Make-Ready Materials

Epoxy Glass Board

Extremely strong and durable make-ready base for providing very clean and sharp prints. The board is translucent so the position and the condition of spot make-ready can easily be visually checked. This can be used on both platen and cylinder presses. For cylinder machines only use 0.4mm Epoxy glass board, for platens 0.8mm or 0.4mm can be used.

Sheet sizes:
1015mm x 711mm x 0.4mm

60100004

1015mm x 711mm x 0.8mm

60100015

711mm x 500 mm x 0.8mm

60100065

Main advantages:
Very strong, reusable and cost effective

Pertinax

Is not as durable as Epoxy glass board make-ready base.

It is recommended for both flat stamping and foil embossing.  It is especially good for fine detail printing as it gives crisp, clean prints. Excellent base for Prägotherm.

Sheet sizes:
460mm x 305mm x 0.5mm

60100061

711mm x 508mm x 0.8mm

60100062

1220mm x 915mm x 0.5mm

60100063

Main advantage:
Durable

Presspahn

Is a good low cost smooth surface make-ready base for flat stamping on short runs. It is especially good for thin sheets of substrate where Pertinax may be too hard and for large solid area foiling. Presspahn reduces the effect of gassing/air entrapment on sealed surfaces due to its cushioned base.

Sheet sizes:
915mm x 850mm x 0.5mm

60100050

915mm x 825mm x 0.8mm

60100052

1000mm x 750mm x 1.0mm

60100012

Main advantages:
Excellent for short to medium runs; reduces effect of gassing

Super Press Blanket

A rubber and glass beaded base for flat stamping. Especially good for long runs on cylinders or platens, good for large solid areas as the blanket is slightly permeable allowing the gas to escape so preventing gassing of the foil.

Has a memory so it will always go back to its original shape.

Size:
920mm x 1m x 0.6mm

60100047

Main advantage:
Good for large solid areas

SY Blanket

A rubber make-ready base which can be used on cylinder and platen presses. Allows air through, reducing gassing. It can be used with other flat stamping make-ready bases in the Starfoil Technology range, e.g. Epoxy glass board, Pertinax and Presspahn.

Size:
1500mm x 1m x 0.3mm

60100034

Main advantage:
Good for large solid areas

Yellow Coverboard

Provides a quick, clean and very easy to use method for forming a male counter for blind embossing. It can significantly reduce make-ready time when compared to powder techniques which involve prolonged drying time.

Size:
610mm x 482mm x 0.88mm

60100009

Hologram Print Base Black

Flexible black print base blanket is used primarily for flat foil stamping on flat bed presses. It provides the cushion necessary to achieve medium to solid foil hologram coverage areas while minimizing “punch” on the back side of the stamped holograms.

Sheet sizes:
610mm x 610mm

K1472

295mm x 270mm

60100064 / K1473

200mm x 200 mm

K147

Print Base Blue

Flexible self-adhesive blue print base blanket is used  primarily for flat foil stamping on cylinder & flat bed presses. It provides the cushion necessary to achieve medium to solid foil coverage areas while minimizing “punch” on the back side of the stamped substrate.

Size:

Various sizes available

A190 Film

A thin filmic type material on roll, used as a jacket mainly on cylinder presses to protect the make-ready that is already in place.

Roll size:
900mm x 25m x 0.19mm

60100060

DIAFOIL® CLEAR

A thin clear filmic type sheet material used as a jacket mainly on cylinder presses to protect the make-ready that is already in place.

Size:
1070mm x 1300mm x 0.18mm

60100005

Prägotherm

Is a thin sheet of thermoplastic material, which expands, when subjected to heat, to mould itself to the shape of the die. Used for combination foiling and embossing on Platens only.

Sheet sizes:
10 sheets 200mm x 200mm

60100071

25 sheets 400mm x 200mm

60100072

Die Mounting Tape

A heat activated tape for adhering dies to the press. It is also used for adhering foam and embossing plastic for support on cylinder presses.

Roll sizes:
100mm x 25m

60510025

50mm x 25m

60505025

100mm x 55m

60510055

50mm x 55m

60505055

Die Cleaning Stick

Die cleaning sticks are an easy low cost method for keeping dies clean. The plastic covered fibre glass acts as a rubbing agent removing all residue from the dies.

The cleaning sticks should only be used on copper and brass dies, they may scratch and mark soft magnesium dies.

Size:
200mm x 20mm

60400001

Die Cleaning Block

A soft rubber bonded abrasive block, suited for cleaning larger areas on flat stamping dies from residue such as foil, pigment or paper of the printed sheets.

Size:
80mm x 50mm x 20mm

60400002

Polyurethane Sheet

Polyurethane is used as a make-ready board for flat stamping large, solid areas. Recommended to be used in conjunction with polyurethane tape.

Not recommended for fine detail.

Size:
610mm x 610mm x 1.5mm

60100048

Main advantage:
Large solids on platens