Special Drupa Coverage — Drupa Foretells Digital Future

Larger formats was one of two trends evident in the CTP arena, with the other being green solutions.

Agfa (Avalon N), Screen (PlateRite Ultima 48000) and Kodak (Magnus XLF 80 Quantum) were among the other vendors introducing large-format CTP devices. Presstek stressed environmentally friendly platemaking with its launch of the Compass 4000 (four-up) and 8000 (eight-up) series thermal platesetters and the Vector FL52 platesetter and Freedom Pro plate combo.