Presstek Previews its Graph Expo 2008 Booth

HUDSON, NH--09/12/08--At Presstek's booth 2811, companies of all sizes will find digital solutions that offer a competitive advantage in today's marketplace by boosting productivity and profitability, while offering environmentally friendly operations.

Presstek 52DI and 34DI digital offset presses offer both conventional offset and digital printers the most profitable solution for meeting the demand for quick turnaround, high quality color printing in runs from 250 to 20,000. Capable of printing on a broad road range of substrate thickness up to 20pt., the DI supports up to 300 lpi and FM screening without incurring additional time or expense. These highly automated, environmentally-friendly DI presses combine the efficiency of an all-digital workflow with the versatility and high quality of offset printing.

UV Printing Option DI Presses is a new option that increases the flexibility of the 52DI or 34DI press by expanding the range of applications and markets that can be addressed; making it easier for printers to differentiate their businesses. UV waterless inks dry instantly and produce superior quality printing, especially on uncoated stock and non-porous substrates such as foils and plastics.

Presstek Compass Series of highly productive 4- and 8-page platemakers are making their North American debut at Graph Expo. With production speeds ranging up to 38 plates per hour and 250 lpi, they are ideal for a wide range of printing environments. Presstek Compass platesetters image Presstek's Aurora Pro chemistry-free plates and a range of low energy (830 nm laser) thermal plates.

Compass systems are modular and easily field upgradeable. The base model design features continuous loading, moving plates through the system in tandem. While one plate is being imaged, another is already loaded and waiting. At the same time, queue management controls all of the plates in process. Inline registration is automatic. Optional single- or multi-cassette autoloaders are available to improve productivity even more. Each cassette holds plates of different sizes and can be reloaded without interrupting production. Autoloader cassettes also offer inline standard or customized punch options.

Presstek Aurora Pro plate is a true chemistry-free, daylight-safe plate that can be imaged on a range of thermal platesetters, including Presstek's Compass and Dimension Pro 800; plus models distributed by Screen and Kodak (Creo). Aurora Pro, unlike other chemistry-free labeled plates, delivers high quality (up to 200 lpi and FM screening) at the rated speed of the platesetter. No chemistry, baking or gumming are required. After a simple water wash the plates display a high contrast image that can be examined and measured--providing significant cost savings by catching errors prior to going on press. Aurora Pro's grained anodized aluminum surface provides excellent ink/water balance properties for superior press performance, including fast roll-up performance for reduced makeready time and waste. Rated for run lengths of 25,000, Aurora Pro's strong resistance to UV inks and solvents makes it suitable for both conventional and UV short run printing applications.

Dimension Pro 800 Platesetter, the latest addition to the Dimension line, is a semi-automatic 8-page CTP system that is an excellent entry-level to mid-range level solution for a wide range of printing environments. This easy-to-use platesetter offers semi-automatic loading with automatic registration. Utilizing Presstek thermal imaging technology, Dimension Pro 800 images up to 2400 dpi at 200 lpi on Presstek's chemistry-free thermal metal plates: Anthem Pro and Aurora Pro. Anthem Pro plates offer a throughput of 11 plates per hour and supports run lengths up to 100,000. Aurora Pro plates have a throughput of 15 plates per hour and support up to 25,000 impressions. Both require only a simple water wash prior to mounting on press and have strong resistance to UV inks and solvents. Supporting 1-Bit Tiff workflow solutions, the Dimension Pro 800 is capable of imaging plates up to 143 mm x 838 mm (45" x 33").

Vector FL52 and Freedom Pro Plates is the new version of Presstek's easy-to-use and affordable small format chemistry-free metal platemaking solution. It features a new imaging system that is engineered to deliver excellent dot quality and high reliability. Chemistry-free Freedom Pro plates are optimized to work with the Vector FL52. Their grained anodized surface provides superior on-press performance. Supporting run lengths of up to 25,000 impressions, Freedom Pro's true chemistry-free capability does not require any gumming, baking or chemical processing, thereby taking time and cost out of the process. Small commercial, in-plant and quick printers can now address a wide range of small format presses with the print performance benefits of a chemistry-free, grained aluminum plate imaged on one of the most cost-effective and easy-to-use 2-up CTP systems on the market.

Presstek Latitude. Making its North American debut at Graph Expo is this highly automated PDF/JDF prepress workflow, powered by EskoArtwork's Odystar. This robust workflow solution streamlines throughput and the processing of files. Its flexible suite of workflow tools allows for the automation of more prepress and production processes and easily accommodates last minute changes. In addition, Presstek Latitude incorporates advanced screening technologies, a state-of- the-art trapping tool, and integrated imposition options that ensure high quality, efficiency and productivity.

Presstek PathWay. This affordable, highly scalable Web-to-print solution, powered by Press-sense, is a complete Web-based end-to-end print-on-demand workflow and management solution that allows users to create, customize, order, print and deliver in one streamlined, integrated operation. In addition to the basic PathWay platform, add-on modules are available for extra functionality, making this powerful solution scalable from small shops to large operations. PathWay can also be easily linked to Presstek's full range of workflow solutions for maximum automation.