Our Recyclable High-Definition Flexographic Sleeves Explained

North West Roller Services Ltd is a market leader in the supply of recyclable high-definition flexographic sleeves. These are used in the packaging, lamination and industrial sectors throughout the UK.

As such, we have developed high-definition flexographic (fibreglass) sleeves called the Easysleeve® System. This system offers a range of benefits to flexographic and gravure printing related industries. These include:

• Coating
• Flexographic
• Laminating.

Recyclability

The Easysleeve® also provides recyclability, the sleeve itself has a much longer life span than the rubber built around them. When the surface rubber been used to its full potential and wear and tear makes it redundant the sleeve can be returned, recovered and be sent back out.

This process reduces the turnaround time and costs apposed from getting a brand new sleeve produced.

The Benefits

Some of the main benefits of using these high-definition flexographic sleeves are:

• They are easily transported due to their lightweight construction
• It reduces the need for heavy crates and lifting equipment
• It reduces the need for specialised storage systems
• It is an easy-to-handle, space-saving and labour-saving solution
• It comes in a wide range of widths and diameters
• It offers variable repeat lengths
• It provides consistent and reliable results
• It’s suitable for printing a broad range of products, including cement bags and facial tissues.

As the safest tapered system available on the market anywhere in the world, North West Roller Services Ltd has a continual product development approach to its high-definition flexographic sleeves.

Easysleeve® Features

Some of the main features of our high-definition flexographic sleeves are:

• No Slip Guarantee: A correctly fitted genuine Easysleeve® System will not slip on the mandrel in normal use.
• Conical or Parallel Sleeves: We manufacture both conical and parallel sleeves (conductive & non-conductive) and sleeve systems to supply the flexographic, gravure, and allied trades.
• Conical sleeves measure 72 mm to 360 mm in diameter and 300mm to 2500 mm in length.
• Parallel sleeves measure 60mm to 400 mm in diameter and 100mm to 2500 mm in length.
• EasySleeve® is the World’s Premier Demountable Image Carrier
• Sleeves can be conductive (carbon-impregnated fibreglass for static dissipation)
• Sleeves can be non-conductive (standard glass and resin sleeves for coating, laminating and flexographic printing.
• The Conical sleeves are rubber and covered with specially developed compounds, which reduce sleeve swelling and are suitable for high solvent resistance when used with isocyanates and ethyl acetate.

Safety

The Easysleeve® System is the safest tapered system available in the world. It was created with safety first in mind. It is safer because it uses a very small amount of compressed air (0.5 – 1.5 litres).

To find out more about our high-definition recyclable flexographic sleeves, contact us today. We’re happy to help.