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News Release from: EskoArtwork | Subject: Platedriver 4 CTP
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 05 February 2004
Esko Graphics Come To Plate Making
Rescue
At Printability in Chesterfield a new Esko system rescued the company's platemaking when its existing machine broke down.
At Printability in Chesterfield a new Esko system rescued the company's platemaking when its existing machine broke down Distributor Offset Supplies of Sheffield recommended Esko-Graphics who supplied and installed a Platedriver 4 CTP system including Flowdrive workflow
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 14 Aug 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The company's presses were back up and running and the Platedriver was fully operational plates within a week.
The company was founded in 2000 when managing director Dean Newman, Chris Turton and Mark Wilcockson got together.
With a healthy turnover reported to be doubling each year and a sound reputation for customer care, Printability has been impressed with its latest investment.
As Dean Newman said: "Esko-Graphics literally came to the rescue.
We had a situation where our plate jet broke down and our film setter wouldn't work - so we called the distributor.
With four hungry Heidelberg presses to feed plus a recent investment in Heidelberg's 74 5-colour Speedmaster, Esko-Graphics answered our prayers." The Esko system is configured with an exposure format (680 x 750mm/26.7 x 29.5") and in-line Bacher 2000 200mm and 425mm register system.
He said the semi-automatic Platedriver enables the company to meet demand by producing at a rate of 25 plates an hour and the company could look to double its production with more shifts as a result.
With Platedriver's compact footprint and portrait-format feed feature allowing three different types of plates to be loaded, Printability has already seen the potential for a 20-30% increase in speed of production.
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