Digital Patesetters--Shopping the Output Odyssey

Recently, Creo qualified Fujifilm's Brillia LH-NI thermal plate, which brings the number of plates now qualified for use on Creo and Heidelberg/Creo thermal platesetters to five.

Fujifilm is also currently selling Cymbolic Sciences' (CSI) PlateJet4 and PlateJet8 series of platesetters. The manual CSI devices are said to provide a reasonable price point, unlike many fully automated devices. The PlateJet series can run both aluminum plates or graphic arts film without modification or retrofitting the equipment—offering a smooth transition from computer-to-film to computer-to-plate workflows.