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News Release from: Heidelberg | Subject: Prosetter 74
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 08 April 2005
1,000th Prosetter Platesetter's High
Productivity
Heidelberg has provided its 1,000th Prosetter violet platesetter, with Harper House Inc in Dallas, Texas, (USA) taking delivery.
Heidelberg has provided its 1,000th Prosetter violet platesetter, with Harper House Inc in Dallas, Texas, (USA) taking delivery Harper House was founded in 1919 and started out as a photo-engraver trade shop
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 4 Feb 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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"It was the system's flexibility and productivity that impressed us the most.
The Prosetter 74 can grow with our requirements.
With an output of up to 16 plates per hour, it offers high levels of productivity and can be seamlessly integrated in our Prinect workflow with Signastation and Metadimension," said Chip Harding, the vice president and chief operating officer at Harper House.
Andreas Forer, Heidelberg's vice president of product management for imaging systems, commented: "The Prosetter series from Heidelberg offers small and mid-size commercial printers a cost-effective way of benefiting from a fully automatic CTP workflow.
Its modular design and ability to be integrated in the Prinect workflow make it a secure long-term investment for users.
Heidelberg customers have lapped up those benefits and we have now had more than a thousand orders." The Prosetter series uses violet light and internal drum technology for platesetting, thereby delivering plate production at an attractive price performance ratio.
The Prosetter uses customisable internal punching to ensure the high registration accuracy said Heidelberg.
The productivity of the Prosetter 74 starts at a claimed 16 plates per hour (pph) and increases to 24pph with the high-speed version, which can also be upgraded on site.
The Heidelberg print formats it supports range from the Printmaster QM 46 to the Speedmaster CD 74.
The new multi-cassette loader, which was unveiled at Drupa 2004 and began shipping in last September, is said to be designed for greater flexibility and automation when processing several formats.
It is claimed to hold up to 600 printing plates at 6mm thick or 400 at 12mm thick and ensures fully automatic plate production.
The loader enables four cassettes for different plate formats to be exchanged during imaging, which reduces downtime and increases the cost-effectiveness of the overall operation, claimed the company.
The single cassette loader automatically feeds plates to the Prosetter and automatically removes slip sheets.
Up to 400 of those can be held in an integrated collection container.
It also loads and transports the imaged plate with its integrated conveyor system to the on-line processor where the plate is developed.
Customers can upgrade from the semi-automatic mode to the single loader and multi-cassette loader.
Heidelberg added that the Prosetter series is based on a modular concept for the pre-press stage.
Every model can be upgraded to meet changing requirements and add-ons can be retrofitted on site.
The Prosetter is claimed to image up to 16 plates per hour in four-page format and up to 12 plates per hour in eight-page format.
The Prosetter models (F 74 and F 102) are said to be capable of imaging 24 and 18 plates per hour respectively.
The integration of all print operations in a standardised workflow is the key to achieving high performance and cost-effectiveness with every printing system, said Heidelberg.
The Prosetter can be integrated in a JDF-based pre-press workflow with Prinect Printready or Prinect Metadimension.
The secure flow of data in Prinect is claimed to guarantee maximum plate throughput by separating plate production from the other parts of the workflow.
The press operator can at any time access the data of any printing form at the Prinect CP2000 Centre, enabling individual plates to be imaged or for plate production to be controlled from the press control station and thus improve integration between the pre-press stage and the printroom.
That 'plate on demand' function is claimed to be unique to Heidelberg.
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