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News Release from: Screen Europe | Subject: Platerite 4100 thermal platesetter and Trueflow
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 30 September 2004
Greater Quality Control With CTP And
Workflow
Repro City of Hackney, London (UK) has introduced a comprehensive Screen B2 thermal CTP and workflow package to replace existing film and plate technology.
Repro City of Hackney, London (UK) has introduced a comprehensive Screen B2 thermal CTP and workflow package to replace existing film and plate technology As well as supplying plates for Repro City's three Heidelberg presses, the new Screen Platerite 4100 thermal platesetter and Trueflow workflow management system is claimed to ensure maximum quality for Repro City's new six-colour Ryobi 750 B2 press, said to be the first in the UK
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 28 Jan 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Screen's Trueflow workflow system can send the ink volume setting information directly to the Ryobi via the press control system.
The Screen CTP and workflow, together with the press configuration also means that one of the benefits is that we can bring all wet proofing in-house, enabling us to produce proofs on the press in less than 20 minutes.
That reduces outsourcing costs and give us much more control over quality," said Repro City sales and marketing director Brett Preston.
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Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, Repro City is a commercial colour printer providing print, print management, perfect binding, finishing, and mailing services.
Its main clients are advertising agencies and designers with the focus on magazines, and corporate promotion for a range of customers including leading telecommunications service providers.
Using around 400 high-quality plates per month, Repro City found the flexibility of choice offered by Screen (ranging from the Platerite 4100 at 10 plates per hour to the Platerite 4300 at 20 plates per hour) very attractive.
"We had a good look round the platesetter market and concluded that thermal is the future.
Most plates supplied to us were thermal, and a lot of our suppliers were using Screen equipment.
In our experience with the PlateRite 4100 we find plate production is smoother and faster, and we achieve a better dot reproduction," continued Brett.
Steve Ford, Repro City studio manager added: "Trueflow is wonderful.
We had no workflow program as such before and used a layout-driven workflow, with an imposition design program as the 'control panel' for the RIP workflow." He commented that following his previous experience and in comparison with other workflow systems, Trueflow seemed much more logical and intuitive.
"With Trueflow it's a lot easier because you use the same file for digital proofing and digital platemaking; there's no chance of corruption, or fonts dropping off.
It's also faster because there is no duplication of processes, no need to re-RIP, for example.
The system can run automatically, unattended, overnight, meaning that 20 to 30 plates can be ready for the first shift at 6.00a.m," he added.
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