Printing Innovation Asia Issue 4 2020
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The most environmentally water friendly product Toray, a leader in innovative solutions for waterless offset printing, has added yet another eco-friendly offering to its portfolio of waterless offset printing plate solutions. Toray AQ Contrast Enhancer, now commercially available, is an ecofriendly post treatment for waterless offset printing plates that enhances the contrast after CTP-exposed waterless plates. AQ Contrast Enhancer is specifically designed for the use with punch-bending – and sorting equipment that need plates with an excellent contrast. “Waterless offset printing is the most environmentally sustainable method of offset printing, and now it is even more sustainable,” said Mr. Noboru Kawanaka, Technical Manager of TTCE. “Historically, when contrast enhancement is required, chemicals have to be used, which is not only hard
