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What is DuPont™ Cyrel® DigiFlow ?

• DuPont™ Cyrel® DigiFlow is a workflow enhancement that allows full
support of solid screening programs in a standard digital workflow.

• The DigiFlow exposure unit creates a

controlled atmosphere which allows
optimum formation of screened solids
while retaining all the productivity and
consistency of the digital workflow.

• Solid screening programs will allow

flexographers to achieve higher solid ink
density when required with either digital
Cyrel® or digital Cyrel® FAST plates

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How Does DuPont™ Cyrel® DigiFlow Work?
• Digital Cyrel® is imaged on an Esko CDI in the normal
manner. During imaging, screening patterns such as
Esko Groovy screens, HD Flexo Microcell or others
are applied to the plate being imaged.

• The DigiFlow Exposure unit incorporates a modified exposure

chamber that creates a precisely controlled atmosphere during
the main exposure process.
This controlled atmosphere allows 1:1 reproduction between
the LAMs layer and the plate, which results in hybrid digital
dots and screened solids in the finished plate.

• The DigiFlow exposure unit is also fully supportive of the

standard digital workflow. Simply return to standard
operating mode for regular plates with standard digital dots

• DigiFlow is fully compatible with both solvent process and

Cyrel® FAST digital plates

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Digital Cyrel® - Technology Evolution & Workflow Options
Digital
• Excellent Quality
• Simplified PrePress
• Expanded tone range
• Higher Resolution
• Open reverses
Analog
• Dot sharpening produces
• Good Quality smaller minimum dot
• Complicated PrePress • Bump curve is necessary
• Cut-Backs required
• Resolution limitations
• Inconsistent DigiFlow
• Minimum Dotsize is the
limitation
• Excellent Quality
• Fully compatible with
current workflow systems
• Flip of a switch to change
between digital and DuPont™
Cyrel® DigiFlow workflows
•1:1 reproduction
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HD Flexo
• Improved transition to zero
HD Flexo
Pixel+
• Improved highlight
performance compared to
conventional screening
Solid Screening
• Higher solid ink densities
and smoother ink laydown is
achieved due to a high
linescreen pattern on solids
• Oxygen inhibition limits solid
screening performance.
Varies with plate type &
durometer.
Solid Screening
Pixel+
• Improved solid screening
resolution for higher SID and
very smooth ink laydown
• Performance improvement
seen with both Groovy
screens and MicroCell
screening.
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What components are needed for Cyrel® DigiFlow

Platesetter
DigiFlow Exposure Unit

Cyrel®
Photopolymer

Workflow/RIP

Nitrogen Supply
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 Cyrel® DigiFlow – Technical Details
Oxygen effect in the Digital Workflow

UV Radiation
air air
air air
air

The high concentration of O2 in

air air air
air inhibits polymer cross-linking
near the surface, resulting in a
smoothing of the surface.

Solid with MicroCell Highlight dot

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Cyrel® DigiFlow – Technical Details
Dot shape under a carefully controlled atmosphere – Cyrel® DigiFlow

Controlled
Controlled UV Radiation Atmosphere
Atmosphere
Controlled
Atmosphere

Solid with MicroCell Highlight dot

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Cyrel® DigiFlow - Applications

The need in the flexible packaging and tag & label markets was to
maintain all the benefits of the digital dot and utilize the existing
workflow while incorporating the benefits of new solid screening
technologies

DigiFlow mixes precise amounts of oxygen and nitrogen to create a

controlled exposure atmosphere that optimizes solid screening while
maintaining small and consistent highlight dots.

Digital Cyrel® and digital Cyrel® FAST plates with solid screening and
exposed in DigiFlow exhibit significantly higher solid ink density with
a much smoother appearance, and higher overall print contrast.

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DuPont™ Cyrel® DigiFlow is a digital workflow enhancement designed to expand
the capabilities of digital Cyrel® and digital Cyrel® FAST. The DigiFlow exposure
system enables 1:1 image reproduction when a screened solid is beneficial, and
with the flip of a switch returns to the standard digital exposure workflow whenever
that is the preferred solution.

Features & Benefits

- Optimizes performance of solid - No additional platemaking steps
screening programs such as Groovy or Microcell - Maximum workflow flexibility
- Improved solid ink densities - Minimal consumable cost
- Increased color gamut - No environmental impact
- Easily integrated into existing workflows
- Compatible with all CDI Versions & HD Flexo

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DuPont™ Cyrel® DigiFlow - Hybrid Dot

fine print elements on the plate

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DuPont™ Cyrel® DigiFlow - Technical Details

Surface in air Corresponding LEN Surface in DigiFlow

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DuPont™ Cyrel® DigiFlow - Technical Details

MinDot

10%

Dots formed in air Dots formed in controlled

DigiFlow atmosphere

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DuPont™ Cyrel® DigiFlow - Solids

Screened solid –
Unscreened Solid
Plate exposed in DigiFlow

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DuPont™ Cyrel® DigiFlow – fine screen elements
67DFR 70L/cm(175Lpi), 1% 67DPR 70L/cm(175Lpi) 1%

Plate Surface

Print

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DuPont™ Cyrel® DigiFlow – Summary

• Improved solid ink densities in wide

web flexible packaging
• 1:1 Image reproduction
• No additional platemaking steps
• Low initial investment
• Minimal consumable cost
• Easily integrated into existing
workflows
• Maximum workflow flexibility

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Some Background on Pixel+

Pixel+ is an upgrade for both, hard- and software to enable the workflow to
reproduce tiny mask openings consistently while keeping an imaging
productivity of 4 sqm/h.
Esko is asking DuPont to distribute Pixel+ to DigiFlow customers!
These mask openings are required in a flat-top-workflow for small highlights
Esko
and will not
surface sell Pixel+ (only when the customer buys InlineUV 2)
patterns.

Pixel+ consists of 2 elements:

Hard- and software upgrade on the CDI Screening Add-On for the Rip
Pixel+ Pixel+ Upgrade Pixel+ screens Add-On
HighRes Upgrade
HD Flexo HD Flexo 12*)
+ HD Flexo Output license*)

Standard
Esko CDI*) Esko Rip*)
(Standard Optics) (latest generation FlexRip

*) prerequisites for Pixel+

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Some Background on Pixel+

Flexible Packaging Solid Ink Density: + 22% with Pixel+ patterns in average compared to smooth solid
Graininess: - 45% with Pixel+ patterns in average compared to smooth solid

Tag&Label Solid Ink Density: +/- 0% with Pixel+ patterns in average compared to smooth solid
Graininess: - 28% with Pixel+ patterns in average compared to smooth solid

Newer patterns tend to increase

density even more

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Cyrel® DigiFlow - Photopolymer

Solvent Workflow Thermal Workflow

Cyrel® DPR Cyrel® DFR

Recommended plate for all Recommended plate for all

applications. applications
Features
Best Highlight and solid
performance in combination
with Pixel+

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Cyrel® DigiFlow - Platesetter

CDI CDI with Pixel+ Others

Can image fine

(limited) (very limited)
solid structures

+
Standard technology
+ +
-
Standard technology Maximum quality
Features - -
Limited performance in
flat top workflow
limited improvements Cost, effort
Very limited solid
screening capabilities

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Cyrel® DigiFlow - PrePress Workflow and RIP

ESKO ESKO
FlexRip/Nexus Rip FlexRip/Nexus Rip Others
Std/HD Flexo Pixel+

P+

Solid screening
(limited) (very limited)
for FlatTop

+
+
Standard technology
+ Relatively simple update
-
Standard technology -
Features - Investment,
Limited performance in
flat top workflow
limited improvements training/application
Very limited solid
support required
screening capabilities

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Cyrel® DigiFlow - Exposure units

1000 ECLF 2000 EC/LF 3000 ETL

DigiFlow DigiFlow DigiFlow

Availability Yes Yes Yes

DigiCorr/DigiFlow

N2/air mixing
included

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Cyrel® DigiFlow – Nitrogen Supply

Membrane
Tanks PSA Generator
Generator

DigiCorr/DigiFlow

Running cost per

Exposure €€€ € €
on a 3000 ETL

+
+ +
Allround solution
Availability Small, quiet, only requires
Economic for high volumes
Features - compressed air
-
Handling may be an issue, -
Investment
costs Does not support DigiCorr
Space, Noise

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The continuing evolution of the digital Cyrel® workflow
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