Dainippon To Launch Fastest Platesetter at Drupa

Edited by the Printingtalk editorial team Feb 5, 2004

Dainippon Screen will launch what it has claimed will be the printing industry's fastest 16-page thermal platesetter, the Platerite Ultima 16000 at Drupa 2004.

Dainippon Screen will launch what it has claimed will be the printing industry's fastest 16-page thermal platesetter, the Platerite Ultima 16000 at Drupa 2004.

The new device follows the introduction of the 32-page Platerite Ultima last year and also incorporates a 512-channel imaging head based on the GLVT (Grating Light ValveT) imaging technology.

The result is a platesetter that delivers high-performance, high-quality CTP production in a format that meets the needs of 16-page presses, said the company.

The Platerite Ultima 16000 is a multi-format system capable of handling plates ranging from four-page, 650 x 550 mm (25.6" x 21.6") up to the largest 16-page, 1,470 x 1,165 mm (57.9" x 45.9"), ideal for those printers with multi-format 4, 8 and 16-page presses.

Dainippon believe it will be the most productive platesetter in its league, as it will be able to image 23 plates an hour at a size of 1,448mm x 1,143mm (57" x 45"), depending on the media used.

Dainippon offers a range of scalable automated options.

With inline punching included, the Platerite Ultima 16000 can be configured with various plate handling solutions allowing users to choose a system to suit specific production requirements.

The standard semi-automatic system features an inline pre-load plate delivery table that enables the next plate to be punched and ready to be loaded whilst a plate is being imaged.

After imaging, each plate is automatically unloaded and passed to the online processor.

For those requiring automatic and high-capacity plate loading, it features an optional dual-cassette plate autoloader with interleaf paper removal as standard.

Each cassette can hold up to 100 plates and, if they wish, users can choose to integrate two dual-cassette systems to provide an impressive 400 plates online to the platesetter.

Deliveries of the PlateRite Ultima 16000 will start from September 2004.