Asahi Photoproducts

21/07/2026

Press downtime drives costs up. Innovative plates bring them down.

A plate is a cost. Downtime is an expense.

That's why OEE matters. Instead of focusing on consumable costs alone, it measures what really affects profitability: availability, performance and quality.
The Asahi OEE Calculator helps printers quantify efficiency gains and uncover hidden cost-saving opportunities.
🎥 Watch the video and see the numbers for yourself.

Check out the calculator here: https://asahi-photoproducts.com/en/O...

21/07/2026

PPWR is changing flexible packaging — and print has to keep up.
As packaging moves toward thinner mono-material structures, maintaining print quality becomes a key challenge.

Flexo offers an important advantage: the substrate is held stable on the flexo cylinder, helping sensitive materials run with greater control.

With advanced flexographic plates and innovative surface screening, Asahi Photoproducts supports the transition from gravure to flexo — while helping brands maintain the print performance they expect.

08/07/2026

Press downtime drives costs up. Innovative plates bring them down.

A plate is a cost. Downtime is an expense.

That's why OEE matters. Instead of focusing on consumable costs alone, it measures what really affects profitability: availability, performance and quality.
The Asahi OEE Calculator helps printers quantify efficiency gains and uncover hidden cost-saving opportunities.
🎥 Watch the video and see the numbers for yourself.

Check out the calculator here: https://asahi-photoproducts.com/en/O...

07/07/2026

Flexo. Partner. Zukunft.
Unter diesem Motto bringt FLEXOPARTNER 2026 führende Technologiepartner zusammen, um den Flexodruck als vernetzten Produktionsprozess zu betrachten.
Denn stabile Druckqualität, effiziente Abläufe und reproduzierbare Ergebnisse entstehen nicht an einem einzelnen Prozesspunkt. Sie entstehen im Zusammenspiel von Platte, Sleeve, Klebeband, Reinigung, Rasterwalze, Prepress und Druckmaschine.
Asahi Photoproducts freut sich, Teil dieses Branchenaustauschs zu sein — vom 30. September bis 1. Oktober 2026 in Lengerich.
Weitere Informationen und Anmeldung:
https://www.flexowash.com/flexopartner-de-2026 -up-FP2026

07/04/2026

At Forum Infoflex 2026, taking place April 26–29 at the Baird Center in Milwaukee, WI, Asahi Photoproducts, part of Asahi Kasei, will highlight two key directions in flexographic plate development:

REVO SERIES – focused on improving platemaking efficiency and workflow stability.

AWP™-CLFQ – introduced to the US market for the first time, and the first solventless plate certified for Esko Quartz imaging, designed for high-definition imaging and consistent print performance.

As converters continue to balance productivity and print quality, both aspects are becoming equally critical in day-to-day operations.

👉 Meet our team at Booth No. 725.

11/03/2026

We are pleased to attend the Polish Chamber of Flexographers Conference 2026 in Warsaw from 16–18 March as a new member of the Polish Chamber of Flexographers.

Together with our Polish distributor Reprograf Flexo, we look forward to meeting the local flexo community and exchanging views on current developments in label and packaging printing.

Conferences like this provide a valuable opportunity to share perspectives, discuss market developments and strengthen relationships across the flexo industry.

If you are attending, we would be pleased to meet you on site. Looking forward to meeting Bartłomiej Brzykcy, Łukasz Pluciennik and the Reprograf Flexo team in Warsaw.

10/03/2026

Innovation in flexo printing does not happen in isolation.

It happens when technology partners across the value chain work together.

At the Sustainable Flexo Symposium (May 5–6, 2026, Düsseldorf), leading companies from the flexo ecosystem will demonstrate how automated flexo production can achieve gravure-level quality while meeting new sustainability and PPWR requirements.

Together with our partners Esko, Follmann GmbH & Co. KG, tesa, Polifilm Flexible Films, PETROPLAST GmbH, Pamarco Europe (GmbH) and OCS Optical Control Systems GmbH, we will showcase how integrated technologies – from plate making to inks, screening and substrates – enable the next generation of sustainable packaging production.

Taking place just ahead of Interpack, the symposium offers a unique opportunity to see how the flexo ecosystem is evolving to meet the challenges of modern packaging production.


📍 Düsseldorf

📅 May 5–6, 2026

Registration link: https://go.esko.com/FlexoSymposium2026

26/02/2026

PPWR is accelerating the transition from Rotogravure to Flexo.
📍 May 5–6, 2026 | Just before Interpack

Join the Next-Generation Sustainable Flexo Symposium, hosted at Follmann’s Technology & Knowledge Centre.

Over two half days, the full flexo ecosystem comes together — from prepress to automation — with live CI flexo production at Allstein.

✔ Water-wash plate technology (Solvent ZERO)
✔ Quartz screening & precision anilox
✔ Water-based inks in production
✔ Recycled & mono-material substrates
✔ Inspection & automation workflows

Together with Esko Asahi Photoproducts Pamarco Europe PETROPLAST GmbH Follmann GmbH & Co. KG OCS Optical Control Systems GmbH tesa — with live demonstrations at Allstein GmbH.

If you're heading to Interpack, start here.

👉 Registration now open:

Live Flexo Printing on Recycled Film at Allstein - Gravure‑Level Quality with Smart Automation for PPWR. Experience live printing with water‑based inks and water‑washable plates on films and paper, and see what truly PPWR‑compliant packaging looks like. Taking place just days before Interpac...

23/02/2026

Thank you to Innoform for the insightful discussion.
In the latest podcast episode, Dieter Niederstadt shares how flexo is evolving from individual product innovation toward a fully integrated Solvent ZERO ecosystem.
From water-wash plates to closed-loop recycling systems and automated plate production in collaboration with Esko and Allstein — the industry is moving toward:
✔ Less VOC
✔ Less downtime
✔ More automation
✔ More standardisation
A strong conversation about where sustainable flexible packaging is heading.
🎧 Listen to the full episode, link to be found below and in the comments.

Is solvent-based plate processing already outdated? Flexo is moving towards Solvent Zero. ♻️ In our newest Podcast episode Julian Thielen talked to Dieter Niederstadt from Asahi Photoproducts about how solvent less printing becomes more and more standard, how collaboration is also key within the...

05/02/2026

By 2030, flexographic platemaking and printing will look very different.

Not because of a single technology, but because efficiency will become critical at every step.

Akihiro KATO highlights automation and the shortage of skilled operators
as key drivers shaping the future of flexo.

Watch the full interview to learn how Asahi is preparing for the next decade.