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News Release from: Screen Europe | Subject: Platerite 4300 CTP, Trueflow Workflow
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 05 July 2004
Auto CTP And Workflow Handles Complex
Designs
London-based Hackney Press has invested in its first fully automated B2 CTP system from Screen in a sale supported by UK distributor Service Offset Supplies (SOS) of Loughton.
London-based Hackney Press has invested in its first fully automated B2 CTP system from Screen in a sale supported by UK distributor Service Offset Supplies (SOS) of Loughton The company has just successfully installed a thermal Platerite 4300 with single auto plate loader (SA-L4300) and Trueflow workflow software plus an Epson 10600 colour proofer
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 28 Jan 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Screen's SPEKTA hybrid halftone screening has also proved vital to managing the design needs of Hackney Press's wide-ranging client list, said Screen.
Hackney Press is a modern sheet-fed independent printer with full digital origination, single and multi-colour presses and fast efficient finishing equipment serving companies throughout the UK and Europe.
Glen Silvey, pre-press manager for Hackney Press, researched the CTP market thoroughly and commented: "Screen and SOS put together the most cost-effective sales and service package and the browser-based design of Trueflow gives us more flexibility as we can manage workflow from any workstation without installing licensed copies on every machine." Screen's SPEKTA hybrid halftone screening meets the most demanding requirements, said Hackney Press's production director Bill Clarke.
"We are using SPEKTA screening a great deal and have been impressed with the results both in terms of quality and economies of ink use," he said.
Clarke explained that Hackney Press is a commercial printer with a wide range of work so SPEKTA is used on a variety of different jobs.
"There is a definite advantage on work where we would have previously encountered moire.
For example, we produce top-quality clothing catalogues with detailed pictures of patterned fabrics and checks - SPEKTA is perfect for those kinds of jobs.
It also helps us handle the more complicated images that are sometimes the result of adventurous creatives experimenting with the newer, more powerful software packages.
It's not that customers tend to notice the excellent screening in particular, it's just that there are zero complaints and the job goes smoothly," he added.
Hackney Press produces a wide spectrum of printed material from business stationery to advertising literature on multi-colour presses in formats up to B2.
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