Xsys has won the 2025 Excellence in Flexo Pre-press award by the FPPA (Flexographic Prepress Platemakers Association). Received for the nyloflex eco series printing plates which include up to 29 percent bio-based components, recognizing Xsys as a sustainability trailblazer in the flexo industry.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Xsys took home the coveted trophy for a second year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Founded to promote high standards in the flexo prepress industry, the FPPA recognizes and celebrates outstanding achievements in innovation, sustainability, and overall excellence with this annual award. Entries are evaluated on several judging criteria including demonstrating \u2018efforts to reduce waste, energy consumption, and environmental impact, as well as the implementation of eco-friendly materials and processes\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meeting these criteria, the new nyloflex eco series, specifically the nyloflex eco ACT D and nyloflex eco FAC D, have been developed for high-quality flexo printing on absorbent and non-absorbent substrates (paper, board, kraft liner, test liner) using water- and solvent-based inks. The plates are suited for a whole range of fiber-based packaging applications including folding carton and corrugated post-print. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In contrast to traditional flexo plates, the eco plate formulation features up to 29 percent bio-based raw materials, significantly reducing the reliance on fossil-based components while maintaining high quality and performance. nyloflex eco plates dry fast saving processing time by 20 percent. Pre-press operations benefit from reduced energy consumption as well as lowering their greenhouse gas emissions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018Receiving the FPPA award for the second year in a row is testament to the dedication of everyone at Xsys to spearhead sustainable innovation for the benefit of the flexo community,\u2019 said Dan Rosen<\/strong>, sales director national accounts, North America. \u2018This incredible honor confirms that the nyloflex eco plate series \u2013 the new Xsys flagship product line \u2013 is answering a pressing market demand in flexo. With this breakthrough innovation, we are demonstrating that incremental changes in material choices and processing technology will collectively lead to significant environmental improvements.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Explaining why Xsys\u2019 nyloflex eco plates were selected as the winner, Jeff Francis<\/strong> of Dynamic Dies\u2014speaking on behalf of the judging panel composed of FPPA board and marketing committee members\u2014said: \u2018As a judge for the Excellence in Flexo Award Program, I was impressed by Xsys\u2019s commitment to sustainability and efficiency. Their use of bio-based materials enhances sustainability, while improved processing times and excellent plate performance demonstrate their innovation in the market.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The award was presented during the FPPA\u2019s annual conference, held on February 23\u201325, in Tucson, AZ. As a long-term member of the association, Xsys was also on the speaking agenda at the event. Dan Rosen presented a 2025 business update including an in-depth look at Xsys\u2019 latest sustainability initiatives, from nyloflex eco plates to the latest ThermoFlexX Catena automated platemaking technology and renewable electricity usage. In addition, Trey Beckman<\/strong>, director of strategic global accounts at MacDermid Graphic Solutions (MGS), provided insights into the recent creation of Xsys and MGS as one global company.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Xsys has won the 2025 Excellence in Flexo Pre-press award by the FPPA (Flexographic Prepress Platemakers Association). Received for the nyloflex eco series printing plates which include up to 29 percent bio-based components, recognizing Xsys as a sustainability trailblazer in the flexo industry.\u00a0 Xsys took home the coveted trophy for a second year. Founded to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[206],"class_list":{"0":"post-17165","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-corrugated-folding-carton","8":"tag-xsys"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17165"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17167,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17165\/revisions\/17167"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}