Global Leading Letterpress TORELIEF™
TORELIEF™, the world-leading photosensitive letterpress plate, have a wide range of applications from label and packaging for food, beverages, cosmetics, etc., to carbon paper or even golf balls.
TORELIEF™ is widely used in more than 40 countries and has the highest market share in the world. We offer a wide variety of thickness and hardness to meet various demands. Thanks to its high quality and productivity, TORELIEF™ can be also used for security printing. High durability is one of the advantages as letterpress plate.
Biggest Global Market Share -Over 50%-
We have partner network that connects us to customers all around the world, and a wide variety of product lineup that meets diverse needs.
Our high-definition printing quality supports our No. 1 global market share.
Extensive lineups
The lineup includes a wide variety of hardnesses and thicknesses for various printing targets and plate-making methods (digital / analog).
It can be used in a wide variety of applications, mainly for product labels and packaging.
Typical Applications
Seals and labels
- High-precision image reproduction enables fine text and halftone dots, and enhances design preference
- An extensive product lineup to meet diverse needs, including quality-oriented types, print durability-oriented types, and dual-use types
- Reproduces offset-like smooth gradation
- Good ink transfer eliminates need for excessive printing pressure, reducing dot gain effects characteristic of letterpress printing
Business forms
- High-definition image reproduction makes it possible to reproduce fine characters and ruled lines
- Good ink transfer even on business form paper
- High durability that retains print quality even in long-run printing
Beverage cans / plastic containers
- High-definition image reproduction makes it possible to reproduce fine characters and halftone dots, revolutionizing beverage can design concepts
- High durability reduces plate replacement (print stop frequency), contributing to improved operational efficiency
- Extensive lineup of products compatible with analog plate-making, CTP plate-making, and DLE plate-making
Pad printing
- High-definition image reproduction makes it possible to reproduce fine characters and ruled lines
- Simple plate-making is possible, enabling use in various types of curved-surface printing
- The ink volume can be adjusted by adjusting the cell depth
Print quality that can also be adopted for security printing
It has evolved into a letterpress capable of high-definition printing and maintains the high durability that only letterpress printing can provide.
It combines superior print quality suitable even for security printing with robustness for mass production.
Capable of reproducing 200 lpi 1% halftone dots
0.4pt characters can be reproduced
