DRUPA 04 REPORT PREPRESS & PREMEDIA -- Preparing Data, Not Dot

ECRM Imaging Systems introduced the MAKO 8 platesetter, which it bills as a cost-effective solution for the eight-page market. It combines violet imaging with a straight-through plate path.

Esko-Graphics extended its violet platesetter line with the PlateDriver 6 and Compact, an entry level four-up machine. It also previewed Espresso, a computer-to-UV-plate system for imaging conventional pre-sensitized plates, scheduled to be released in 2005.