ON THE ROAD -- Swiss Make History

DICOweb is a lithographic system that prints without plates. It uses an imaging cylinder that's laser imaged, then erased, then reimaged so the press can print job-after-job directly from digital data, without the need for time-consuming plate changes.

The 16-page DICOweb that's running at Stämpfli sports four double printing couples and can produce at the rate of 11.4 ft./sec. The drying unit is from MEGTEC Systems, while the in-line finishing gear used is from MBO. It is the first web press—and first press with in-line finishing—the Swiss company has purchased.