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News Release from: Presstek | Subject: Presstek Vector TX52, Dimension 450, 46 Karat Plus
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 28 July 2005
Digital Show Sees A B Dick With Thermal
CTP
A B Dick, a member of the Presstek Group of companies, will be exhibiting a range of products developed specifically to meet the demands of the small to medium size printer at Digital Print World.
A B Dick, a member of the Presstek Group of companies, will be exhibiting a range of products developed specifically to meet the demands of the small to medium size printer at Digital Print World The machines on display are said to answer the needs of the printer requiring short to medium run, high quality, fast turn round four-colour work
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 7 Apr 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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AB Dick will be highlighting the automation of plate production at Drupa 2004.
A highlight of the company's stand will be the Presstek Vector TX52 metal based, chemistry free, internal drum thermal CTP system, which is now in full production.
It utilises Presstek's new Surefire laser imaging technology and will be demonstrated exposing Freedom chemistry-free plates in daylight conditions.
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The redesigned Presstek Dimension 450 chemistry free platesetter, which incorporates the new improved Profire Excel imaging head, is claimed to be capable of producing up to 300 lines per inch (lpi) and stochastic screens.
The machine will be exhibited exposing the Applause chemistry-free, no process plate.
The four-page platemaking system, with claimed plate production of up to 17 plates an hour, features automated plate pre-staging and a larger image size than previous models to allow for 750 size press formats.
Also being exhibited is the KBA 46 Karat Plus quick turn-around, compact digital offset press designed for short to medium run print applications.
Producing up to 14,000 A4 sheets an hour and with a complete imaging and make ready time of 10 minutes per job, the 46 Karat Plus fills the gap between the toner and traditional offset markets, said A B Dick.
It takes advantage of Presstek's next generation Profire Excel imaging heads.
With those units, user's can produce photographic quality 300lpi and FM (frequency modulated stochastic) screening using Presstek's Image Plus (patented) writing mode.
That is claimed to take takes image quality to a new level not seen before in the commercial print market.
Multibeam lasers provide simultaneous imaging in 4.5 minutes of all four plates at 2,540 dots pere inch (dpi), claimed A B Dick.
It features fully automatic media advance, a fully automated washing system and infra red dryer in the paper delivery.
The DI press, which is said to be environmentally-friendly, uses Presstek's Profire Digital Media, which are imaged and processed without chemicals, saving on the cost and disposal of chemistry.
With its automation, claimed consistent quality, compact design and operator convenience, the 46 Karat Plus will appeal to organisations with a demand for high quality short run colour print, as well as the traditional offset printer, who cannot compete successfully for short run work using large format presses, added A B Dick.
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