectations
- Balanced reproduction of solids, text, and halftones
- Wide exposure latitude for consistent, repeatable results
- Steep relief shoulders and good depth support reverse elements
- High ozone resistance for long-term plate storage
- High flexibility suitable for small-diameter cylinders
- Ideal for solvent and water-based ink printing requiring solid fills and fine highlight rendering
| AFP™-SF DSF | ||||
| Thickness | 1.14 , | 1.70 , | 2.54, , | 2.84 , |
| Hardness / Shore A | 74 | 62 | 56 | 54 |
| K factor | 5.98 , | 9.89 , | 15.17 , | 17.05 , |
| Resolution 150 lpi conventional | 1-95% | 1-95% | 1-95% | 1-95% |
| Resolution 175 lpi conventional | 1-95% | 1-95% | 1-95% | 1-95% |
| Isolated line / µm | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
| Isolated line / µm | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 |