3D resins for printing plates

Choose your printing-plate route

Use the routes below to access the most relevant material family in this collection.

Plate-printing photopolymers across a full hardness range

These materials are designed for printing-plate fabrication where hardness, rebound, contact pressure, dimensional stability and surface detail determine functional performance.

• Complete material range from rigid Shore D to ultra-soft elastomeric Shore A systems for precise control of contact mechanics
• Plate printing positioning across letterpress, flexography, pad printing and soft-contact transfer systems
• High hardness options for dimensional stability, precision and embossing performance
• Elastomeric grades enabling controlled compression, rebound and substrate conformity
• Very high resolution and defined surface detail for microfeatures, fine text and structured geometries
• Very low shrinkage for dimensional accuracy and repeatability
• High impact resistance and durability under cyclic mechanical loading
• Compatibility with SLA, DLP and LCD systems for digital manufacturing workflows
• Supports rapid prototyping and short-run production of functional printing plates

Typical applications

These resins are relevant for printing-plate workflows where the mechanical response of the plate must be matched to the contact pressure, substrate compliance and transfer mechanism.

• Rigid plates (Shore D): letterpress plates, embossing and debossing plates, stamping plates and high-precision printing geometries
• Semi-rigid plates (D80–D70): pad printing clichés, hybrid printing plates and controlled-contact printing systems
• Flexible plates (D70–D30): flexographic printing plates, packaging printing and medium-pressure contact applications
• Elastomeric plates (A70–A30): soft flexography, pad printing and printing on irregular or compressible substrates
• Ultra-soft systems (A30–A10): soft lithography, microcontact printing, functional surface transfer and printing on fragile or highly deformable materials
• Embossing, marking and surface texturing plates
• Prototyping of plate-based manufacturing processes
• Short-run and customized plate production

Products in this collection

Products in this collection are shown below.

This collection currently includes rigid, semi-rigid, flexible and elastomeric plate-printing routes for multiple printing technologies and contact-mechanics requirements.

How to choose the right printing-plate resin

Select the most suitable grade according to the required contact mechanics, hardness range, substrate conformity, dimensional precision and intended printing process.

• Need maximum dimensional precision and embossing performance → prioritize rigid Shore D plate systems
• Need controlled-contact plate behavior → review semi-rigid D80–D70 routes
• Need flexographic or medium-pressure transfer behavior → choose flexible D70–D30 grades
• Need substrate conformity or soft-contact transfer → choose elastomeric A70–A30 grades
• Need microcontact printing or ultra-soft transfer systems → prioritize very soft A30–A10 routes

Printing-plate performance depends on contact mechanics and process control

Even with plate-oriented materials, final results depend on printer calibration, exposure strategy, relief geometry, surface finish, rebound behavior, ink-transfer conditions and the compliance of the target substrate.

These materials are best interpreted as functional plate-manufacturing tools where hardness, deformation and dimensional stability must be matched to the complete printing workflow.