Screen Graphic and Precision Solutions Australia has announced an all-new B1 (8-up) computer-to-plate device with several new features including a high-definition option capable of resolving up to 700lpion offset plates.
Peter Scott, Screen GP Australia managing director, says: “The new HD8900N is easily the highest quality CtP device we have ever offered. With the high-resolution options and the right plate and processing environment, offset print quality can reach new levels. If sheer productivity is called for, the Z model at 70 B1 plates per hour, or 80 B2 size pph – will cater for even the busiest platerooms.”
As the acknowledged leader in worldwide CtP hardware sales, Screen GP also manufactures thermal platesetters for three of the four major plate manufacturers. The Kyoto, Japan, headquartered company has a long tradition of engineering precision imaging technologies for both the graphic arts and the semiconductor industries.
The PlateRite HD8900N is available in three speed configurations: the 8900N - Z achieves a maximum productivity 70 plates per hour (size 1030 x 800mm at 2400 dpi) using two high-power Laser Diodes (60 W) and a 1024 channel optically-improved GLV (Grating Light Valve), while the ‘S’ and ‘E’ produce 48 or 36 pph respectively.
3D lenticular printing option
The HD8900 S and E models can be factory-optioned for ultra high-resolution of 4,000dpi or 4,800 dpi (for 3D lenticular printing). At 4000dpi, the HD8900N can resolve up to 700 lpi. For FM/stochastic screening the dot resolution can be tuned to an impressive RandotX 10 (10 microns). A new STEP mode corrects the issue of pixel shift caused by spiral exposure mode with external drum CtP setters.
The PlateRite HD8900N features energy-saving benefits both in production and while idling. A factory-only option to deliver plates to the front, instead of the rear, of the machine is available where space restrictions are a consideration. The familiar options for automated plate loading remain unchanged, with the single cassette autoloader or the multi-cassette option that can take up to 500 plates of differing sizes and load them without manual operator intervention.