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News Release from: Screen Europe | Subject: Spekta 2 hybrid AM/FM screening system
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 04 July 2008
Hybrid AM/FM Screening Satisfies Quality
Demands
Witherbys Lithoflow has installed Screen's Spekta 2 hybrid AM/FM screening to satisfy its customers' increasing demand for higher quality.
The London company produces a range of work, such as POS, catalogues, brochures and reports and many of its customers were asking Witherbys Lithoflow to produce their work with a 300 line screen Witherbys installed a Screen Platerite 4000 system seven years ago and has just upgraded its Trueflow workflow system to accommodate Spekta 2
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 23 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Paul Sherfield of the Missing Horse Consultancy, which provides Witherbys with pre-press support and advice, said: "Spekta 2 was tested against conventional 300 AM screens and found to be more controllable on press, has better detail and, from a customer point of view, does not need image resolutions above 300 dots per inch." Witherby's is printing and proofing to the standards set by ISO 12647 and as Spekta 2 becomes its standard screening, it expects the official accreditation to be a formality when available early next year.
Spekta 2 is Screen's second generation of hybrid screening that is said to combine the ease of use and consistency of conventional AM screening with the quality of FM screening.
Spekta 2 enables printers to experience the photorealistic quality of FM screening, combined with the printability of a conventional screen.
The result is photorealistic images on the same page as smooth flat colours.
The company's managing director, James Greene, explained: "As a Screen customer of many years Spekta 2 was an obvious choice, as we can take conventional resolution images, yet we still have the attribute of printing at 300 line screen.
Quality is the primary motivation here.
We have been trialling Spekta 2 for a while.
We are very happy with the results and our customers are extremely impressed.
We expect to use it for all our work as standard from now on.".
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