Miraclon has announced its collaboration with All Printing Resources (APR), now an official reseller of Shine LED Lamp Kits, innovated by Miraclon. The relationship allows the company to offer its customers in the US and Canada the benefits of a new LED Exposure System at a fraction of the cost, providing them with a simple path to LED by upgrading their existing fluorescent exposure systems.

Allen Sanders, All Printing Resources’ VP of technical services, says, “This collaboration will benefit many of our customers who are looking at the different ways to improve printing consistency, efficiency and sustainability benefits through UV LED Exposure. As Shine LED Lamp Kits are open to all major plate types and most fluorescent exposure frames from leading manufacturers, it offers them a simple, cost-effective path to enjoy these benefits.”

“We’ve been seeing a rapid adoption of Shine LED Lamp Kits since its phased introduction at the end of 2023,” adds Evan Spinosa, US&C regional commercial director, Miraclon. “Printers and trade shops are increasingly choosing to retrofit their existing exposure units, taking advantage of the consistency and efficiency benefits associated with LED during platemaking, as well as the benefits of better consistency, efficiency and sustainability it delivers in the press room.  Our collaboration with All Printing Resources is ideal for the wider flexo industry.”

The Shine LED Lamp Kit is Miraclon’s multi award-winning solution to providing fluorescent users with a simple, low-cost route from inconsistent fluorescent exposure to the multiple advantages of LED technology. By utilizing customers’ existing fluorescent exposure frames, for a fraction of the cost of a new LED exposure unit users benefit from consistent, predictable intensity over a much longer operating life (up to 5,000 hours compared to 800 hours for fluorescent tubes), faster exposures, and enhanced sustainability performance. These features won the Shine LED Lamp Kit a unique double at this year’s FTA Excellence in Flexography Awards, winning top awards for both Sustainability and Technical Innovation, as well as a Sustainability Technology Award in the German FTA Awards.