First Presstek 52DI® Digital Offset Press Installed In North America

The Presstek 52DI is a highly automated 52cm landscape sheetfed four-color digital offset printing press that combines the efficiency of an all-digital workflow with the versatility and quality of a conventional waterless press. The prepress file can be sent directly to the DI where the entire plate handling process is totally automatic – all four plates are imaged on-press in precise registration. This eliminates manual intervention such as the loading or unloading of plates in-between jobs, while reducing steps and potential errors. The 52DI also features Presstek’s unique Zero Transfer Printing (ZTP) process in which all four colors are laid down on the sheet without any transfer between grippers, whereas a conventional press requires tower-to-tower sheet transfer which challenges registration and restricts substrate choices. Eliminating sheet transfer delivers first sheet registration and results in an unsurpassed level of sheet-to-sheet and job-to job-consistency and repeatability. In addition, it expands the available range of printing media – including 20 pt. stock, styrene, converted envelopes and pocket folders.