COLOR COPIERS & DIGITAL PRESSES -- Coloring Between The Lines

Development work has continued on the digital offset press front, as well.

Following its debut at Drupa 2004, Screen (USA) expects to bring the TruePress 344 digital offset press to Graph Expo 2004 for its U.S. introduction, with commercial deliveries set to commence in November. The press has a maximum sheet size of 13x18˝ and printing speed of 7,000 sph. It utilizes a thermal (830nm) multi-array laser diode (MALD) imaging system to expose a new processless plate technology from a "leading manufacturer" that Screen was not ready to identify.