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KP4 two tip pen tested and recommended for use with Agfa Eclipse plates. June, 2022

BURNISHINE’S KP4 DELETION PEN WORKS WELL WITH AGFA ECLIPSE PLATES

Lake Villa, Illinois; September 9, 2021 - Burnishine is pleased and excited to announce their KP4 Deletion Pen works well with Agfa Eclipse Plates.

This 2-tip, easy-to-use pen successfully removes unwanted images and helps prevent images from reappearing during longer press runs.  Its high quality barrels, tips and end caps ensure durability, and the medium and broad tips gives printers greater control when making deletions.

After extensive testing, Agfa is now recommending KP4 Deletion Pen to customers using their Eclipse plates.

KP4 Deletion Pen comes 1 pen per package.


BURNISHINE IS NOW A DISTRIBUTOR FOR H.S. BOYD PRODUCTS

Burnishine is pleased and excited to announce we are now a distributor for H.S. Boyd products.

H.S. Boyd was founded in 1956 and continues to be the innovator of perforating, scoring, slitting and die cutting solutions including litho perf, micro perf, litho score, litho slit, litho dies, litho punches, precision perf, precision score, and precision slit and specialty items for printers worldwide.  H.S. Boyd products are the leading choice of printers because of their high standards and technical expertise.

Their finishing products are specially designed to meet printer’s needs offering a multitude of configurations from rule heights, straight cut and serrated edge rules.  They can even make specialty die designs.

Since 1887 Burnishine Products has manufactured a broad line of pressroom and related chemical products including plate cleaners, blanket and roller cleaners, fountain solutions, and a line of related cleaning products.  Offset, Flexo, Digital, Inkjet, and Screen printers will find many Burnishine products to facilitate production.  All Burnishine products are manufactured in the United States. 


Burnishine Products has announced the immediate availability of its new line of Sanitizing Cleaners, Sanitizing Wipes, Hand Sanitizing Gel and PPE Full Face Shields  

Announcing the new products, Burnishine Products President Roger Giza commented: “Burnishine recognized the need to provide customers with sanitizing and other protective products due to Covid-19.

We worked closely with a local manufacturer to develop and offer products that meet or exceed CDC standards.  We’re excited about the response we’re receiving and are happy to do our part to help keep everyone safe.”

 


Burnishine’s new Flexo Cleaner is formulated to clean water and UV based inks from plates and anilox rolls. Roger Giza, President of Burnishine, states “our Flexo Cleaner was tested by a leading press manufacturer and was found to be more effective than some of the most popular leading brands.”


Burnishine Products has announced that Philand Industries, a graphic arts dealer in Manila, Philippines, now offers the Burnishine line of pressroom products to printers in Southeast Asia. Announcing the appointment, Burnishine Products [President] Roger Giza commented: “Burnishine Products enjoy a worldwide reputation for quality and convenience in the pressroom. We are pleased to welcome Philand Industries as the latest graphic arts dealer to make our products available.”


Anocoil recently tested CTP1000 and KP4 deletion pens for compatibility with their CtP thermal, violet and no-process plates. We are very happy to report Anocoil's technical staff found both pens worked equally well, and said our pens were the best they've tested! Deletions were performed quickly and easily. As a result of their testing, Anocoil plans to recommend our pens to their customers.


Kodak recently announced they are expanding manufacturing for their Sonora plate line due to increased demand. Kodak now has over 2700 printers worldwide using Sonora plates. This means you have even more opportunity to sell our CTP1000 deletion pens. Kodak verified CTP1000 works exceptionally well with their Sonora plates, and we have them in stock, ready for immediate shipment.


Burnishine collaborated with major plate manufacturers like Kodak, Fujifilm, and IBF in order to develop deletion pens that work on many of the most popular CtP plates on the market.


With so many plates on the market, it can be difficult to figure out which plate cleaning product to recommend to your customers. Plate Sav-Ur is still the plate cleaner to use for analog metal plates. Plate Sav-Ur  is alkaline, so while it is suitable for most traditional plates, it can blind or remove the image on CtP or aqueous plates. CtP Plates - most need an acidic product to clean and desensitize. Aqua Blue cleans, desensitizes and removes light scratches, and can be used "on the fly". Plate Care - finishes, cleans and preserves all metal plates.


Burnishine Plate Care is the perfect replacement for Agfa's discontinued FPC KLAFD00, and offers some big advantages over Antura CleanGum. Plate Care i can be used on all metal plates - including CtP.