Photopolymer plates (often called "solar plates") are essential for high-detail printmaking, letterpress, and stamp making. You can purchase them as if you have your own UV exposure unit, or order custom-finished plates from service bureaus that process your digital or analog artwork for you. Retailers for Unexposed Plates
Offers custom manufacturing for both rigid steel-base plates (starting around ) and soft polyester-base plates for stamps (around $32 ). Buying for Commercial or Industrial Use
If you do not have an exposure unit, these "trade shops" will take your digital file and send you a processed plate ready for the press. Boxcar Press Letterpress Shop Print shop ClosedSyracuse, NY where to buy photopolymer plates
These suppliers are ideal for artists and printmakers who want to process their own plates using sunlight or a UV light box.
Blick Art Materials primarily stocks Akua clear PETG plates, which are ideal for use with photopolymer films and monotypes. Prices range from roughly $8 for a 3-pack to $91 for large bulk sets. Buying for Commercial or Industrial Use If you
This supplier specializes in Green Mountain Photopolymer Gravure Plates , specifically designed for long tonal scales in photogravure. They offer sizes up to 31" x 42". Custom Platemaking Services
A specialist in fine art printmaking, Takach Press stocks Toyobo steel-backed plates. They offer varying sizes, from small 5.75" x 8.25" sheets starting at $10 to large 23.375" x 33" plates for $134 . Prices range from roughly $8 for a 3-pack
Toyobo : Printight Photopolymer Solar Plate : 0.95mm Thickness : A3