Overview
- Full bath of the developer can now develop up to 15,000m2 of plates resulting in substantial savings in developer consumption.
- Maintaining perfect developer activity allows the developer bath life to be greatly extended beyond the norm for developing systems.
- Typically can achieve bath life figures four or more times greater than normal plate processing systems.
- The chemistry used for processing plates in a ‘ZAC’ system is a non-silicate-based recipe. This makes a much longer bath life possible without the increase in developer sludge and filter blockages.
Key Features
Market-leading low chemistry plate production for thermal applications
The combination of the very latest plate and chemistry technologies, together with Fujifilm designed ‘ZAC’ software embedded within the company’s leading processors, results in market-leading performance. With benefits including lower chemistry consumption, lower processor maintenance, lower waste production, a cleaner working environment and better stability, our low chemistry systems provide benchmark solutions for improving environmental and business performance.
Lower chemistry consumption
The FLH-Z Series of processors incorporate unique Fujifilm developed software to intelligently control the amount of replenisher used in the plate development process. This improvement means that a full bath of the developer can now develop up to 15,000m2 of plates resulting in substantial savings in developer consumption. For a printer using around 10,000 B1 plates over a 1-3 month period, chemistry consumption can be reduced to around 294 litres - a reduction of over 80% (depending on the existing system used).
Lower maintenance
Maintaining perfect developer activity allows the developer bath life to be greatly extended beyond the norm for developing systems. It is typical to achieve bath life figures that are four or more times greater than normal plate processing systems. These improvements mean that a full bath of the developer will now develop up to 15,000m2 of plates resulting in substantial reductions in cleaning downtime. It is not uncommon to save over 40 hours of cleaning time for a large 32,000m² consumer of plates over a year’s plate production.
Cleaner working environment
The chemistry used for processing plates in a ‘ZAC’ system is a non-silicate based recipe. This makes a much longer bath life possible without the increase in developer sludge and filter blockages.
More stable system
Because of the way ‘ZAC’ processors intelligently control replenisher delivery, they are more stable making it much easier to achieve high quality, irrespective of changes to environmental conditions. This is particularly important for demanding FM screening applications.
How the 'ZAC' system works
Unlike conventional plate processors, which just attempt to keep developer solution conductivity at a constant level, Fujifilm ‘ZAC’ processors incorporate unique technology that precisely controls the replenishment rate according to usage and oxidation levels, drawing upon software algorithms compiled from exhaustive Fujifilm lab testing. This avoids wasteful over replenishment while providing consistent processing of each plate for optimum quality and on-press performance.
Specifications
| Specifications | FLH-Z 85 | FLH-Z 125 | FLH-Z 150 | FLH-Z 165 |
| Plate types Superia | LH-PJE, LH-PLE & LH-PXE thermal plates, and LH-PCE (without ‘ZAC’ benefits) | | | |
| Maximum plate width | 850 mm | 1250 mm | 1500 mm | 1650 mm |
| Minimum plate length | 240 mm | 310 mm | 310 mm | 310 mm |
| Plate gauge | 0.15 – 0.4 mm | | | |
| Processing time | LH-PJE and LH-PLE: 16 seconds, LH-PXE: 14 seconds | | | |
| Develop tank capacity | 27 litres | 76.5 litres | 92.5 litres | 100 litres |
| Dimensions (W x D x H)* | 1525 x 1070 x 1085 mm | 1950 x 1410 x 1148 mm | 2250 x 1410 x 1148 mm | 2400 x 1410 x 1148 mm |